What is the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO)?

The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) is variability occurring over many decades that is expressed in the sea surface temperatures of the North Atlantic.

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[dominicmonaghan]

It would be wonderful if the Met Office could include a paper on the AMO on their website in the or '....research/climate/...' section. If only to clarify/compare the important difference between it and the NAO. The NAO has two excellent papers on the Met Office website under: and

[aksshaysharma]

Please make a video on why this happens

[Culbokie_croft]

What has more influence on changing climate in Atlantic region CO2 or the AMO, has any up to date research been carried out - or is the science settled?

[ixglocTV]

All I wanted to learn here was how to pronounce "multidecadal". :-/

[nyoodmono]

So it will get colder "soon". According to the INMC climatemodel, anthropogenic influence will not change the AMO.