The Gulf Stream is a warm current amidst the cool North Atlantic. But the pattern is hardly uniform.
Published Dec 22, 2013
Extreme water temperatures in 2018 fit with a much longer trend in the region, which is among the fastest-warming parts of the global ocean.
Published Sep 12, 2018
In the winter, strong winds drive surface waters away from the shore, and cold water from the deep ocean wells up to replace it.
Published Jan 8, 2005
This offshoot of the Circumpolar Current carries cool water north along the coast of South America until it encounters water pouring out of the Rio de la Plata.
Published May 7, 2005
The convergence of warm and cold currents off the coast of Patagonia helps fuel large blooms of phytoplankton. This pair of images shows temperature and chlorophyll in November 2009.
Published Jan 12, 2010
Cool rain and runoff, combined with the overturning of sea water, has cooled off the sea.
Published Sep 3, 2017Image of the Day Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
