The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.
During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...
Every 6-11 months, a bulge in the current cuts off into a clockwise-rotating eddy that then drifts slowly west-southwestward towards Texas. Image credit: NOAA. The Loop Current commonly bulges out ...