[ecco-support] [EXTERNAL] Questions About ECCO

[Zhang, Hong (US 398K)]

> On Oct 31, 2025, at 6:05 PM, Jackson Bergstrom <jacksonbergstrom005 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello! I am a highschool student participating in my region's science fair by doing a project on thermohaline currents and the effects of freshwater on specific currents and their stability/efficiency. I was recently recommended by my school's organizer to look into this software/data to use for my project. I was just curious if anyone would be able to help me (I can give more details if needed!) If not that is completely fine!
> 
Hi Jackson,
Thanks for your message to ECCO-support forum.
Your project is very interesting.
Actually it sounds similar to a long-history 
physical oceanography topic (so-called "hosing experiment" in oceanography).
There are a lot of references that can help, just name a few:

Sensitivity of climate response to variations in freshwater hosing location
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-009-0189-2

Understanding AMOC stability: the North Atlantic Hosing Model Intercomparison Project
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-1975-2023

Revisiting climate impacts of an AMOC slowdown: dependence on freshwater locations in the North Atlantic
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr3243

Please let us know in detail if/how you want to use ECCO model/tools for the project.
Wish you a great success in science fair!
Hong