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New Study: Heat is Being Stored Beneath the Ocean Surface
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New Study: Heat is Being Stored Beneath the Ocean Surface

Examining temperatures from the depths of the ocean, JPL scientists have found that lower layers of the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans grew much warmer during a decade when surface temperatures cooled.

Published Jul 10, 2015

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Microfossils
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Microfossils

Published Sep 28, 2005

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Global Chlorophyll
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Global Chlorophyll

Published Jan 1, 2004

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A Day in the East Korea Current
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A Day in the East Korea Current

A Korean satellite provides an hourly view of the phytoplankton in the ocean, while also offering a testbed for future ocean-observing satellite missions.

Published Jun 21, 2016

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Seeing the Sea Through the Years
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Seeing the Sea Through the Years

In several decades of observing the ocean with satellites, our vision has changed as much as the sea.

Published Apr 30, 2019

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Satellites Detect Deep-Ocean Whirlpools
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Satellites Detect Deep-Ocean Whirlpools

Submerged in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain and Portugal are giant, salty whirlpools of warm water. These deep-water whirlpools are part of the ocean’s circulatory system, and they help drive the ocean currents that moderate Earth’s climate. Warm water ordinarily sits at the ocean’s surface, but the warm water flowing out of the Mediterranean Sea is so salty (and therefore dense) that when it enters the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, it sinks to depths of more than 1,000 meters (one-half mile) along the continental shelf. This underwater river then separates into clockwise-flowing eddies that may continue to spin westward for more than two years, often coalescing with other eddies to form giant, salty whirlpools that may stretch for hundreds of miles. Because the eddies originate from the Mediterranean Sea, scientists call them “Meddies.”

Published Mar 23, 2006

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Cruising for Ocean Data
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Cruising for Ocean Data

Scientists from NASA are cruising on a research vessel from Tasmania to Tahiti by way of the Southern Ocean. Their objective: gather detailed measurements of Pacific sea water that will be used to validate satellite measurements

Published Apr 5, 2014

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Cyclone Effects Run Deep
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Cyclone Effects Run Deep

Hurricanes and typhoons cause vast amounts of heat to sink into the sea, which might have implications for seasonal and long-term climate.

Published Dec 4, 2018

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Scientists Discover the Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World
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Scientists Discover the Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World

The record-breaking belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, and it is likely here to stay.

Published Jul 8, 2019

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Dissipation of Tidal Energy
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Dissipation of Tidal Energy

Published Jun 14, 2000

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Aquarius Rising
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Aquarius Rising

On June 10, 2011, NASA launched Aquarius/SAC-D, an international earth-monitoring satellite and NASA's first new spaceborne tool for studying the Earth since 2008.

Published Jun 11, 2011

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Bacteria Thrive as Ocean Warms
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Bacteria Thrive as Ocean Warms

Increasing numbers of Vibrio infections could be a direct consequence of dramatic ocean warming over the past few decades.

Published Jan 17, 2018

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