1 Erratum to: Clim Dyn DOI 10.1007/s00382-008-0522-3

The author regrets to inform that the old version of the Fig. 13 has been published. The correct version of Fig. 13 is given below:

Fig. 13
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Schematic depicting the two states of multidecadal variability in the North Atlantic is based upon previous studies in conjunction with current findings (see Sect. 4 for details)