The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don't mix except in certain special areas, which creates a ...

A new atlas reveals 332 massive underwater canyons beneath the frozen continent, offering crucial clues about Earth’s past — ...

Anomalies in temperature and salinity that originate in the midlatitude North Atlantic can affect the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in the Nordic Seas up to a decade later. A new ...

Because of the process of thermohaline circulation, the scientists reviewed in situ (on-site within the ocean, as opposed to remotely-sensed, such as satellite data) temperature, salinity, and ...

Earth's history is replete with wide-ranging climate changes. Earth's history is replete with wide-ranging climate changes. Analysis of ice core data from Greenland and Antarctica provide evidence ...

As such, thermohaline circulation is critical for maintaining the relatively mild climate of the North Atlantic region. The work is supported by TiPES, a joint-European research collaboration ...

The thermohaline circulation has operated in its present mode since the last ice age, where the circulation was indeed collapsed.

The crew answers your questions about barrel dumps over Niagara Falls, airport arrival times, thermohaline circulation, Monty Python and more.

The phenomenon of thermohaline circulation—which results from the differences in density caused by variations in temperature and salinity—drives the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don't mix except in certain special areas, which creates a ...