waves – oceanbites

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…

ocean engineering

Making waves in the Southern Ocean

Scientists from the Applied Physics Laboratory in Seattle tested a wave-powered ocean robot in the treacherous, turbulent waters of the…

Coastal waves link far-off winds to melting Antarctic ice

The ocean surrounding Antarctica is warming, rapidly melting ice shelves from below. Scientists have now discovered that strong winds thousands…

Geology

Riding the Waves of Change: A Revised Beach Cycle for Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches

A seasonal cycle of sand volume for typical sand beaches has been described for decades. This cycle does not hold…