Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or accurately predict fluctuations in temperature, salinity, and other properties. As ...

Ocean currents are not just horizontal motions that flow from side to side. There are also vertical currents that act like ...

Researchers have for the first time reconstructed the three-dimensional structure of powerful vertical ocean currents off ...

An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is what to do about it.

As global electricity use grows, the strain on traditional energy sources increases. Renewable options like wind and solar have become popular, yet there's a massive, largely untapped resource beneath ...

$$\tau=\,{\mbox{sign}}\,(\theta )\left(\overline{u}\frac{\partial H}{\partial y}-\overline{v}\frac{\partial H}{\partial x}\right),$$ Fig. 1: Topostrophy \(\tau ...

Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before. Called GOFLOW (Geostationary Ocean Flow), the approach applies deep ...

A cold patch south of Greenland defies global warming. Scientists trace it to a weakening Atlantic current, with consequences for monsoons and millions.

Turbidity currents carve Earth’s deepest canyons, form Earth’s largest sediment deposits, and break seabed telecommunications cables. Directly measuring turbidity currents is notoriously challenging ...

The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the Florida Current, a bellwether for the ocean’s ability to regulate Earth’s climate, ...

The North American Gulf Stream as illustrated with the ECCO model. Download this visualization from NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Credit: Greg Shirah/NASA’s Scientific Visualization ...