@article{fdi:010062332, title = {{L}abrador current variability over the last 2000 years}, author = {{S}icre, {M}. {A}. and {W}eckstrom, {K}. and {S}eidenkrantz, {M}. {S}. and {K}uijpers, {A}. and {B}enetti, {M}. and {M}asse, {G}. and {E}zat, {U}. and {S}chmidt, {S}. and {B}ouloubassi, {I}. and {O}lsen, {J}. and {K}hodri, {M}yriam and {M}ignot, {J}uliette}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he ice-loaded {L}abrador {C}urrent ({LC}) is an important component of the western {N}orth {A}tlantic circulation that influences the position and strength of the northern limb of the {N}orth {A}tlantic {C}urrent ({NAC}). {T}his flow of cold and fresh {P}olar {W}aters originating from the {A}rctic has a marked impact on the {N}orth {A}tlantic climate, yet little is known about its variability beyond the instrumental period. {I}n this study, we present the first sub-decadal alkenone-based 2000-year long sea-surface temperature ({SST}) records from the western {L}abrador {S}ea, a climatically crucial region at the boundary between the {LC} and the {NAC}. {O}ur results show a clear link between the {LC} strength and the {N}orthern {A}nnular {M}ode ({NAM}), with a stronger {NAM} and a more vigorous {LC} during the {M}edieval {C}limate {A}nomaly ({MCA}). {T}his suggests enhanced {LC} activity upon future global warming with implications for the {A}tlantic meridional overturning circulation ({AMOC}).}, keywords = {ocean variability ; temperature proxy ; last millennia ; {L}abrador {S}ea ; {N}ewfoundland ; {N}orthern {A}nnular {M}ode ; {ARCTIQUE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {NORD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}arth and {P}lanetary {S}cience {L}etters}, volume = {400}, numero = {}, pages = {26--32}, ISSN = {0012-821{X}}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1016/j.epsl.2014.05.016}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062332}, }