Earth's rotation affects the oceans in a similar manner, setting up currents that flow within the ocean basins ... atmospheric circulation drives global climate by redistributing heat and moisture.

Warm ocean currents ... in global weather patterns. Melting ice produces water that is colder and fresher than the surrounding ocean. Depending on where this water ends up in the ocean, it can have a ...

Climate change warms the ocean, causing knock-on effects such as thermal expansion - which leads to a rise in sea level - and changes in ocean currents. The melting of ice both on land and in the sea ...

Their study highlights the role of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) in regulating dynamics in the Southern Ocean and global climate patterns over the past 1.5 million years.

A new map of the ... understand Earth’s climate and geological history. Features of the ocean floor help determine how water masses and ocean currents move and how the affect are climate.