The recent shift in understanding (the OSNAP results) doesn't mean the Labrador Sea is irrelevant; it just changes its job description. It is less of a "pump" and more of a "conduit" and a "collector." Here is the detailed breakdown of how it works. This blog post was generated by Google Gemini Pro and NotebookLM.... Continue Reading →
The oceanographic community is currently re-evaluating the Labrador Sea's role in maintaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). While historical estimates suggested a contribution of up to 9 Sv (Böning et al., 1996; Mauritzen and Häkkinen, 1999; Talley, 2003; Brandt et al., 2007), recent data from the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP)... Continue Reading →
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “North Atlantic ventilation change over the past three decades is potentially driven by climate change” by Guo et al. (2026). A new study suggests that seawater in the North Atlantic is aging, a phenomenon that indicates a slowdown in ocean ventilation over the last... Continue Reading →
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Strengthening of Labrador Sea Overturning Linked to Subsurface Freshening Over Recent Decades” by Li et al. (2026). Introduction: The Ocean's Engine and a Long-Standing Puzzle The Atlantic Ocean is home to a vast, powerful system of currents often called the "ocean's... Continue Reading →
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Reduced cooling in the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current: investigating mechanisms of change from 30 years of observations” by Baumann et al. (2025). This research analyzes thirty years of hydrographic data to investigate why Atlantic Water in the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current is cooling less as it travels... Continue Reading →
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Major heat wave in the North Atlantic had widespread and lasting impacts on marine life” by Werner et al. (2026). Scientific analysis reveals that a massive marine heat wave beginning in 2003 triggered an abrupt and extensive ecological reorganization across the North Atlantic. Researchers utilized decades of... Continue Reading →
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Emergence of the enhanced equatorial Atlantic warming as a fingerprint of global warming” by Dong et al. (2025). Summary: This research identifies enhanced equatorial warming (EEW)—a pattern where sea surface temperatures near the equator rise faster than the surrounding tropics—as a... Continue Reading →
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