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Tag: Physical Oceanography

Book Review Sea Ice

Atlantic confirmed as accomplice in Arctic sea ice loss

A team of scientist gathered new evidence from the Arctic Ocean, revealing a new suspect responsible for rapidly melting Arctic…
April 10, 2017 Veronica Tamsitt
Climate Change

Is the Deep Ocean Warming Too?

It’s been shown that the surface of the South Pacific Ocean has been warming by absorbing excess heat from the…
March 24, 2017October 29, 2018 Julia Dohner
Sea-level Rise

Tide records could have underestimated global sea level rise

New analysis of 100 years of sea level measurements from tide gauges show that we might be underestimating the global…
October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 Veronica Tamsitt
Book Review Physical oceanography

A salty ocean makes a happy home (planet)

The first things we learn about the ocean are that it’s big and salty. We know that its bigness is…
July 28, 2016July 26, 2016 cael
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.
May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Veronica Tamsitt
Modeling

Arctic could become more biologically productive as ice melts

As Arctic sea-ice melts away, organisms will be exposed to more light and, potentially, more nutrients. Recent model work suggests…
March 8, 2016March 10, 2016 Eric Orenstein
Physical oceanography

Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 3)

This is part 3 of 3 in a series on the recent ArcticMix expedition aimed at improving ocean models that…
October 22, 2015October 23, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Climate Change Modeling Physical oceanography Science Communication

Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 1)

This is part 1 of 3 interview posts on the ArcticMix voyage. Scientists share their experiences with life aboard a…
October 6, 2015December 5, 2015 Megan Chen
Biogeochemistry Chemistry

Waiter, there’s a whale in my soup: investigating the South Pacific garbage patch

Plastic debris has been found in both the North Pacific and North Atlantic since the early 1970s. It accumulates in…
November 6, 2013March 6, 2014 Zoe Ruge

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