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News Release 07-046
Ocean's "Twilight Zone" May Be a Key to Understanding Climate Change
Carbon dioxide consumed before it sinks in deep ocean may re-enter atmosphere as greenhouse gas
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Particles sinking from sunlit surface waters through the ocean's dimly lit twilight zone are swept sideways by currents. The Twilight Zone Explorer follows along.
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
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