While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones — called submesoscale eddies — are notoriously ...

Defined as a wave that's more than twice as high as the background ocean ... have evidence the winds are increasing over the ocean from satellite data - and the waves are generated by the winds.

During a storm season, hurricanes or nor'easters transfer energy into the ocean as strong ocean waves. Scientists discovered ... they were considered seismic background noise.

An ocean heat wave has come ashore in the Pacific Northwest ... and Atmospheric Administration in La Jolla, California. Satellite imagery and scientific buoys that monitor real-time conditions ...

Oceans all over the world are experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures, but waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency ... In an aerial view, people ...