What if some of the smallest ocean currents turned out to be some of the most powerful forces shaping our planet’s climate?
What if some of the smallest ocean currents turned out to be some of the most powerful forces shaping our planet’s climate?
This question is at the center of new research co-led by Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography Associate Professor Jinbo Wang, whose work is featured on the cover of the April 17 issue of Nature. It’s a big moment for Wang and his colleagues and the global science community — marking a milestone in a billion-dollar, international water mission two decades in the making, and reflecting Texas A&M University’s long-term strategy to grow its leadership in satellite oceanography and climate research.
Wang joined Texas A&M after working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California for over nine years, where he helped lay the groundwork leading to this research alongside colleagues at JPL and France’s space agency, CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales) and Caltech. The recent Nature paper builds on foundational work developed by these teams during the last two decades.
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Decades of international teamwork — and a bold leap in satellite technology — are opening new frontiers in ocean science, with Texas A&M researchers helping lead the way. (Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/SWOT)
