News tagged with deep ocean currents

Latest Southern Ocean research shows continuing deep ocean change

New research by teams of Australian and US scientists has found there has been a massive reduction in the amount of Antarctic Bottom Water found off the coast of Antarctica. Comparing detailed measurements taken during the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Plunge in CO2 put the freeze on Antarctica

Plunge in CO2 put the freeze on AntarcticaAtmospheric carbon dioxide levels plunged by 40% before and during the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet 34 million years ago, according to a new study. The finding helps solv ...

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

New fresh water in Arctic could shift Gulf Stream

Scientists are monitoring a massive pool of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean that could spill into the Atlantic and potentially alter the key ocean currents that give Western Europe its moderate climate.

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created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the Loop Current

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists monitoring the US oil spill with ESA's Envisat radar satellite say that it has entered the Loop Current, a powerful conveyor belt that flows clockwise around the Gulf of Mexico ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Massive Southern Ocean current discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- A deep ocean current with a volume equivalent to 40 Amazon Rivers has been discovered by Japanese and Australian scientists near the Kerguelen plateau, in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern ...

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created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Science adopts a new definition of seawater

The world's peak ocean science body has adopted a new definition of seawater developed by Australian, German and US scientists to make climate projections more accurate.

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0