Physical oceanography
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Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography Biology deep sea Physical oceanography Remote Sensing
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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Deep Breathing Underwater
The Labrador Sea is one of the lungs of the ocean. A new study finds that it is taking an…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification Physical oceanography
Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Waters
A recent study demonstrate the critical importance of Antarctic winds and meltwater to modeling the recent observed changes in Southern…
Biogeochemistry Paleoceanography Physical oceanography Sea Ice
Key Role of Sea Ice in Glacial Cycles
A recent study using an idealized model finds that changes in Antarctic sea ice and circulation, triggered by atmospheric cooling,…
Biological oceanography Physical oceanography Volcanoes
Phytoplankton Bloom Driven by Volcanic Eruption
A large volcanic eruption in 2018 deposited tons of lava into the Pacific Ocean. Scientists were puzzled that the lava-impacted…
Biogeochemistry Physical oceanography
How important is carbon export by ocean eddies?
A recent paper uses an ocean model to investigate the relative importance of carbon sequestration by eddies transporting phytoplankton into…
Biogeochemistry Physical oceanography
Antarctic phytoplankton blooms linked to seafloor topography
A recent study uses observations from robotic floats to examine phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean. The data show that…