Together, surface and deepwater currents form the “global conveyor ... This animated map from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) highlights ocean currents at different depths.

"By leveraging diverse sets of data, we've identified a new path forward." Scientists develop revolutionary method to observe ...

NASA’s SWOT satellite reveals how small ocean features move heat and nutrients, reshaping climate and circulation models.

Seafood shoppers might notice higher prices, recreational divers and snorkelers will find murkier waters, and even worse; ...

on this map of the world. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is part of this system of global ocean currents that heats the planet (NOAA) Rahmstorf noted that the impacts of the ...

This map of kinetic energy flux shows the global ... offer vast potential for clean energy from renewable resources such as ocean currents and waves. However, marine renewable energy development ...

Until recently, scientists lacked comprehensive global data on ocean current energy. Many studies examined ocean currents regionally, but few evaluated worldwide potential with real measurements.

Ocean currents respond to changes in temperature, salt levels, wind patterns and sea-ice extent. So the global ocean conveyor belt is vulnerable to climate change on multiple fronts. Previous ...

And it’s got major global economic implications. How exactly does one map the bottom of the ocean? Humans have been sailing the seas for millennia without a great sense of what was below them.

The circulation of water across the entire length of the global network of ocean currents is not a fast process ... Find your home's risk on our map. In Harris County, floodwaters have a habit ...

Marine plastic pollution is a global ... critical ocean systems. For the study, researchers synthesized depth-profile data from 1,885 stations collected between 2014 and 2024 to map microplastic ...