Modelling the effects of climate change on complex ocean currents

Modelling the effects of climate change on complex ocean currentsOcean currents are complicated systems, and their transport of heat, nutrients and oxygen around the planet is vital for life as we know it.The changing climate, in particular the melting of sea ice and glaciers at high latitudes, threatens to change these currents -which would have significant impacts on oceans and society.At the University of Alberta in Canada, Professor Paul Myers is using powerful numerical models to study these currents and predict how climate change will affect them.