The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ...

Scientists have detected a 30% slowdown of the deep ocean currents that form in Antarctica, with profound consequences for Earth’s climate, sea level and marine life.

The study gathered data from observations, ice cores, and ship logbooks to chart long-term changes in the area of sea ice.

For one, moorings and buoys in the Atlantic Ocean have been collecting direct observations of the circulation system only since 2004. As a result, scientists must look at other features that could ...

“From both observations and models, we find that the ocean heat change is causing the significant ocean current acceleration detected during recent decades,” said Jia-Rui Shi, a postdoctoral ...

“From both observations and models, we find that the ocean heat change is causing the significant ocean current acceleration detected during recent decades,” said Jia-Rui Shi, formerly a Ph.D ...

Citations D.L. Volkov et al. Florida Current transport observations reveal four decades of steady state. Nature Communications. Published online September 5, 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51879-5 ...

To improve the accuracy and to validate estimates of ocean currents from ocean models, it is important to combine satellite observations with in situ data sources provided by drifting buoys and ships.

Ocean currents are moving faster today than they did two decades ago. New research, published today (Feb. 6) in the journal Science Advances, finds that this acceleration is occurring around the ...

Nadia K. Ayoub, María Paz Chidichimo, Edward Dever, Xinyu Guo, Sung Yong Kim, Marjolaine Krug, Belén Martín Míguez, Tamaryn Morris, Moninya Roughan, Janet Sprintall, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Robert E. Todd, ...