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Nature 447, 522-524 (31 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447522a; Published online 30 May 2007
Oceanography: Churn, churn, churn
Quirin Schiermeier1
- Quirin Schiermeier is a correspondent for Nature in Munich.
Abstract
How the oceans mix their waters is key to understanding future climate change. Yet scientists have a long way to go to unravel the mysteries of the deep. Quirin Schiermeier reports.
The absence of data is not always a bad thing; it can sometimes make a job a lot easier. In decades past, for instance, climate modellers simply didn't worry too much about how turbulent processes in the ocean (known as ocean mixing) affected the outputs of their models.
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