Weakening Atlantic overturning circulation causes South Atlantic salinity pile-up

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0897-7

The slowdown in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is remotely detected in an increasing South Atlantic salinity trend. This salinity pile-up is caused by reduced divergence of surface salinity transport under a weakened AMOC.