Ocean currents are continuous movements of water in the Earth’s oceans. They are driven by both wind and thermohaline circulation ... similar to how winds in the atmosphere blow along isobars ...

A new study of satellite imagery and high-resolution climate model data upends previous assumptions and provides insight about how the atmosphere and ocean weather patterns interact. The new research ...

Ocean circulation also serves as the mediator between large-scale ... play a vital role in the tropical heat balance and therefore global climate through atmospheric teleconnections. The Gilbert ...

With such a slowdown, scientists estimate the ocean will pull down less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, a slower circulation should also dredge up less carbon from the deep ocean that ...

As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is gradually rising, and with it, the planet's ...

A team of researchers reconstructed a critical ocean current system — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, ...

A current system in the Atlantic Ocean that's crucial for regulating the world's weather and ecosystems might be more stable ...

Earth's climate has changed throughout history for numerous reasons, but modern climate change is driven by human behavior.

A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has not weakened since the 1960s — but there's no doubt ...

“The new energy pathways between the atmosphere and the ocean that we discovered can help design better ocean observation systems and improve climate models,” says Shikhar Rai ’23 PhD ...

There is a surplus of energy at the tropics and a deficit in polar areas. Atmospheric and oceanic circulation redistributes this energy, so energy is moved from areas of surplus (between 38 ...