Oceanography News

World renowned coastal experts who visited KA piti last week say they will leave with a better understanding of coastal hazards affecting the district and the concerns of coastal residents.

If you think you're worried about climate change, just imagine how some ocean critters must be feeling as the seas become ever-warmer and more acidic.

J. Phys. Oceanogr. In Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 16, No. 11. , pp. 1777-1798, doi:10.1175/1520-0485 016 Abstract Two experiments were performed to study the characteristics of turbulence in convective mixed layers in the upper Ocean.

For the past three decades, as the climate has warmed, the massive plates of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean have shrunk: In 2007, scientists observed nearly 50 percent less summer ice than had been seen in 1980.

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J. Phys. Oceanogr. In Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 22, No. 11. , pp. 1317-1329, doi:10.1175/1520-0485 022 Abstract A diurnal cycle in temperature and vertical displacement variance has been observed in the stratified region below the surface mixed layer using moored time-series data at 0 , 140 W for there periods: November 1984, April ... (more)

We review the spatial and temporal patterns of zooplankton in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and relationships with oceanographic factors that affect zooplankton distribution, abundance and trophic relationships.

An Oct. 31 proposal, "Next Generation Avery Point: Expanding STEM Pathways," is the first among several the local delegation will be pushing in coming years, state Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington, said.

Yassir Eddebbar, Natalya Gallo, and Lauren Linsmayer with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres .

J. Phys. Oceanogr. In Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 31, No. 6. , pp. 1579-1598, doi:10.1175/1520-0485 031 Abstract A statistical technique is presented that allows for the empirical derivation of dynamical system equations from data.

If it swims, flies, creeps or grows in the Lowcountry, you can find it in Untamed Lowcountry, a blog curated by managing editor Jeff Kidd.

Ocean acidification, which is caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere being absorbed into the sea, has made many worry because of the problems it will likely create, such as a decline in shellfish and coral reefs.

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J. Phys. Oceanogr. In Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 22, No. 11. , pp. 1357-1359, doi:10.1175/1520-0485 022 Abstract Appearing in this issue of the Journal of Physical Oceanography are three papers that present new observations of a distinct, narrow band, and diurnally varying signal in temperature records obtained in the low Richardson ... (more)

Climate change is the likely cause of unprecedented mass of oxygen-poor water off the Sonoma Coast, a phenomenon that could harm the region's prized Dungeness crab and other marine life.

Although the solitude provided by the surrounding seas and oceans has been - at times - the UK's greatest defence, it can also pose the greatest threat to the estimated three million people that live within its coastal reaches.

Starting in January, the Ross School in East Hampton will launch a program devoted to the study of marine science.

Reliant, a robot that operates underwater to protect Navy vessels and American waters from enemy mines, is also a record breaker.

Five hundred miles southeast of Hawai'i, in international waters far out of sight of any land, there are vast mineral resources 5,000 meters below the sea.

I travel everywhere with these bags - a hodgepodge of books I've read and ones I'm working my way through.