Signal: freshwater pooling in Arctic Ocean
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Huge pool of fresh water expanding in Arctic

by on 23. Jan, 2012 in Uncategorized

A huge pool of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean is expanding and could lower the temperature of Europe by causing an ocean current to slow down, British scientists said Sunday. Using satellites to measure sea surface height from 1995 to 2010, scientists from University College London and Britain’s National Oceanography Center found that the [...]

Meltwater pooling in Arctic Ocean called a “wild card” in climate change scenarios

Meltwater pooling in Arctic Ocean called a “wild card” in climate change scenarios

by on 05. Apr, 2011 in Uncategorized

A massive, growing pool of icy meltwater in the Arctic Ocean is a wild card in future climate scenarios, European researchers said today. Estimated in 2009 at more than 7,500 cubic km – twice the volume of Africa’s Lake Victoria – and growing, the water could flush quickly into the Atlantic with unpredictable effect when [...]