The Role of Giant Underwater Waves in Ocean Heat and Carbon Storage.
Underwater waves, some as high as 500 meters, located deep below the ocean surface, play a crucial role in the ocean’s heat and carbon storage, according to new research. The study suggests that current climate models fail to accurately reflect the significance of these underwater phenomena, highlighting the need for a more accurate representation of small-scale turbulence in climate models and the installation of turbulence sensors on global observational arrays. The research also found that heat from the North Atlantic can reach the Antarctic much faster than previously thought, and turbulence within the ocean, particularly large underwater waves, plays an important role in the climate.