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Air/sea interactions

Posted inResearch Spotlights

High-Resolution Ocean Model Captures Large-Scale Heat Transport

by Sarah Stanley 28 October 2016

A lower-resolution model is sufficient to capture air-sea interactions, but a high-resolution model better simulates average sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic.

Wedell Sea ice source of Antarctic bottom water
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How Do the Deep Waters of the Antarctic Form?

by W. Yan 12 July 2016

Researchers uncover new insights into the life cycle of water in the Antarctic region by measuring noble gas concentrations.

Traditional Polynesian navigators steer by stars close to the horizon for a more precise reckoning.
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Stars and Swells Guide a Polynesian Canoe Around the World

by E. Deatrick 22 June 2016

Modern oceanographers and ancient navigators rely on similar waves to study the world's oceans.

Image of Hurricane Irene captured from aboard the International Space Station.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Causes Long-Term North Atlantic Surface Temperature Cycles?

by Sarah Stanley 25 April 201625 April 2016

New evidence strengthens a likely link between 20- to 40-year sea surface temperature fluctuations and varying ocean circulation patterns.

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Uncertainty Evaluations Improve Biogeochemical Simulations

by Terri Cook 15 March 201616 March 2016

Results from the first decade-long reanalysis simulation of northwest European shelf biogeochemistry show the importance of quantifying the uncertainty in these indicators to inform marine policy.

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Underwater Gliders Find Swirling Vortices of Warm, Salty Water

by David Shultz 13 October 201513 October 2015

Vortices formed off the west coast of Sardinia could play a large role in Mediterranean water circulation and mixing and are significant for marine ecosystems and regional climate.

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Wave Energy Affects the Surf Zone Heat Budget

by C. Minnehan 5 February 20151 March 2015

A study of water temperature in nearshore environments shows that wave energy was the second-largest driver of temperature changes in the surf zone.

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El Niño Fades Without Westerly Wind Bursts

by E. Betz 16 December 201424 July 2015

Pacific Ocean conditions brought El Niño winter forecasts in early 2014, but the chances faded by late summer. New research places blame on shifting winds.

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Coastal Fog, Climate Change, and the Environment

by A. Torregrosa, T. A. O’Brien and I. C. Faloona 16 December 201428 March 2016

To climate scientists, marine fog's physical opacity symbolizes how much remains to be discovered about the atmospheric phenomenon.

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