New study finds that the Gulf Stream is warming and shifting closer to shore
WHOI scientists document changes in the Gulf Stream using two decades of measurements from Argo floats and Spray underwater gliders
IMAGE:
WARMING IN AND NEAR THE GULF STREAM AT PRESENT COMPARED TO THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY IS DRIVEN BY HEAT FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AS WELL AS A GRADUAL SHIFT OF THE GULF STREAM TOWARD THE COAST.
view moreCREDIT: ILLUSTRATION BY NATALIE RENIER/©WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
JOURNAL
Nature Climate Change
METHOD OF RESEARCH
Data/statistical analysis
SUBJECT OF RESEARCH
Not applicable
ARTICLE TITLE
Warming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001
ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE
9-Oct-2023
WHOI oceanographers launch Spray gliders, which provide measurements below the surface of the Gulf Stream, and complement satellites that routinely measure water temperature at the ocean surface.
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