A NASA animation shows how ocean currents silently snake and swirl around the planet over the course of two and a half years, and in doing so reveals how science makes art and vice versa.

The video animation could help climate researchers explore how factors such as rising carbon dioxide levels alter the ocean’s ability to transport heat. (Photo by Nick Donnoli, Princeton Office of ...

The animation, which reveals how ocean temperatures and salinity change over the course of a year, is based on data from global climate models. These models aid our understanding of the physical ...

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

Which ocean is the saltiest? Of the world’s five ocean basins — Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic — the Atlantic has the highest salinity, says the National Weather Service.

A NASA animation shows how ocean currents silently snake and swirl around the planet over the course of two and a half years, and in doing so reveals how science makes art and vice versa.

Animation Captures Artful Swirl of Ocean Currents. News. By Wynne Parry published 12 April 2012 ... also monitors temperature and salinity (salt level) profiles of the water.

A NASA animation shows how ocean currents silently snake and swirl around the planet over the course of two and a half years, and in doing so reveals how science makes art and vice versa.

A NASA animation shows how ocean currents silently snake and swirl around the planet over the course of two and a half years, and in doing so reveals how science makes art and vice versa. Fluid white ...