Deep ocean warming as climate changes
Much of the "excess heat" stored in the subtropical North Atlantic is in the deep ocean (below 700m), new research suggests.
Earth Sciences
May 17, 2022
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News tagged with deep ocean currents
Weaker ocean circulation led to more carbon storage in the deep sea
The movement of water masses in the ocean, its circulation, is an essential component of the global climate system. In a study recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), researchers ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 09, 2021
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Unlocking the biogeographical secrets of deep-sea limpets
Researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have decoded for the first time the demographic history, genetic structure, and population connectivity of ...
Ecology
Dec 01, 2021
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Preserved penguin poop reveals past Antarctic Ocean circulation changes
Preserved penguin poop may be the key to connecting past Antarctic Ocean conditions and penguin populations, shedding light on how the birds and the region's ecosystem might fare as the climate changes.
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Sep 20, 2021
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Doritos, duckies and disembodied feet: How tragedy and luck reveals the ocean's hidden highways
The grisly discovery in February of a disembodied foot on a New South Wales beach was a tragic twist in the mystery of missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick.
Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2021
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Tiny microorganisms in the Southern Ocean affect how the rest of the world's seas respond to carbon
In the ocean that surrounds Antarctica, deep water wells up to the surface, carrying nutrients and other dissolved materials needed by light-loving ocean life. One of these materials is calcium carbonate, which, when dissolved, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2021
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Sea ice kept oxygen from reaching deep ocean during last ice age
Extensive sea ice covered the world's oceans during the last ice age, which prevented oxygen from penetrating into the deep ocean waters, complicating the relationship between oxygen and carbon, a new study has found.
Earth Sciences
Feb 02, 2021
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Recent climate extremes have driven unprecedented changes in the deep ocean
New measurements reveal a surprising increase in the amount of dense water sinking near Antarctica, following 50 years of decline.
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2020
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Study shows acceleration of global mean ocean circulation since 1990s
A study published today in the journal Science Advances, suggests global ocean circulation has accelerated during the past two decades. The research team found that oceanic kinetic energy shows a statistically significant ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 06, 2020
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Quo vadis Antarctic bottom water?
Ocean currents are essential for the global distribution of heat and thus also for climate on earth. For example, oxygen is transferred into the deep sea through the formation of new deep water around Antarctica. Weddell ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2020
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