Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or ...

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.

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Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers, as the ...

Freshwater is less dense than saltwater, interrupting the natural sinking of the denser water that helps to power ocean currents. Also driven by temperature and wind, ocean currents help to ...