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Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model
The flows bring nutrients up from the depths to the surface, where they act as fertilizer for phytoplankton, algae, and aquatic plants. The Kuroshio Current that runs on the west side of the ...
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Redistribution of energy by atmosphere and oceanic circulation
Wind moves the surface waters by friction ... For example: Gulf Stream in the north-west Atlantic Kuroshio Current in the north-west Pacific Agulhas Current in the south-west Indian Ocean In ...
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The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050? Flowing clockwise around Antarctica ...
Voyage tracks some of the world's fiercest ocean currents in the Mozambique Channel
The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.
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Sea temperatures around Japan at their highest level since 1982
which experts attributed to an abnormal flow of the Kuroshio Current. The Asahi Shimbun analyzed JMA data on average sea surface temperatures for 10 sea areas near Japan taken roughly every 10 ...
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Highest count of microplastics found on deep seafloor off Chiba
Analysis of fine grains contained in the uppermost 1 centimeter of surface mud showed that microplastics ... carried by the Kuroshio Current, to accumulate off the Boso Peninsula.
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Kuroshio Current May Be Responsible for Climatic Discomfort in Tokyo, Scientists Find (IMAGE)
A Kuroshio meander causes an increase in water temperature/evaporation which is then is then blown towards Kanto by summer south winds. The greenhouse effect of water ...