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East Australian Current
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East Australian Current

Published Aug 17, 2005

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Malvinas Current, South America
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Malvinas Current, South America

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

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A Warm Current Blooms
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A Warm Current Blooms

Plankton thrive in Australia’s Leeuwin Current during the fall and winter, even though warm oceans are usually too poor in nutrients to support such blooms.

Published Jul 2, 2014

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Finding Life in the Benguela Current
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Finding Life in the Benguela Current

The waters off of southwestern Africa are some of the most biologically productive in the world. They also provide a compelling backdrop for exploring how satellite sensors can reveal important details of the ocean.

Published Nov 1, 2017

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Currents Collide and Coastal Waters Bloom off Patagonia
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Currents Collide and Coastal Waters Bloom off Patagonia

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

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Chlorophyll Traces Currents off Australia’s Northwest Coast
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Chlorophyll Traces Currents off Australia’s Northwest Coast

The pigments in tiny phytoplankton provide a way to see which way water is flowing.

Published Oct 3, 2014

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