For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the ...

The Earth’s oceans, vast and mysterious, cover more than 70% of our planet’s surface. They play a critical role in regulating ...

In recent decades, these climate patterns have been persisting longer and recurring more often. A striking example is the ...

Eutrophication and oxygen depletion are well-known threats to the ecological balance of the Baltic Sea, which is increasingly ...

The GCOS Secretariat is pleased to announce that the Global Terrestrial Network for River Discharge (GTN-R) was accredited as ...

Multi-year La Niña and El Niño events became more common over the past 7,000 years because of orbital forcings causing gradual changes in upper-ocean stratification in the Tropical Eastern ...

The key factor here is that the relatively weak westerly winds do not significantly disrupt the typical stratification in the Kattegat, allowing the saline North Sea water to remain stable beneath ...

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

Observations from an underwater glider show that meltwater from giant icebergs increases ocean stratification near the surface and mixing below, potentially impacting biological productivity.

GTN-R represents a crucial component of the Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC), which has been operating under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) since 1988.