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Undersea mountains provide crucial piece in climate prediction puzzle
Description: A mystery in the ocean near Antarctica has been solved by researchers who have long puzzled over how deep and mid-depth ocean waters are mixed. They found that sea water mixes dramatically as it rushes over undersea mountains in Drake Passage - the channel between the southern tip of South America and the Antarctic continent. Mixing of water layers in the oceans is crucial in regulating the Earth's climate and ocean currents. [Source: Space Daily]
URL: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Undersea_mountains_provide_crucial_piece_in_climate_prediction_puzzle_999.html
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Source: Space Daily
Publish Date: 9/24/2013
Reading Level: Basic
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