Ocean Circulation Disrupted By A Thinning Antarctic Ozone Layer

RedOrbit: The impact of the depleting Antarctic ozone layer on both the shifting direction of the Southern Hemisphere's jet stream and the way in which the waters of the nearby southern oceans mix together is the topic of research published in this week's edition of the journal Science. In one study, a team of researchers led by earth scientist Darryn W. Waugh of Johns Hopkins University wrote that the hole in the region's ozone layer has caused subtropical intermediate waters to become "younger" and upwelling,...

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