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News Release 14-003
Scientists to study Pacific Ocean's "global chimney"
Remote waters affect billions of people, shape climate and air chemistry worldwide
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Scientists working on the CONTRAST project will be in the field this month and next.
Credit: NSF-NCAR
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Ocean surface circulation and winds, including in the Western tropical Pacific.
Credit: NASA
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An enormous mass of water in the Western tropical Pacific, the "warm pool," is shown in orange-red.
Credit: IRD, France
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