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OCEAN TOPICS |
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On April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Ship Titanic slipped to the icy depths of the North Atlantic, taking with it 1,500 passengers. Today we can see the world's most notable maritime heritage site through new images from WHOI's Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory, collected during a 2010 Premier Exhibitions-funded expedition to the wreck site and published in the April 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. (Photo: ©2012 RMS Titanic, Inc. Produced by AIVL, WHOI)
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DEEP-OCEAN EXPLORATION |
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With $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation, Biologist Tim Shank will lead the Hadal Ecosystem Studies (HADES), a collaborative project that will explore deep ocean trenches for life.
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WHOI IN THE GULF |
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Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, the study utilized all of the deep-sea robotic vehicles of the WHOI-operated National Deep Submergence Facility.
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WHOI IN THE NEWS |
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A fundamental shift in the Indian monsoon has occurred over the last few millennia, from a steady humid monsoon that favored lush vegetation to extended periods of drought, reports a new study led by MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Camilo Ponton.
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More WHOI in the news:
What the Fukushima Accident Did to the Ocean
CNN
Right Whales
The Point with Mindy Todd (NPR)
Deep-Sea Optical Communications System Launches
Engineering and Technology Magazine
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OCEANUS MAGAZINE |
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International teams led by WHOI oceanographer Bob Pickart confirmed the existence of a new and apparently crucial ocean current near Iceland that plays a role in transporting equatorial heat to the North Atlantic region.
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IMAGE OF THE DAY |
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During research cruises, particularly when bad weather keeps people indoors for periods, ship and science crews organize "morale events" to raise spirits and help keep the group working as a team. On a recent, winter trip to the Arctic, crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy staged a Saturday night "rave" in the ship's helicopter hangar, complete with fog machines, music, fluorescent lights and glow sticks on strings, as well as a charcoal grill where everyone could cook their own steaks. (Photo courtesy of Carin Ashjian, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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