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Una nube de emisiones proveniente de torres industriales junto al mar se eleva al cielo brumoso de un atardecer dorado.
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El dióxido de carbono antropogénico es rastreado hacia el océano

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 15 March 202315 March 2023

Con ayuda de un modelo de circulación oceánica, un equipo de investigadores logró etiquetar y rastrear el carbono emitido antropogénicamente para determinar si su destino es la atmósfera o el océano.

Schematic diagram showing the workflow presented in the paper.
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A New Approach to Spinning-Up Passive Tracers in Ocean Models

by Matthew Long 9 March 202317 March 2023

A new computational method enables finding steady-state distributions of tracers in ocean circulation models, opening opportunities for physical and biogeochemical insight.

Black hills covered in snow in front of a deep blue sea and tall white mountains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Deeper Dive into Wintry, Carbon-Absorbing Antarctic Waters

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 8 March 20238 March 2023

Cold surface water in the Southern Ocean is a critical component in ocean carbon uptake. A new study profiles it using state-of-the-art research techniques.

A view over open ocean toward a large iceberg with part of a large yellow spherical mooring float in the foreground
Posted inResearch Spotlights

When Winds and Currents Align, Ocean Mixing Goes Deep

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 31 October 202217 November 2022

Slantwise convection in the Irminger Sea off Greenland appears to mix ocean water to deeper depths than previously thought, representing an important contribution to Atlantic overturning.

Emissions rise from industrial towers along a waterfront in front of a hazy orange sunset.
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Tracing Anthropogenically Emitted Carbon Dioxide into the Ocean

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 17 October 202215 March 2023

Researchers labeled anthropogenically emitted carbon and tracked it with an ocean circulation model to determine whether it winds up in the sky or sea.

View from a research ship overlooking an expanse of fractured sea ice under a sunny sky with high clouds.
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Capturing Ocean Turbulence at the Underbelly of Sea Ice

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 20 September 202220 September 2022

A specially designed instrument enabled researchers in the Arctic to measure turbulence within 1 meter of the interface where ice meets ocean.

Iceberg in the Southern Ocean
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A New Look at Preindustrial Carbon Release from the Deep Ocean

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 August 202218 August 2022

New research could help inform future studies of how the release of carbon dioxide from the Southern Ocean might affect global climate change.

Israeli soldiers clean tar from the beaches in February 2021 after oil from a spill in the eastern Mediterranean washed ashore.
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Seeing Through Turbulence to Track Oil Spills in the Ocean

by Guillermo García-Sánchez, Ana M. Mancho, Antonio G. Ramos, Josep Coca and Stephen Wiggins 18 August 202225 January 2023

After oil and tar washed up on eastern Mediterranean beaches in 2021, scientists devised a way to trace the pollution back to its sources using satellite imagery and mathematics.

Graph from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Arctic Salinity Pushes the AMOC Swing

by Kristopher B. Karnauskas 3 August 20222 July 2024

A model of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), pioneered by Henry Stommel over 60 years ago, can exhibit realistic cyclic behavior if the role of Arctic salinity is included.

Diagrams showing the model fields used in the study.
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Landfalling Hurricanes Intensify Due to Coastal Downwelling

by Suzana Camargo 26 July 202221 September 2022

Hurricane winds can lead to coast downwelling, which brings warmer surface water near the coast and can contribute to the intensification of the landfalling hurricane.

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