Major Study Rewrites the Driving Source of Atlantic Ocean Circulation

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, shown here, serves as a conveyor belt that transports heat and pulls carbon from the atmosphere into the deep ocean.(Credit: R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Science/USGCR) By Roni Dengler Massive volumes of water circulate throughout the Atlantic Ocean and serve as the central drivers of Earth’s climate. Now researchers have discoveredContinue reading “Major Study Rewrites the Driving Source of Atlantic Ocean Circulation”