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Image of Hurricane Irene captured from aboard the International Space Station.
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What Causes Long-Term North Atlantic Surface Temperature Cycles?

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

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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A Big Climate Driver in a Small Ocean Basin

by Kate Wheeling 25 January 20162 February 2023

Scientists review Atlantic Ocean circulation variability and its applications for predicting decadal climate variation.

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Can the North Brazil Current Help Us Understand Atlantic Water Flow?

by David Shultz 24 December 20153 February 2023

Currents off the coast of northern Brazil can be used to study changes in the larger oceanic circulation pattern in the Atlantic, when variable winds in the regions are properly accounted for.

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Data Correction Needed for Long-Term Heat Transport Monitoring

by E. Betz 10 November 20155 July 2022

Scientists assess how historical temperature biases could impact the detection of ocean heat transport changes in a key area of the South Atlantic Ocean where data are scarce.

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Correlating Monsoon Strength with Boron Isotopes

by C. Minnehan 19 October 20152 March 2023

Scientists tell the story of the past monsoon by measuring boron isotopes in organisms in the Arabian Sea.

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Underwater Gliders Find Swirling Vortices of Warm, Salty Water

by David Shultz 13 October 201522 July 2022

Vortices formed off the west coast of Sardinia could play a large role in Mediterranean water circulation and mixing and are significant for marine ecosystems and regional climate.

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Large Variability Measured in Kuroshio Current East of Taiwan

by Terri Cook 21 September 201520 July 2022

Ship surveys show that the "Gulf Stream" of the Pacific is not a stable boundary current.

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Circulation Models Cannot Simulate Organized Tropical Convection

by Terri Cook 16 September 20158 June 2022

Challenges in predicting and simulating the Madden-Julian Oscillation indicate a lack of understanding of the atmospheric circulation pattern's fundamental physics.

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Deep Atlantic Conduit Boasts Longest Billow Train

by N. Akpan 6 May 201517 August 2022

Some 4000 meters below sea level, swirling patterns of more than 250 consecutive breaking waves up to 100 meters tall stretch through the Atlantic Ocean's Romanche Trench.

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