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Category: Remote Sensing

Silty Seas: A Look at Coastal Water Quality Following Wildfires
Pollution Remote Sensing

Silty Seas: A Look at Coastal Water Quality Following Wildfires

Wildfires may be impacting more than just air quality!
October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Cheyne Springbett
GeoAI and spatially explicit artificial intelligence techniques for ocean conservation
Remote Sensing

GeoAI and spatially explicit artificial intelligence techniques for ocean conservation

How can artificial intelligence be useful for ocean conservation?
November 16, 2021November 28, 2021 Krti Tallam
An unexpected source of deep-sea iron in the Southern Ocean fuels life at the ocean’s surface
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…
July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 Tricia Thibodeau
What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common?  Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.
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…
June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Krti Tallam
Size matters: The power of particles in determining ocean color
Biological oceanography ocean engineering Remote Sensing technology

Size matters: The power of particles in determining ocean color

Ever wonder why the ocean is blue, or why ocean color changes? New research published by a team of scientists…
May 27, 2021June 1, 2021 Tricia Thibodeau
A View from Above: Determining Protein Concentration in Phytoplankton by Satellites
Biochemistry Biological oceanography Physiology Remote Sensing

A View from Above: Determining Protein Concentration in Phytoplankton by Satellites

Every animal needs their essential nutrients to survive. If an animal eats phytoplankton, how do they know how much of…
March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Daniel Speer
The ugly truth behind seafood
Fisheries Remote Sensing

The ugly truth behind seafood

Some large-scale commercial fishing vessels that operate on the high seas have a problem. Read on to learn more about…
January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Samantha Setta
The Need for Speed: The velocities of tides in the Mid-Atlantic
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…
September 28, 2020 Daniel Speer
SURFO Special: From outer space to the microscope: How NASA’s satellites are helping us understand the ocean’s smallest life
Remote Sensing

SURFO Special: From outer space to the microscope: How NASA’s satellites are helping us understand the ocean’s smallest life

Every summer, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography hosts undergraduate research interns called SURFOs. In this post learn about how…
September 26, 2020 Samantha Setta
Fluid Lensing: Seeing through the Ocean’s Surface
Remote Sensing

Fluid Lensing: Seeing through the Ocean’s Surface

What would the ocean look like without any water? With NASA’s up and coming FluidCam, we are able to see…
October 14, 2019 Constance Sartor
Rugged Southern Ocean phytoplankton weather the storms
Biological oceanography Physical oceanography Remote Sensing

Rugged Southern Ocean phytoplankton weather the storms

Phytoplankton from the "wild west" of the world's oceans have learned to regrow after storms... over and over and over…
December 13, 2018October 2, 2020 Nyla Husain
Biological oceanography Climate Change Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Sea Ice

Phytoplankton Expanding Northward as Arctic Sea Ice Retreats

A recent study uses satellite data to show that Arctic sea ice retreat is causing changes in the timing and…
November 2, 2018 Channing Prend
Monitoring the benthos by listening to photosynthesis
Remote Sensing

Monitoring the benthos by listening to photosynthesis

Even though the benthos is a largely unseen energy base for marine food webs, scientists are listening to benthic habitats…
October 16, 2018 Katherine Barrett
Antarctic Eddies Suck Carbon from the Atmosphere
Biochemistry Climate Change Physical oceanography Remote Sensing

Antarctic Eddies Suck Carbon from the Atmosphere

A recent study from researchers at the University of Tasmania investigates the relationship between ocean eddies and phytoplankton growth in…
September 4, 2018 Channing Prend
When life gives you global warming, make pancake ice in ocean wave models
Climate Change Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Sea Ice

When life gives you global warming, make pancake ice in ocean wave models

Sea ice is retreating, the Arctic is opening up, and wave activity is increasing. What does this mean for the…
June 20, 2018July 18, 2018 Nyla Husain
Cyanobacteria invasions… from space?
Biological oceanography Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom Remote Sensing

Cyanobacteria invasions… from space?

They may not come from space, but they can be seen from up there! Learn how microscopic plants called cyanobacteria…
May 24, 2018June 21, 2018 Nyla Husain
Bergy Bits Are a Bit Burdensome
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,…
January 16, 2018 Zoe Gentes
Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2017
Biological oceanography Book Review deep sea Genetics ocean engineering Remote Sensing Science Communication Undergraduate Research

Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2017

Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…
August 25, 2017 Zak Kerrigan
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…
March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 Eric Orenstein
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…
January 23, 2017January 25, 2017 Eric Orenstein

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