Ship surveys show that the "Gulf Stream" of the Pacific is not a stable boundary current.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
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Underwater Robot Tracked Ocean Sediment During Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy moved a lot of debris, but where did it all end up?
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Hacking a Climate Satellite to See Beneath the Ocean's Surface
When NASA launched its CALIPSO spacecraft, the space agency did not intend to estimate phytoplankton populations.
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How Do Tiny Ice Crystals Help Sea Ice Stay Thick?
Supercooled water contributes to sea ice growth in Antarctica.
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Survival of Young Sardines Flushed Out to Open Ocean
Despite favorable conditions within eddies and streamers that form ideal habitats for larval sardines, the young fish may not survive when flushed into the open ocean.
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Fluctuations in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Variations in large-scale convection in the Atlantic Ocean are likely driven by wind.
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Nearshore Internal Bores Increase Hypoxia Risk
Researchers head to the field to investigate the causes of low-oxygen waters in coastal aquatic environments.
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Reading Backscatter from Near-shore Ocean Waves
Researchers use radar wave scattering properties of nearshore waves to studying shoreline dynamics.
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Contribution of Weddell Gyre to Global Overturning Circulation
How much does the Weddell Gyre contribute to the Global Overturning Circulation?