The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) transports warm, salty tropical water northward, where it cools, becomes denser, sinks, and then travels southward.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple authoritative independent sources including NOAA, WHOI, and Copernicus Marine Service, all consistent with the described mechanism of thermohaline circulation. [tier=gold indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious 'Cold Blob' in ... (seed:science_and_space)
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/amoc.html (corroboration)
- https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/70414 (corroboration)
- https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-topics/how-the-ocean-works/ocean-circulation/amoc/ (corroboration)
- https://marine.copernicus.eu/explainers/phenomena-threats/atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation (corroboration)