Mesoscale eddies (those 50–100 kilometres across) are commonplace in the ocean, and transport most of the ocean’s kinetic energy in a horizontal direction. Smaller, submesoscale surface ...

Undergraduates in the Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences major will develop an understanding of the fundamental physics and chemistry governing the ocean and atmosphere. The major engages students in a ...

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From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change.