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New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

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Abstract: Geophysical Doppler shifts measured by synthetic aperture radar (SAR) are influenced by the combination of ocean surface winds, waves, and currents. Accurate retrieval of radial surface ...

While we can’t usually observe coastal currents from the shoreline, water in the oceans of the world is in constant motion. Surface currents are driven by wind blowing across the sea surface, and ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the trajectory of a deep-sea submersible under the influence of ocean currents after it loses power, and makes a probabilistic assessment based on its possible ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...