Study finds surprising new pathway for North Atlantic circulation

Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 05:35 in Earth & Climate

Oceanographers have long known that the 20-year-old paradigm for describing the global ocean circulation - called the Great Ocean Conveyor - was an oversimplification. It's a useful depiction, but it's like describing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as a catchy tune...

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