{"id":253895,"date":"2026-08-17T16:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?post_type=glossary-terms&#038;p=253895"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:39:47","slug":"atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=glossGenAcc&amp;url=%2FUniversal%2FApplication\">Open Account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, abbreviated AMOC, is the large-scale Atlantic ocean circulation that carries warm surface water northward, releases heat to the atmosphere at high latitudes where the denser water sinks, and returns cold water southward at depth. It includes the Gulf Stream but is broader, encompassing the sinking regions and the deep return flow, so the two are not interchangeable. Its strength is measured in Sverdrups, each equal to one million cubic meters per second, and is monitored continuously at 26.5\u00b0N by the RAPID mooring array, which provides the observational series against which contracts on AMOC strength can be resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/will-the-atlantic-overturning-circulation-amoc-collapse-prediction-markets-can-quantify-sentiment\/\">Will the Atlantic Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Collapse? Prediction Markets Can Quantify Sentiment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/ibkr-climate-energy\/fair-value-weather-climate-thursday-july-30-2026\/\">Fair Value Weather &amp; Climate \u2014 Thursday, July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/prediction-market\/fair-value-weather-climate-monday-august-3-2026\/\">Fair Value Weather &amp; Climate \u2014 Monday, August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, abbreviated AMOC, is the large-scale Atlantic ocean circulation that carries warm surface water northward, releases heat to the atmosphere at high latitudes where the denser water sinks, and returns cold water southward at depth. It includes the Gulf Stream but is broader, encompassing the sinking regions and the deep return flow, so the two are not interchangeable. 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