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New resource for teachers on how oceanographers take the pulse of ocean currents
One of the means by which we observe the ocean is to deploy moorings, lines with anchors on the seafloor and flotation…
Read MoreSearch and rescue at sea aided by hidden flow structures
Predicting the location of a person lost at sea several hours after the accident is critical for a successful search and rescue operation. TRAPs are structures within the oceanic flow…
Read MoreGulf Stream transport
The Gulf Stream, one of, if not the world’s strongest ocean current, plays a major role in earth’s climate by transporting heat from the tropics to the mid latitudes. Changes…
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