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Tag: satellite

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
A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise
Climate Change

A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise

How much ice is really being lost in the polar regions, and what have been the consequences? A team of…
May 27, 2020 Amanda Semler
SURFO Special: GPS – An Unconventional Tidal Gauge
Sea-level Rise

SURFO Special: GPS – An Unconventional Tidal Gauge

Every summer, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography hosts undergraduate research interns called SURFOs. In this post, learn about Ben…
November 3, 2019October 2, 2020 Nyla Husain
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
Atmospheric Science Book Review technology

Measuring Wind is for the Birds!

There are a lot of things animals are better at than humans. What if we could get our animal colleagues…
August 25, 2016 Austen Blair
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
Climate Change Glaciers Sea-level Rise

Sea ice and Albedo: Should We Be Worried?

The glaciers are melting, sea level is rising; you’ve heard it all. But did you know that both of these…
December 18, 2014December 18, 2014 Anne M. Hartwell

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