Bio-Argo floats and satellite altimeter data reveal that upwelling caused by confluent flow on the warm side of ocean fronts increases phytoplankton carbon and chlorophyll.
Oceans
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El dióxido de carbono antropogénico es rastreado hacia el océano
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.
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Rivers in the Sky Are Hindering Winter Arctic Sea Ice Recovery
Climate change is increasing the frequency of moisture-dumping atmospheric rivers in the Arctic. The storms are pushing back sea ice at a time of year when it should be expanding.
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Making Sense of the Great Barrier Reef’s Mysterious Green Donuts
Researchers set sail to the Great Barrier Reef to study how ring-shaped algae deposits formed and evolved, what feeds them, and the diversity of creatures that call them home.
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A New Approach to Spinning-Up Passive Tracers in Ocean Models
A new computational method enables finding steady-state distributions of tracers in ocean circulation models, opening opportunities for physical and biogeochemical insight.
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A Deeper Dive into Wintry, Carbon-Absorbing Antarctic Waters
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.
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Observing a Seismic Cycle at Sea
Scientists organized a trio of expeditions to document the buildup of stress leading to a large earthquake on a seafloor fault, developing innovations for successful seagoing research in the process.
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Machine Learning Helps Researchers Track Illegal Fishing
Using machine learning, researchers found that nearly 20% of high seas fishing could be unauthorized.
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The Bering Land Bridge Formed Much Later Than Previously Thought
New research reconstructs the Bering Strait’s flooding history, raising surprising questions about human migration and how ice sheets form.