Study reveals acceleration in Pacific upper-ocean circulation over past 30 years, impacting global weather patterns (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Study reveals acceleration in Pacific upper-ocean circulation over past 30 years, impacting global weather patterns

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West-east near-surface current trend between 1993-2022. Blue colors show increased westward currents; red colors show increased eastward currents. The largest trends are observed in the central tropical Pacific Ocean (black box). Current velocity data from three equatorial moored buoys (yellow diamonds) provide a subsurface view on long-term upper-ocean current velocity trends.

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Graphic figure: Franz Philip Tuchen Satellite image background NOAA NESDIS

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