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Past Tropical Climate Change Linked to Ocean Circulation, Says Texas A&M Team
August 21, 2012
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A new record of past temperature change in the tropical Atlantic Ocean's subsurface provides clues as to why the Earth's climate is so sensitive to ocean circulation patterns, according to climate scientists at Texas A&M University.
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