COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Trade Winds ventilate the Tropical Oceans
Description: Long-term observations indicate that the oxygen minimum zones in the tropical oceans have expanded in recent decades. The reason is still unknown. Now scientists have found an explanation with the help of model simulations: a natural fluctuation of the trade winds. [Source: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel]
URL: http://www.geomar.de/index.php?id=4&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2233&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=185&L=1
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Source: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Publish Date: 12/19/2014
Reading Level: Basic
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