Biological oceanography
Small currents influence small creatures
Phytoplankton, the tiny photosynthesizing organisms in the ocean, tend to just go with the flow. Even the smallest currents can…
Author: Eric Orenstein
Eric is a PhD student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His research in the Jaffe Laboratory for Underwater Imaging focuses on developing methods to quantitatively label image data coming from the Scripps Plankton Camera System. When not science-ing, Eric can be found surfing, canoeing, or trying to learn how to cook.
Ecology
I like to move it, move it: Krill boogie down all year
Krill, the tiny organisms that feed the Southern Ocean, have long been thought to be pretty mellow in the winter.…
ocean engineering
Acquisition and curation and management, oh my!
Data management is an often over looked part of the scientific process. But it is quickly becoming the elephant in…
Methodology
Smart sampling of the world’s oceans
The ocean is a big, dynamic environment – a combination that makes it incredibly challenging to efficiently study. In a…
ocean engineering
Swimming with the fishes
Studying organisms in their natural habitat is tricky business (and not in the GoodFellas sense). A recent paper from MIT…
Biological oceanography
Arctic Lights
We often think of the Arctic as a cold, dark place. But as sea ice continues to recede in the…
ocean engineering
I saw the Sun!
It opened up my eyes, I saw the sun! Well, in this case, it opened up my light polarization sensor…
Sea-level Rise
Effects may vary
For the past several decades, satellite data has indicated that our ocean's height is on the rise. But little effort…
Book Review Modeling
Small scale, big effect
Processes in the ocean and climate happen at all sorts of size scales. New research out of NASA's Jet Propulsion…
Behavior
Mussel and flow
Mussels are nearly ubiquitous in coastal ecosystems. As filter feeders, they are critical for sifting out sediment and nutrients washed…
ocean engineering
E’rybody move to yer left
Particulate matter shows up everywhere in oceanography: remote sensing, paleoceanography, climate studies…the list goes on and on. Despite how often…
Glaciers
Connecting production to glacial meltwater
As sea-ice disappears, many scientists predict that primary production will increase in high latitude regions. A Danish group adds some…
Paleoceanography
The Once and Future Ocean
A newly collected sediment core from the Labrador Current gave Dr. Harunur Rashid a glimpse of the ancient ocean. What…
ocean engineering
Mucus flux and other amazing discoveries with underwater cameras
Scientists have been taking pictures underwater since the turn of the 19th century. But only recently have researchers and engineers…
Biological oceanography
Put your cilia in the air and wave ‘em like you just don’t care
A new study out of Woods Hole sheds some light on how marine phytoplankton enhance their ability to take up…
Chemistry Remote Sensing
Dawn of the age of Aquarius…total alkalinity measurements
While not as exciting as the new era of peace predicted by 5th Dimension, it is pretty cool that scientists…
Policy
Senators propose bill to ensure independence of federal researchers
Last week, a group of Senators introduced legislation that aims to preserve the independence of U.S. government scientists. The Scientific…
Biological oceanography Remote Sensing
Studying plankton from an atmospheric satellite
Scientists found a way to repurpose data from an atmospheric satellite to study the tiny creatures at the base of…
ocean engineering
Sub sea ice technology aims to expand Arctic plankton surveys
A German research team tested out three devices for studying plankton in Arctic sea ice. These new methods might allow…
Science Communication
The ocean is my cake
Or, to be more thematically appropriate, pie. Pumpkin pie. Because, if we’re being honest, pumpkin pie is the superior Thanksgiving…