Physical oceanography

An unexpected source of deep-sea iron in the Southern Ocean fuels life at the ocean’s surface

The cold, dark Southern Ocean makes it difficult for phytoplankton, the plants of the sea, to get the resources they…

Biogeochemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Modeling Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Seagrass

What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common? Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.

Citation: Ha NT, Manley-Harris M, Pham TD, Hawes I. A Comparative Assessment of Ensemble-Based Machine Learning and Maximum Likelihood Methods…

Physical oceanography

El Niño forces Mexican farmers to roll the dice on crop production

Unusual cycles in the climate bring devastation to agriculture in central Mexico, but scientists have found a way to aid…

Chemistry Modeling Physical oceanography

Fresh(water) (P)Rinse of (not)Bel Air: The Decreasing Salinity of the Japan Sea

A team of scientists from Japan have investigated the decreasing salinity of the Sea of Japan. Let's see what they…

Physical oceanography

Where Does Arctic Ice Melt Go?

Water in the Arctic Ocean is getting fresher as polar sea ice melts. But that fresher water doesn’t stay in…

Atmosphere science Climate Change Cyclones Hazards Human impacts Physical oceanography

Climate Change Is Causing A Stormy Future

A new study verifies a decades-old prediction that tropical cyclones are becoming more intense due to climate change, using a…

Physical oceanography Undergraduate Research

SURFO Special: The Power of a Swirl

What makes the Mid Atlantic Bight off the U.S. East Coast so unique? SURFO student Madeline Mamer spent this past…

Climate Change Human impacts Physical oceanography Remote Sensing

The Need for Speed: The velocities of tides in the Mid-Atlantic

Every 12 hours and 25 minutes, a rush of water move into the coast to create a high tide. How…

Climate Change Coastal Management En Espanol Ocean Exploration Physical oceanography Undergraduate Research

El Golfo de San Lorenzo es un histórico rompecabezas de oxígeno

Adalberto Ubinas Romero es un estudiante de último año en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao con especialización en…

Physical oceanography

SURFO Special: The Pettaquamscutt River Estuary (AKA Narrow River): A Body of Water with Unique Characteristics and Unknown Circulation Patterns

Estuaries are unique bodies of water with a mixture of fresh and salt-water that operate much differently when compared to…

Climate Change Coastal Management Physical oceanography

SURFO SPECIAL: The oxygen puzzle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…

Atmospheric Science Biology Genetics Microbiology Physical oceanography

Me, Myself, and I: The Solitude of Bacteria above the Southern Ocean

Picture this: shrink yourself down to the 1/1000th the size of the period at the end of this sentence. You…

Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Chemistry Climate Change Physical oceanography

How do greenhouse gases move?: An updated study on nitrous oxide exchange from the ocean to the atmosphere

Our atmosphere is composed of different gases like oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. These gases can absorb energy, sent from…

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Category: Physical oceanography

An unexpected source of deep-sea iron in the Southern Ocean fuels life at the ocean’s surface

What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common? Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.

El Niño forces Mexican farmers to roll the dice on crop production

Fresh(water) (P)Rinse of (not)Bel Air: The Decreasing Salinity of the Japan Sea

Where Does Arctic Ice Melt Go?

Climate Change Is Causing A Stormy Future

SURFO Special: The Power of a Swirl

The Need for Speed: The velocities of tides in the Mid-Atlantic

El Golfo de San Lorenzo es un histórico rompecabezas de oxígeno

SURFO Special: The Pettaquamscutt River Estuary (AKA Narrow River): A Body of Water with Unique Characteristics and Unknown Circulation Patterns

SURFO SPECIAL: The oxygen puzzle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Me, Myself, and I: The Solitude of Bacteria above the Southern Ocean

How do greenhouse gases move?: An updated study on nitrous oxide exchange from the ocean to the atmosphere

Deep Breathing Underwater

Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Waters

Key Role of Sea Ice in Glacial Cycles

Phytoplankton Bloom Driven by Volcanic Eruption

How important is carbon export by ocean eddies?

Antarctic phytoplankton blooms linked to seafloor topography

What caused a massive hole in Antarctic sea ice?