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    Audio Article: Scientists build new atlas of ocean’s oxygen-starved waters

    Audio Article: Scientists build new atlas of ocean’s oxygen-starved waters

    FromMIT News

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    Audio Article: Scientists build new atlas of ocean’s oxygen-starved waters

    FromMIT News

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    Length:
    7 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 5, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    A team of MIT scientists have generated a detailed, three-dimensional "atlas" of the largest oxygen-deficient zones (ODZ) in the tropical Pacific. And though these ODZs make up less than 1 percent of the ocean’s total volume, they are a significant source of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.

    Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2021/oxygen-deficient-ocean-map-1227
    Released:
    Jan 5, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.