The ten-year-long World Ocean Circulation Experiment, launched in 1990, has helped researchers to better understand what is now called the ocean conveyor belt. Oceans, in effect, mimic some ...

The researchers created a “natural experiment ... ocean circulation patterns, or if it could increase rainfall in some places ...

"Such an ocean circulation change would have devastating and irreversible impacts especially for Nordic countries, but also for other parts of the world," the scientists wrote in the letter.

A new study challenges theories regarding the origins of a significant transition through the Earth's ice ages. The research provides fresh insights into the ocean's role in climate during the ...

Study Reveals Acceleration in Pacific Upper-Ocean Circulation Over Past 30 Years, Impacting Global Weather Patterns Oct. 31, 2024 — A new study has revealed significant acceleration in the upper ...

We are still in the midst of the third major cooling period that began around 3 million years ago, and its effect can be seen around the world ... planet by changing ocean circulation can isolate ...

For many years, the North Atlantic Ocean warmed more slowly than other parts of the world. In 2023, that changed — ...

We aim to be a world-class, influential marine ... and initiated the Northwestern Pacific Ocean Circulation and Climate Experiment (NPOCE), China’s first large-scale international collaboration ...

The world’s weather is dependent on several major atmospheric and ocean circulation systems. The four main controlling factors are: the world’s circulation system the ocean conveyor belt ...

As another example, rising salt levels in the ocean might make it harder for oxygen and nutrients to move between surface and deeper waters, reducing its ability to support plant and algae growth.

The ten-year-long World Ocean Circulation Experiment, launched in 1990, has helped researchers to better understand what is now called the ocean conveyor belt. Oceans, in effect, mimic some ...