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ocean circulation

Ship’s crew and technical staff deploy a current meter to monitor Angola Current flow.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

First Detailed Study of Circulation off Angola

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 May 20178 June 2022

New data give scientists insight into the eastern boundary current off Angola, helping them to evaluate and assess why simulations create sea surface temperature biases in the region.

Marine scientists deploy a video plankton recorder in the high-latitude North Atlantic in April 2012.
Posted inScience Updates

Optical Sensors Can Shed Light on Particle Dynamics in the Ocean

by S. L. C. Giering 2 May 201727 September 2022

First TOMCAT Workshop; Southampton, UK, 12–14 September 2016

Researchers study what happens to ocean eddies when they encounter the Izu-Ogasawara Ridge in the Pacific Ocean.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Happens When Ocean Eddies Hit a Wall?

by E. Underwood 24 April 20172 March 2023

A new study tracks two ocean eddies passing over the Pacific Ocean's Izu-Ogasawara Ridge.

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

Tracing the North Atlantic's Bottom Waters

by Terri Cook 16 November 20165 January 2023

Chemicals released by two European nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, along with certain chlorofluorocarbons, are helping to constrain the speed and behavior of North Atlantic deep-ocean circulation.

The movement of the Gulf Stream has big impacts on ocean mixing and heat transport off the East Coast of the U.S.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Gulf Stream Destabilization Point Is on the Move

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 November 201620 July 2022

Westward migration of the wavelike Gulf Stream pattern could have big effects on ocean mixing and heat transport off the U.S. East Coast.

Elephant seals, one with a scientific instrument glued to its head.
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Elephant Seals' Dives Show Slowdown in Ocean Circulation

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 23 August 20168 June 2022

Data from instruments mounted on elephant seals reveal that melting ice flushes fresh water into the Southern Ocean, suppressing an important arm of the global ocean circulation belt.

Ocean wave viewed from below.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Dance of Surface Waves and Ocean Circulation

Shannon Hall by S. Hall 19 July 20168 June 2022

One mathematical model best describes the complex interplay between an ocean's surface waves and its underlying circulation.

Image of Hurricane Irene captured from aboard the International Space Station.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Causes Long-Term North Atlantic Surface Temperature Cycles?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 25 April 201625 January 2023

New evidence strengthens a likely link between 20- to 40-year sea surface temperature fluctuations and varying ocean circulation patterns.

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Antarctic Meltwater Makes the Ocean Warmer and Fresher

Cody Sullivan by C. Sullivan 1 February 20169 August 2022

Scientists model how Antarctic meltwater from specific locations could affect the Antarctic Bottom Water, ocean temperatures, and salinity.

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