Antarctica: the ocean cools at the surface but warms up at depth (IMAGE)

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Antarctica: the ocean cools at the surface but warms up at depth

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A scientist on the French Antarctic resupply vessel L'Astrolabe drops an XBT probe to measure the temperature of the ocean, to a depth of 800 metres.

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© Sebastien Chastenet/OMP/IPEV

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