The Role of Atlantic Basin Geometry in Meridional Overturning Circulation

<p>Climatology data for manuscript: &quot;The Role of Atlantic Basin Geometry in Meridional Overturning Circulation&quot;</p> <p>We present idealized simulations to explore how the shape of eastern and western continental boundaries along the Atlantic influence the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). We use a state-of-the art ocean&mdash;sea-ice model (MOM6 and SIS2) with idealized, zonally-symmetric surface forcing and a range of idealized continental configurations with a large, Pacific-like basin and a small, Atlantic-like basin. We perform simulations with five coastline geometries along the Atlantic-like basin that range from coastlines that are straight to coastlines shaped like the coasts of the American and African continents.</p>