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Fig. 1 a-( Overturning
stream function showing total meridional transport in
the North Atlantic (in Sv;
ISv=106 m 3 s- 1 ).
a Present -day overturning
pattern.
bLGM.
c MWE. The patterns within
the sponge layer at the
southern boundary (see
text) are masked. Areas of
negative values are shaded.
Arrows show direction of the
transport. (After Seidov et
al. 1996)