Publications by authors named "M L England"
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- Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is crucial for thermohaline circulation and is primarily formed from Dense Shelf Water (DSW) in Antarctic polynyas, particularly the Ross Sea.
- The study reveals a strong correlation between DSW production in the Ross Sea and the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), with significant changes occurring based on SAM phases, affecting wind patterns and sea ice formation.
- A future positive trend in SAM and a shift of the Amundsen Sea Low (ASL) could impact DSW and AABW formation, altering ocean properties and climate dynamics.
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- Kids who use manual wheelchairs because of spinal cord injuries often face shoulder pain as they grow up.
- Researchers looked at how using the handrim (the part of the wheelchair you push) affects their shoulder health using special scanning tools.
- They found connections between how hard they push and changes in their shoulder structures, which could help improve wheelchair design and reduce pain.
Antarctica's unique marine ecosystems are threatened by the arrival of non-native marine species on rafting ocean objects. The harsh environmental conditions in Antarctica prevent the establishment of many such species, but warming around the continent and the opening up of ice-free regions may already be reducing these barriers. Although recent genomic work has revealed that rafts-potentially carrying diverse coastal passengers-reach Antarctica from sub-Antarctic islands, Antarctica's vulnerability to incursions from Southern Hemisphere continents remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe southwestern tropical Pacific is a key center for the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO), which regulates global climate. This study introduces a groundbreaking 627-year coral Sr/Ca sea surface temperature reconstruction from Fiji, representing the IPO's southwestern pole. Merging this record with other Fiji and central tropical Pacific records, we reconstruct the SST gradient between the southwestern and central Pacific (SWCP), providing a reliable proxy for IPO variability from 1370 to 1997.
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