NASA Study Links Wind, Current Changes to Indian Ocean Warming.

(From AScribe)

PASADENA, Calif. -- A NASA study suggests changing winds and currents in the Indian Ocean during the 1990s contributed to the observed warming of the ocean during that period. The findings, published in a recent issue of Geophysical Research Letters, have potential implications for long-term regional climate variability.

"Establishing this correlation provides an important missing piece to the global ocean-warming puzzle and provides vital information for regional governments and climate modelers," said Dr. Tong Lee, study author and researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. "These findings from satellite data also advance space …