climate control

Mission to monitor ocean's climate control

MSNBC.com: Environment  Wed, 10/01/2008 - 11:07

The Southern Ocean off Antarctica accounts for 15 percent of Earth's carbon sinks, which absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.Australian scientists set sail later this week on a voyage that could lead to better data from the Southern Ocean, which plays a major role in acting as a brake on climate change.