Ocean dynamics encompass the diverse physical processes that govern the circulation of water masses and the associated transport of heat, salt, nutrients and other tracers across the world’s oceans.

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Internal wave dynamics in the vicinity of the equator, however, are not well understood as the Coriolis force, which forms ocean eddies and atmospheric storm systems across most of the globe, differs ...

Map of the Rossby deformation radius of the mixing layer (in km) in the SCS and the distribution of InIRA data. Each imaging cell along the space station ground tracks represents the effective range ...

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The Gulf of Mexico, a regional ocean, is hugged by the southeastern United States and a large stretch of the Mexican coast, making it very important for both countries. The area helps bring goods to ...

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A groundbreaking international study published in Nature in April 2025 has unveiled the critical role of previously elusive small-scale ocean features in global marine dynamics. Utilizing data from ...

How much carbon can the ocean absorb, and what happens to it as the planet warms? Sonya Dyhrman, a microbial oceanographer and professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is trying to answer these ...

Ocean dynamics encompass the complex interactions that govern the movement of water masses across the globe. At the heart of these processes are mesoscale eddies – coherent, swirling features spanning ...