noting that a stronger and extended Pacific jet stream -- fast-flowing air currents in the upper atmosphere that influence day-to-day weather -- could "elevate odds for atmospheric river-type events for the West Coast," while also causing more intense precipitation in the South. ...
(i.e., around 500 m depth) in the Southern Ocean, the surface dynamic height anomaly relative to 500 dbar gives a good representation of the position and relative magnitude of ocean currents in the Southern Ocean14, because the vertical structure of ocean currents is highly coherent there39....
depending on water temps and where the bait is. The past few years have been disappointing for fall striper fishermen on the beach, however, as we have had a lot of northwest winds, which push the warmer water offshore. The bait follows the warmer water and the stripers stay with the fo...
Ocean currents are affected by salt concentrations, also known as salinity. Along with temperature and pressure, salinity determines the density of seawater. Denser water sinks to the bottom of the ocean and drives ocean currents because it's denser. Variations in ocean temperature near Georgia can...
Now having said all that – I reckon the actual conditions of bleaching events seem to be a might specific – not just what the broad trends in SSTs are doing. Currents and winds all have a role. Devil’s in the details. gavinsays ...
lLack of sustained observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land have hindered the development and validation of climate models. An example comes from a recent analysis which concluded that the currents transporting heat northwards in the Atlantic and influencing western European climate had weakened ...
From the INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES The global ocean has become more stratified and stable over the past few decades with global warming. This has major consequences for life in the ocean by reducing nutrients and oxyge
Here various mixing processes dominate; wind, waves, tides, even the movement of organisms - megatonnes of krill, zoo-plankton and phyto-plankton moving vertically over the course of a day can have a surprising impact. Once additional heat has reached this depth, over-turning currents within ...
“Upside-down rivers” of warm ocean water threaten the stability of floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center published today inNature Geoscience. The study highlights how parts of ...