Call for network to monitor Southern Ocean current

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A schematic of ocean currents in the North Atlantic that are now being measured by a network of moored instruments. Image credit CSIRO
A schematic of ocean currents in the North Atlantic that are now being measured by a network of moored instruments. Image credit – CSIRO

The senior science advisor to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has called for the establishment of a Southern Hemisphere network of deep ocean moorings to detect any change in ocean circulation that may adversely influence global climate.


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