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A crucial ocean layer essential to the dynamics of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). A recent study published in the ...

The biggest factor, they agree, is that the world’s oceans remain extraordinarily warm, far beyond what is usual — warmth ...

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Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) investigating the pathways of the proposed wastewater discharge ...

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But using AI is still extremely tempting because the alternative is a computational atmospheric circulation model, which is ...

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You probably know at least a little bit about ocean circulation around the world, also known as currents. In fact, you may have felt smaller currents yourself on a day at the beach. But have you heard ...