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How six SA scientists put the Southern Ocean on the climate map
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South African scientists have established the Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory (Socco) to study how the Southern Ocean regulates global climate. The program aims to understand the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide and heat as the planet warms.
For years, the waters of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic were a data blind spot. A local programme helped change that.
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