In 2011, physical oceanographer Bob Pickart and Icelandic scientists detected a previously unknown current flowing in the opposite direction from the water they were studying in the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by Bjerknes Centre account and NSF-funded research describing discovery of the Iceland-Faroe Slope Jet during Pickart-led 2011 cruise; matches claim details on timing, location, and discovery of opposing current. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Solving this oceanic mystery could help predict our future on Earth (seed:science_and_space)
- https://bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/a-new-current-on-the-map (corroboration)
- https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10163029 (corroboration)