The current responsible for regulating Earth's climate and swapping nutrients between oceans is expected to be 20% ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

Melting Antarctic ice sheets are weakening the ACC, a vital ocean current that regulates global climate and ocean circulation ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation or AMOC is a system of currents, known as the 'conveyor belt of the ocean. Warm, surface water flows north - bringing heat to Europe in a current ...

The four main controlling factors are: the world’s circulation system the ocean conveyor belt system the effects of latitude and altitude the greenhouse effect Warm air rises at the Equator ...