Ocean & Climate Change Institute
From Oceanus Magazine
December 14, 2011
The Latest Fashion in Bowhead Whale Songs
Why do cetacean crooners change their tunes?
May 13, 2011
Another Piece in the Arctic Puzzle
Latest Ice-Tethered Profiler installed to monitor polar conditions
January 19, 2011
Exploring the Arctic in the Midst of Change
The polar region's distinctive feature also makes it hard to study: ice
October 22, 2009
Turning Carbon Dioxide Gas into Rock
Audio Slideshow: An MIT/WHOI student examines a fascinating natural process in Oman
March 4, 2009
Getting to the Bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Scientists discover a surprising plumbing system for glaciers
March 4, 2009
Will Climate Change Affect the Greenland Ice Sheet?
Glacial expeditions uncover a trigger that speeds the flow of ice to the sea
January 11, 2008
Proposals Emerge to Transfer Excess Carbon into the Ocean
Increasing urgency about climate change has spurred schemes that may seem radical
January 10, 2008
Dumping Iron and Trading Carbon
Profits, pollution, and politics all will play roles in ocean iron fertilization
January 9, 2008
Lessons from Nature, Models, and the Past
Other lines of evidence inform the debate on ocean iron fertilization
January 8, 2008
What Are the Possible Side Effects?
The uncertainties and unintended consequences of manipulating ecosystems
January 7, 2008
Will Ocean Iron Fertilization Work?
Getting carbon into the ocean is one thing. Keeping it there is another.
December 7, 2007
Going for the GUSTO (Mooring)
WHOI engineers and the Oceanus crew rescue a wounded buoy
November 13, 2007
Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron
Should we add iron to the sea to help reduce greenhouse gases in the air?
October 31, 2007
Will the Ocean Circulation Be Unbroken?
Line W moorings monitor an intersection where key climate-influencing currents converge
October 25, 2007
A New Way to Monitor Changes in the Arctic
Ice-Tethered Profilers go with the floe, relaying daily data from the ice-covered ocean
September 24, 2007
A Warm Eddy Swirling in the Cold Labrador Sea
A conversation with WHOI physical oceanographer Amy Bower
September 6, 2007
Interrogating the 'Great Ocean Conveyor'
Is the Atlantic's circulation slowing down? Moorings in rough waters monitor the ocean's pulse.
May 4, 2007
Deep Ocean Waters Don't Run Still
Can “sticky” isotopes help us measure how water flows deep in the ocean?
April 20, 2007
The Lo-o-o-ng Core
The deeper you can sample the seafloor, the further back in time you can go
April 5, 2007
Cell-sized Thermometers
Can the shells of microscopic organisms be used to measure past deep-ocean temperatures?
March 27, 2007
Letter from Kangiqsujuaq
A mooring in the remote Hudson Strait offers a finger on the pulse of unfolding Arctic change
March 9, 2007
Dead Corals Do Tell Tales
Growing a little each day, coral skeletons keep a daily archive of past ocean temperatures
March 2, 2007
Follow the Carbon Trail
The movement and transformation of carbon in the ocean have large climate implications
November 29, 2006
How Long Can the Ocean Slow Global Warming?
How much excess carbon dioxide can the ocean hold and how will it affect marine life?
October 20, 2006
The Coral-Climate Connection
The skeletons of corals on the seafloor preserve records of how ocean circulation has changed
January 23, 2006
Is Global Warming Changing the Arctic?
And will polar changes trigger climate shifts beyond the Arctic?
October 5, 2005
Earth Can't Soak Up Excess Fossil Fuel Emissions Indefinitely
By the end of the century, the land and ocean may reach their capacity to absorb greenhouse gas from the atmosphere
September 14, 2005
Fresher Ocean, Cooler Climate
A less-salty North Atlantic Ocean could cool northern winters