Major Study Rewrites the Driving Source of Atlantic Ocean Circulation

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By Roni Dengler
Feb 2, 2019 12:00 AMMay 21, 2019 3:44 PM
atlantic meridional oscillating current
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)

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Massive volumes of water circulate throughout the Atlantic Ocean and serve as the central drivers of Earth’s climate. Now researchers have discovered that the heart of this circulation is not where they suspected.

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