Scientists are using tagged sharks as mobile sensors to collect ocean data, improving climate forecasts by up to 40%.
In the field of oceanography, researchers have been successful at simulating the ocean’s large-scale behavior but have struggled to capture smaller turbulent motions that play a key role in moving ...
Research demonstrated how animal-borne sensors can work in tandem with traditional tools to improve ocean predictions.
Learn more about the AMOC, why it plays such a vital role in Earth’s climate, and what models suggest may lie ahead.
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Climate models are complex, just like the world they ...
(A) Snapshot of SSHA distribution in Kuroshio Extension region on 2015 May 16 and corresponding eddies’ major and minor axes. (B) 3D structure of mesoscale eddies using PV contours on three isopycnal ...
For decades, scientists have worked to improve predictions of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a climate powerhouse that can cause droughts, flooding, marine heat waves, and more around the world.
Cleaning the air could accelerate global warming, and scientists are testing cloud brightening to cool the planet ...