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    \color{BSCblue}\hspace{32cm}\Large\bf\textit{Potential density (sigma2) profiles}
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        {\section*{Methods}}
        \begin{itemize}[itemsep=0.5cm]
            \item 1950-control experiments
            \item HighResMIP protocol
            \item 76 years (removed the first 30 years with model drift)
            \item 95 \% of confidence (non-significant regions masked).
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        \includegraphics[height=9cm]{den-p_en4.png}
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        \includegraphics[height=9cm]{den-p_vhr.png}
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        \includegraphics[height=9cm]{den-p_hr.png}
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        \includegraphics[height=9cm]{den-p_lr.png}
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    \captionof{figure}{\color{BSCblue}\\First and second EOFs of density profiles for \emph{sigma2} average in the subpolar gyre box (see Figure 1).}  
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