Book Review Physical oceanography
12,000 feet under the sea, from space
A pair of scientists have figured out how to track deep ocean currents using gravity measurements from space.
Author: Veronica Tamsitt
I'm a PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla California. My research is focused on the Southern Ocean circulation and it's role in climate. For my research I sometimes spend months at sea on ice breakers collecting data, and at other times spend months analyzing computer models.
Biological oceanography Book Review Sea Ice
Plankton fill up ice-free summer homes
Source: Li, Y., R. Ji, S. Jenouvrier, M. Jin, and J. Stroeve (2016), Synchronicity between ice retreat and phytoplankton bloom…
Physical oceanography
Ocean robots record California’s latest hot year
Using underwater gliders, researchers explain what caused the extremely warm ocean along the coast of California in 2014-2015 and what…
Book Review Glaciers Sea-level Rise
Antarctic ice dams at risk
Source: Fürst et al. (2016), The Safety band of Antarctic ice shelves. Nature Climate Change The shrinking Antarctic As our planet…
Climate Change Physical oceanography
Can the ocean take the heat?
Things heat up as scientists investigate deeper to find out how much heat the ocean can take.
Biogeochemistry
Sailing the Southern Ocean for science
Hear about my adventures living on an icebreaker on the Southern Ocean, deploying ocean robots to understand the chemistry and…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification
Rapid changes in the Southern Ocean threaten ecosystems
Rapid acidification of the Southern Ocean could occur in the next 30 years with potentially huge impacts to local ecosystems.
Atmospheric Chemistry
Tiny plankton make big clouds brighter
Scientists use ocean color from satellites to show that tiny ocean plankton may be responsible for making clouds brighter around…