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@article{citeulike:8609233, abstract = {Deepwater formation in the North Atlantic by open-ocean convection is an essential component of the overturning circulation of the Atlantic Ocean, which helps regulate global climate. We use water-column radiocarbon reconstructions to examine changes in northeast Atlantic convection since the Last Glacial Maximum. During cold intervals, we infer a reduction in open-ocean convection and an associated incursion of an extremely radiocarbon ({14C})–depleted water mass, interpreted to be Antarctic Intermediate Water. Comparing the timing of deep convection changes in the northeast and northwest Atlantic, we suggest that, despite a strong control on Greenland temperature by northeast Atlantic convection, reduced open-ocean convection in both the northwest and northeast Atlantic is necessary to account for contemporaneous perturbations in atmospheric circulation.}, author = {Thornalley, David J. R. and Barker, Stephen and Broecker, Wallace S. and Elderfield, Henry and McCave, I. Nick}, citeulike-article-id = {8609233}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1196812}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6014/202.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6014/202.full.pdf}, day = {14}, doi = {10.1126/science.1196812}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {convection, deglaciation, moc}, month = jan, number = {6014}, pages = {202--205}, posted-at = {2011-01-14 13:00:59}, priority = {2}, title = {The Deglacial Evolution of North Atlantic Deep Convection}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1196812}, volume = {331}, year = {2011} }