COSEE Ocean Systems: News
How ocean currents affect global climate is a question oceanographer may be close to answering
Description: Near the poles, the ocean is cold and the water sinks; near the equator, the surface of the ocean is inviting and warm - and floats on top of the colder deep water. So the question is this: Where does the water that goes down come back up? Some oceanographers now believe that it comes back up in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica - not as much in the warm oceans as had been previously thought. [Source: Florida State University]
URL: http://www.news.fsu.edu/More-FSU-News/How-ocean-currents-affect-global-climate-is-a-question-oceanographer-may-be-close-to-answering
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Source: Florida State University
Publish Date: 7/27/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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