New moorings deployed to strengthen the South Atlantic observing system
Published Date: 1/23/2023
Source: phys.org
To extend a network of observations in the South Atlantic Ocean, two new scientific, full-depth, instrumented moorings have been deployed off the eastern coast of South America. These tall moorings will measure variations in the Atlantic circulation—a system of ocean currents affecting life in the ocean as well as the weather and economy of coastal nations.