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Go Down Jason, Let My Mooring Go

Go Down Jason, Let My Mooring Go

In 2010, an experiment led by physical oceanographer Ruth Curry put six subsurface moorings on the seafloor to measure deep-sea currents. In 2012, when they went to retrieve the instruments, a trigger mechanism failed to…

Where Ocean and Ice Meet

Where Ocean and Ice Meet

A Glacier's Pace

A Glacier’s Pace

Time was, saying something moved “at a glacier’s pace” meant it was grindingly slow. No longer. Glaciers don’t move like that anymore. Since the early 1990s, glaciers in Greenland have been shrinking at an unprecedented…

Fresher Ocean, Cooler Climate

Fresher Ocean, Cooler Climate

Large and climatically sensitive regions of the North Atlantic Ocean have become less salty since the late 1960s, a trend that could alter global ocean circulation and spur climate changes by the 21st century.

Labrador Sea Water Carries Northern Climate Signal South

Labrador Sea Water Carries Northern Climate Signal South

Changes in wind strength, humidity, and temperature over the ocean affect rates of evaporation, precipitation, and heat transfer between ocean and air. Long-term atmospheric climate change signals are imprinted onto the sea surface layer, a…

North Atlantic's Transformation Pipeline Chills and Redistributes Subtropical Water

North Atlantic’s Transformation Pipeline Chills and Redistributes Subtropical Water

Warm and salty waters from the upper part of the South Atlantic flow northward across the equator and then progress through the tropical and subtropical North Atlantic to reach high latitudes. Beginning with the intense…