Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification
Gassing Earth Out of the Ice Age: the North Pacific
Enhanced upwelling and CO2 degassing from the North Pacific during a warm climate event 14,000 years ago may have helped…
Author: Zoe Gentes
Zoe has an M.S. in Oceanography and a B.S. in Geologic Oceanography from URI, with a minor in Writing and Rhetoric. She was recently a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in the US House of Representatives, and now work at Consortium for Ocean Leadership. When not writing and editing, Zoe enjoys rowing, rock climbing, skiing, and reading.
Atmospheric Science Climate Change Sea Ice
The Many Modes of Antarctic Ice Loss
The Western Antarctic Ice Shelf has been melting rapidly in recent decades, largely due to upwelling of deep ocean water…
Climate Change Glaciers Remote Sensing Sea Ice
Bergy Bits Are a Bit Burdensome
Icebergs and ‘bergy bits’ have been long studied as carriers of freshwater into the global ocean climate system on global,…
Book Review Climate Change Human impacts Ocean Acidification Sea-level Rise
Oceanic Outlook in the New Government Climate Report
Ocean warming, acidification, sea-level-rise, and increased coastal storm intensities are just some of the stark projections highlighted in a recently-released…
Geology
Tsunami Hunt: Studying Subduction Zone Faults for Preparedness
Destructive tsunamis pose profound hazards to both big and small coastal communities. The 2011 Japan tsunami originated from a subduction…
Chemistry deep sea
Deep Iron: Good for the Ocean’s Bones
: Iron isn’t just good for your body – it’s good for the ocean, too. While many studies focus on…
Fisheries Policy
Fishy Crimes: How Indonesia Is Taking Back Its Fisheries
Fish poaching is a huge problem for countries around the globe, disrupting conservation efforts and damaging local economies. Indonesia, once…
Biodiversity Coastal Management Conservation Restoration
Protecting Our Fish and Birds by Protecting Their Wetland Homes
Wetlands are the link between land and water, and are some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. They need…
Chemistry Climate Change Paleoceanography
The Bipolar See-Saw: Dansgaard-Oeschger Events and the Antarctic Climate
Within large timescales of glacial and interglacial periods, mini, rapid climate shifts may occur thanks to oceanic circulation processes and…
Book Review Policy Science Communication
Keeping Up the Fight: Tips for Science Policy Engagement
Concerned for the future of science? I’ve highlighted a few things you can do to stay engaged in 15 minutes…
Alternative Energy Atmospheric Science Climate Change ocean engineering
New Year, new innovations: energy and climate science
Research in marine renewable energy and climate systems will grow ever more important in the future. The research for these…
Biochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Modeling
Eat Organic at Your Local Gyre Margin
Paper: Letscher, Robert T., et al. 2016. Nutrient budgets in the subtropical ocean gyres dominated by lateral transport. Nature Geoscience, v.9:…
Book Review Climate Change
The Pacific Pacemaker: Using Models to Explain Warming Hiatus
While the Earth’s mean surface temperature is slowly increasing, there are occasional, temporary slowdowns in the overall trend. The Interdecadal…
Book Review Climate Change Cyclones
A Cluster of Typhoons: Intensification over the last three decades
Tropical Cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean have been intensifying in recent decades, but different data sets and methodologies made…
Book Review Geology Paleoceanography
Mediterranean Magnetism shows Ancient Oceanic Crust
Compared to the continents, oceanic crust is relatively young, less than 200 million years. But in a corner of the…
Book Review Conference Conservation Science Communication
Highlights from the International Marine Conservation Congress, Newfoundland, Canada
At the International Marine Conservation Congress this year, I got a first-timer’s look into the world of marine conservation research…
Climate Change Glaciers Physical oceanography
Greenland ice melt may impact Atlantic Ocean temperature and climate
Paper: Claus W. Böning, et al. 2016. Emerging impact of Greenland meltwater on deepwater formation in the North Atlantic Ocean.…
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation
Sea Lions and goose chases – a day at the Marine Mammal Center
I spent a morning learning about the Marine Mammal Center at Moss Landing in California, helped with the intake of…
Policy Science Communication
National Ocean Policy: a look inside Congress
Ever wondered what your government does for the oceans? Here’s a brief glimpse.
Biochemistry Climate Change Microbiology Sea Ice
Iceberg Buffet: How giant icebergs bring food to plankton
While icebergs are calving from Antarctic glaciers at alarming rates, they may provide a negative feedback for the carbon cycle.…