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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:49:02 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Connections among Solar Cycle, Stratosphere and Ocean Discovered
Connections among Solar Cycle, Stratosphere and Ocean Discovered
Subtle connections between the 11-year-solar cycle, the stratosphere and the tropical Pacific Ocean work in sync to generate periodic weather patterns that affect much of the globe, according to research results appearing this week in the journal Science.
The findings will help scientists get an edge on predicting the intensity of certain climate phenomena, such as the Indian monsoon and tropical Pacific rainfall, years in advance.
"It's been long known that ...
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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:51:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Find "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch"
Scientists Find "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch"
Scientists have just completed an unprecedented journey into the vast and little-explored "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch."
On the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX), researchers got the first detailed view of plastic debris floating in a remote ocean region.
It wasn't a pretty sight.
The Scripps research vessel (R/V) New Horizon left its San Diego homeport on August 2, 2009, for the North Pacific Ocean Gyre, ...
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