On the surface, ocean currents are driven by winds and ... As Earth rotates, you can see how the shape of continents influences current flows. The map then highlights significant currents such ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or AMOC, is a giant system of ocean currents that shuttles warm surface ...

Despite appearances, that surface is not flat ... SWOT will continue to collect data on ocean currents, map the ocean floor and assess global freshwater availability throughout the year.

While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones — called submesoscale eddies — are notoriously ...

Scientists captured the first detailed images of small ocean currents, revealing their surprising role in shaping the climate ...

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map ... Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail, a new study reveals. . The first year of measurements from NASA's Surface Water ...

The satellite carries an instrument that will map variations in the height ... be used to measure the real-time movement of currents at the ocean surface. The voyage is part of a huge ...

Increased warming of both hot and cold ocean currents shows that horizontal ... Coral Bleaching Hot Spot maps reveal global sea surface temperature extremes, coral mortality, and ocean circulation ...

Meanwhile, at the surface, ocean currents are becoming more energetic ... The satellite carries an instrument that will map variations in the height of the sea surface in unprecedented detail.