Surface freshening in the subpolar North Atlantic sustaining the weakened AMOC during the late Younger Dryas

The Younger Dryas (YD) cold event is widely attributed to a disruption of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), driven by the catastrophic Lake Agassiz flood. While recent studies have pinpointed the source and timing of this meltwater pulse, it remains controversial whether this f...

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Main Authors: You, Defang (Author) , Stein, Ruediger (Author) , Lohmann, Gerrit (Author) , Masoum, Ahmadreza (Author) , Fahl, Kirsten (Author) , Wu, Junjie (Author) , Jackson, Rebecca (Author)
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Language:English
Published: January 2, 2026
In: Science advances
Year: 2026, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:2375-2548
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adv6220
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Author Notes:Defang You, Ruediger Stein, Gerrit Lohmann, Ahmadreza Masoum, Kirsten Fahl, Junjie Wu, Rebecca Jackson

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