Data Catches Up with Theory: Ocean Front Is Energetic Contributor to Mixing

Friday, April 15, 2011 - 22:00 in Earth & Climate

Wind blowing on the ocean is a crucial factor mixing carbon dioxide into the ocean depths. For more than two decades scientists have suspected there's another source of mixing at ocean fronts. However, there's never been a way to get enough measurements of such a front to prove this - until now.

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