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A ship’s crew recovers the flotation sphere for an instrument mooring in the Irminger Sea
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Improving Proxy Representations of Ocean Properties

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 18 September 20204 October 2021

Many oceanic properties are not directly observed but are instead estimated using proxy measurements. A new method uses physics-based correlations to reduce uncertainty in this relationship.

Schematic showing the interactions between typhoon and mesoscale processes in the ocean
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A Direct Bridge Between Tropical Cyclones and Ocean Eddies

by Lei Zhou 11 August 202016 December 2021

Tropical cyclones can inject potential vorticity directly into ocean eddies—an alternative way for tropical cyclones to leave fingerprints on the ocean besides the traditional near-inertial wave.

Men on the deck of a research vessel collect samples from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Posted inNews

Below the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: More Garbage

Mara Johnson-Groh, Science Writer by Mara Johnson-Groh 4 June 20201 February 2023

New research is finding there’s more to marine debris than just what appears near the ocean surface, including tons of microplastics extending hundreds of meters into the deep.

Iceberg floating in the Arctic Ocean
Posted inNews

El Cambio Climático Está Intensificando las Corrientes Oceánicas del Ártico

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 16 April 202020 July 2022

El derretimiento del hielo significa que los fuertes vientos del Ártico están creando corrientes más energéticas en el giro de Beaufort.

Map showing observed trends and climatology of the sea surface temperature gradients in the global ocean over the period 1982-2018
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Ocean Gyres Observed to Move Poleward

by J. Sprintall 14 April 202024 October 2022

Basin-wide ocean gyres have been observed to be slowly migrating toward the poles and, although natural variations contribute, climate simulations suggest the shift is in response to global warming.

Diagram and chart showing characteristics of the North Equatorial Current Bifurcation
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Different El Niño, Different Paths of North Equatorial Current

by Lei Zhou 6 April 202016 December 2021

Different types of El Niño have different impacts on the North Equatorial Current Bifurcation and can be extended to ocean circulations in the Pacific and the global climate system.

A mooring deployed as part of the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program surfaces near the coast of Greenland.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Larger Role for Shallow Intermediate Waters in Ocean Circulation

by S. E. Pratt 24 March 20202 July 2024

Water masses formed off southeastern Greenland may contribute more than previously thought to the variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which strongly influences global climate.

Iceberg floating in the Arctic Ocean
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Climate Change Is Intensifying Arctic Ocean Currents

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 3 March 202020 July 2022

Melting ice means that strong Arctic winds create more energetic currents in the Beaufort Gyre.

Oil slick from Deepwater Horizon spill, 2010
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Understanding Material Movement in the Ocean’s Upper Layer

by M. Chamecki, T. Chor, D. Yang and C. Meneveau 13 January 202018 May 2022

Computer simulations are advancing our understanding of how natural and anthropogenic materials are transported around the upper layer of the ocean.

Visualization showing differences between the Lagrangian specification and the Eulerian specification
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Different Eddy Transport for “Lazy” and “Athletic” Observers

by Lei Zhou 2 January 202012 January 2022

Two specifications of fluid dynamics—taking measurements at a fixed point and following a fluid parcel—are compared for quantifying eddy transport in the ocean.

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