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Seascape photo with a large iceberg
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Perspectives on 2,000 Years of North Atlantic Climate Change

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 20 June 201914 April 2023

A review of recent research advancements takes a deep dive into North Atlantic ocean circulation and its potential role in historical climate shifts.

An international team studying the Beaufort Gyre from their base on the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent.
Posted inEditors' Vox

In a Spin: New Insights into the Beaufort Gyre

by A. Proshutinsky and R. Krishfield 8 April 20199 August 2022

A new special collection in JGR: Oceans presents results from studies of the Beaufort Gyre, an oceanic circulation system in the Arctic that has far-reaching influence on the global climate.

The North Atlantic
Posted inNews

North Atlantic Circulation Patterns Reveal Seas of Change

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 2 April 20197 March 2023

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

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 201915 November 2021

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

A remotely operated vehicle explores brine pool formations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inNews

Waves of Deadly Brine Can Slosh After Submarine Landslides

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 January 201916 September 2022

Brine pools—hypersaline, low-oxygen waters deadly to many forms of ocean life—can experience waves hundreds of meters high when hit by a landslide, potentially overspilling their deep-sea basins.

Divers off the coast of Sardinia measure the depth of Roman remains
Posted inScience Updates

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean

by G. Sannino 7 January 20196 February 2023

1st National Workshop on Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean; Rome, Italy, 5–6 July 2018

A rock sequence formed by deep-sea turbidity currents
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Do Turbidity Currents Accelerate?

by Terri Cook 7 January 201921 July 2022

Flume experiments show that a self-reinforcing cycle can strengthen the currents responsible for transporting large amounts of sediment to the deep oceans.

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.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

A Comprehensive Estimate on the Entropy Budget in the Ocean

by Lei Zhou 21 December 201828 February 2023

An analysis of the energy budget in the ocean estimates the Carnot work to be 110 terawatts and the ocean’s Carnot efficiency to be 0.86%.

Domitilo Nájera Navarrete stands ready to deploy an acoustically-tracked RAFOS float in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inScience Updates

Deep Floats Reveal Complex Ocean Circulation Patterns

by A. L. Ramsey, H. H. Furey and A. S. Bower 5 November 201826 October 2022

Acoustically tracked floats drift far below the ocean’s surface, providing fresh discoveries about deep-sea currents. A new archive gathers decades’ worth of float data into a central repository.

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