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Atlantic Ocean

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Wrinkles and Bumps in the Gulf Stream

by A. M. Hogg 25 March 201920 July 2022

Observations of tiny vortices in the ocean interior provide hints of a dynamic richness of the deep ocean that we are yet to fully appreciate.

Quill volcano Sint Eustatius Island
Posted inScience Updates

Project VoiLA: Volatile Recycling in the Lesser Antilles

by S. Goes, J. Collier, J. Blundy, J. Davidson, N. Harmon, T. Henstock, J. M. Kendall, C. Macpherson, A. Rietbrock, K. Rychert, J. Prytulak, J. van Hunen, J. J. Wilkinson and M. Wilson 14 March 201927 January 2023

Deep water cycle studies have largely focused on subduction of lithosphere formed at fast spreading ridges. However, oceanic plates are more likely to become hydrated as spreading rate decreases.

A drone view of the RRS James Cook
Posted inScience Updates

Atlantic Overturning Circulation Questions Abound

by R. Perez, M. Srokosz and G. Danabasoglu 30 January 20192 July 2024

International AMOC Science Meeting; Miami, Florida, 24–27 July 2018

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Radionuclide Data from GEOTRACES Improve Particle Flux Estimates

by K. Matsumoto 7 January 201927 September 2022

New measurements of multiple radionuclides in the Atlantic Ocean offer a robust constraint on the sinking flux of particles and associated vertical fluxes of biogeochemically important elements.

A loggerhead sea turtle paddles off Cape Cod after spending six months rehabilitating at the New England Aquarium.
Posted inFeatures

Why Is the Gulf of Maine Warming Faster Than 99% of the Ocean?

Laura Poppick, freelance science writer by L. Poppick 12 November 201830 June 2025

The Gulf of Maine’s location at the meeting point of two major currents, as well as its shallow depth and shape, makes it especially susceptible to warming.

Researchers look at the traces of icebergs in the Norwegian Sea to better understand the past behavior of North Atlantic currents
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scraping Bottom: Iceberg Scours Reveal North Atlantic Currents

by Terri Cook 1 August 20183 July 2023

A 3-D seismic analysis of Pleistocene iceberg gouges indicates that surface currents in the Norwegian Sea flowed northward and remained consistent during numerous glacial cycles.

Western boundary current off Florida
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Energetics of Western Boundary Current Surface Flows Are Similar

by J. Sprintall 31 July 201822 July 2022

Despite different wind forcing and air-sea heating conditions, the surface layer energetics of two Western Boundary Current systems in different ocean basins are surprisingly similar.

The first field measurements of deep-sea turbidity currents reveal the mechanism behind how they transport sediment so far.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Do Deep-Sea Gravity Currents Transport Sediment So Far?

by Terri Cook 2 March 201814 March 2024

The first field measurements of turbidity currents flowing around submarine channel bends indicate spiral flow plays a key role in keeping sediment suspended for hundreds of kilometers.

Gulf Stream brightness temperature from NASA
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Gulf Stream Slowed as Hurricanes Struck

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 February 201825 March 2024

Hurricanes Jose and Maria temporarily decelerated this powerful ocean current’s flow last year, according to data from an ocean glider that rode the stream between Florida and Massachusetts.

The TROCAS team studied what happens to organic matter as it travels along the Amazon River.
Posted inScience Updates

The Amazon River’s Ecosystem: Where Land Meets the Sea

by N. D. Ward, H. O. Sawakuchi and J. E. Richey 18 January 201831 March 2023

What happens to plant matter on its journey down the Amazon River to the Atlantic Ocean? One research group investigated the region where river and ocean meet to fill in this part of the story.

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