Ocean circulation also serves as the mediator between large-scale ... of the vertical processes in supplying nutrients from the thermocline to the euphotic zone, resulting in a weaker bloom. Gierach, ...

Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human ...

As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is gradually rising, and with it, the planet's ...

Focusing on ocean circulation and geological processes in ... These are often associated with subduction zones, regions of the Earth’s crust where tectonic plates converge.

In this case, ocean circulation changes associated with AMOC ... forming North Atlantic Deep Water Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ): Area of low atmospheric pressure formed by the convergence ...

In the Atlantic Ocean, a system of connected currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), moves water throughout the world's oceans powered by a combination of winds ...

January 2025/Kiel. Mangrove forests along the Amazon coast release significant amounts of trace elements such as neodymium and hafnium. These elements and their isotopic compositions can serve to ...