A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

A zone in the North Atlantic has puzzled scientists for decades. This stretch of water is strangely colder than its ...

Ocean salinity is more than just a measure of salt ... This dilution of seawater is altering salinity levels, particularly in the North Atlantic. Additionally, pollution and agricultural runoff ...

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.

which we know now is kind of saying 'yes,' then we can expect at least a decade or so of increase in ocean temperature and increase in salinity,” she said. The current, known as the Atlantic ...

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait ... and the ...

particularly in the North Atlantic, and influences weather patterns globally. A shift in ocean temperature and salinity could disrupt this balance. Studying the AMOC is essential for understanding ...

Across the world’s oceans, a fleet of autonomous instruments known as Argo floats are drifting with the ocean currents. These floats are part of the Argo program, a network of profiling floats that ...

Imagine the Mediterranean Sea dried up. Then imagine the Atlantic refilling it in less than two years. That seems to be what happened 5 million years ago.

Some theories suggest that changes in ocean circulation due to natural variations of North Atlantic surface water salinity were the trigger for the D-O events (the salt oscillator hypothesis ...

Density in particular is an important property in ocean science ... region of the North Atlantic. Although the use of Standard Seawater to determine Practical Salinity has been routine for many ...

Ocean temperatures there are lower than ... The study, which has not been peer-reviewed yet, found that salinity in the Atlantic near the tip of South Africa may be a better indicator than fresh ...