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NAO-Index  NAO-Index

Year

1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002
Year

Fig.  16:  Time  series  of  NAO  index  and  upper  layer  (0  -  600  m)  volume
transports  (top)  and  heat  transports  (bottom).  Seasonal
temperature  signal  of  surface  layer  is  removed,  NAOi  numbers
are  from  Lowe  and  Koslowski  (1998).

Volume  Transports  [Sv]