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Labrador Sea

Earth’s mid-ocean ridge system, shown in mostly blue and green.
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Mid-Ocean Ridges Could Be Dispersing Thermophilic Bacteria

by Miriam Bahagijo 12 December 202412 December 2024

Scientists suggest that two strains of endospores located more than 4,000 kilometers away from one another originated in the same place: along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

A boxy remotely operated vehicle is lowered by crew in yellow hard hats into the ocean off CCGS Amundsen.
Posted inNews

Local Fishers Help Uncover Coral Clinging to Underwater Cliffs

by Andrew Chapman 6 December 20236 December 2023

Their knowledge led to more accurate seafloor maps and a hidden trove of biodiversity in the Labrador Sea.

Maps showing the composite average of “open” and “closed valve” conditions for the Labrador Current.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Gulf Stream Closes the Valve of the Labrador Current

by Takeyoshi Nagai 17 March 202316 March 2023

Virtual particles released in the Labrador Current revealed that the westward penetration of the current into the shelf seas is inhibited by warm core rings emanating from the Gulf Stream.

Satellite image of sea ice in the southwestern Labrador Sea.
Posted inNews

Oxygen Levels Measured in a Lung of the Deep Ocean

by James Dacey 23 February 202223 February 2022

The Labrador Sea “inhales” oxygen and supplies it to deep-sea life across the world. But its breath could be threatened by climate change.

A sunset over the ocean is seen through rope netting on a ship
Posted inScience Updates

Mapping a River Beneath the Sea

by Sebastian Krastel and David C. Mosher 28 January 202214 March 2024

A recent expedition mapped one of the world’s longest submarine channels, revealing previously undiscovered physical features and raising questions about its unusual origin and shape.

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.

The North Atlantic
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North Atlantic Circulation Patterns Reveal Seas of Change

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 2 April 20192 July 2024

New evidence suggests the eastern Atlantic may be the site of major overturning.

CTD instruments lowered into the icy waters of the Labrador Sea from the R/V Maria S. Merian.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How the Deep, Cold Currents of the Labrador Sea Affect Climate

by E. Underwood 3 April 20177 March 2023

Seventeen years of ocean current data link global atmospheric and oceanic circulation.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Arctic Survey Hunts for Missing Nitrogen and Phosphorus

by David Shultz 5 July 20167 March 2023

A new survey of ocean waters flowing in and out of the Arctic may shed light on how dissolved organic nitrogen and phosphorus contribute to nutrient cycling in the Arctic.

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