Is a key ocean current system slowing down? A new study adds to the debate
A team of researchers reconstructed a critical ocean current system — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, ...
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A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
though Tharp often remained in the background. Heezen collected sonar data from ships that crossed the Atlantic Ocean. At the ...
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The Atlantic Ocean may start shrinking
The Atlantic Ocean may begin to shrink, said a new study published in the journal Geology. Oceans are not necessarily a permanent fixture on Earth, as they are able to appear and close due to the ...
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Atlantic ocean’s vital current remains stable over 60 years, study finds
The Atlantic Ocean is home to a powerful system of connected currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...
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The Ocean Can Remember for 20 Years, Study Says
though the team notes that variability can occur from region to region due to differences in background circulation and basin size. “Ocean memory in the subpolar North Atlantic is estimated to ...
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The oldest animal ever found could reveal whether a crucial ocean current will collapse
Experts have long known that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC — the system of ocean currents that transports heat and salt between the southern and northern hemispheres ...
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Microplastic in Atlantic Ocean 'could weigh 21 million tonnes'
There are 12-21 million tonnes of tiny plastic fragments floating in the Atlantic Ocean, scientists have found. A study, led by the UK's National Oceanography Centre, scooped through layers of the ...