Ocean circulation likely to blame for severity of 2018 red tide
Credit: University of South Florida ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 18, 2019)- The harmful algae that causes red tide is currently ...
Tag: Oceanography
New research offers solution to riddle of ocean carbon storage
Credit: CSIRO Alicia Navidad However, researchers have identified that this process - the biological gravitational pump (BGP) - cannot account ...
A new Concordia study helps decode the movement patterns of tsunami-like solitary waves
Georgios Vatistas and his research team observe clusters moving in synchrony with each otherCredit: Concordia University A certain phenomenon has ...
Lessons learnt from the drift analysis of MH370 debris
New strategies for tracking of marine objects proposedCredit: Source: C. Kersten, GEOMAR The precise last position of the Boeing 777 ...
Corals in the Red Sea offer long-term view of the south Asian summer monsoon
Credit: Photo by Konrad Hughen, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution When it comes to understanding future climate, the south Asian summer ...
What Earth’s gravity reveals about climate change
Researchers take stock of the GRACE satellite mission in Nature Climate ChangeCredit: AIRBUS/GFZ On March 17, 2002, the German-US satellite ...
Study questions the sustainability of plant ingredients as fishmeal substitutes
Credit: University of Stirling Substituting fishmeal in aquaculture feeds with plant ingredients may not be as beneficial for the environment ...
Thunderstorms half a world away significantly contribute to heat waves in central California
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Heavy rain over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean is ...
Bacteria surrounding coral reefs change in synchrony, even across great distance
Credit: Jennifer Smith In coral reef ecosystems, amid stony corals, fronds of algae and schools of fish, microorganisms are essential ...
Large Antarctic Ice Shelf, home to a UK research station, is about to break apart
A large section of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, which is home to the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research ...
Join URI students on R/V Endeavor oceanographic research expedition, Earth Day April 22
Inner Space Center to broadcast ENDEAVOR LIVE!Credit: Inner Space Center KINGSTON, R.I., April 3, 2019 -- Students from the University ...
study looks to iron from microbes for climate help
Research examines remediation potential of releasing iron powder into the atmosphereCredit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Distributing iron particles produced ...
Otherworldly mirror pools and mesmerizing landscapes discovered on ocean floor
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO - While exploring hydrothermal vent and cold seep environments, Dr. Mandy Joye ...
Ocean visions: Leading institutions gather to cultivate scalable, science-driven solutions
ATLANTA, March 29, 2019 - Leading ocean science and engineering institutions are joining forces to create Ocean Visions, an innovative ...
In ancient oceans that resembled our own, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction
Credit: Stephen Bilenky TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Roughly 430 million years ago, during the Earth's Silurian Period, global oceans were experiencing ...
Tracing the process of nitrous oxide formation in the ocean
First hydroxylamine measurements in the open ocean conducted by GEOMAR team Just like oxygen, nitrogen is of fundamental importance for ...
Fossil barnacles, the original GPS, help track ancient whale migrations
Barnacles that hitchhiked aboard humpback whales tell of prehistoric yearly migrationsCredit: Larry Taylor, UC Berkeley Barnacles that hitch rides on ...
First textbook in marine renewable energy explores harnessing ocean power
URI professor co-authors offshore renewable energy bookCredit: (URI photo/Michael Salerno) KINGSTON, R.I., -- March 21, 2019 - Offshore renewable energy ...
The Forces behind South and Central China’s Extremely Hot Summer
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The effects of extreme warming have been felt across the globe in recent years, especially ...
A first glimpse deep beneath an ultraslow-spreading mid-ocean ridge
Technology allows researchers to make images from 120 km below a mid-ocean ridgeCredit: Illustration: NTNU More than 100 years ago, ...
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