Posts by Dina Pandya
Shikhar Rai
Postdoc
Research Keywords: Air-sea interactions, Modeling, Theory
How do marine animals hear?
Sound travels faster and farther in water than air, helping marine animals like whales, corals, and crabs navigate, communicate, and survive by detecting and responding to underwater acoustic signals.
Read MoreDoes plastic last for thousands of years in the environment?
Plastic pollution is a serious-and growing-environmental problem, with millions of tons of bags, bottles, fishing gear and more piling up on land and floating out to sea.
Read MoreXiaoting Yang
Faculty
Research Keywords: Meridional Overturning Circulation; Ocean modeling; Lagrangian Framework
2024 Summer Student Fellows and Guest Students
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Read MoreWhy is the ocean vital for our survival?
Without the ocean, life as we know it wouldn’t be possible.
Read MoreHow do manatees stay hydrated?
Marine mammals need to hydrate—even in the saltiest of seas. Here’s how manatees stay fresh wherever they go.
Read MoreResearch Analyzes the Role of Ocean Heat Transport and Surface Heat Exchange in Warming the Arctic Ocean and Reducing Sea Ice
By Randy Showstack With the Arctic Ocean warming much more rapidly than the global average over the past several decades, the extent and thickness of sea ice in the Arctic…
Read MoreWhat happens in the ocean as a hurricane passes over?
Hurricanes are powerful storms that cause massive damage on land. Here’s a look at what happens below the surface during a storm.
Read MoreXBT Class
Learning how to launch an expendable probe to measure temperature profiles from a moving ship aboard the RV Roger Revelle…
Read MoreWHOI Argo Float Group/Maine Maritime Academy Form Partnership to Deploy Argo Floats
By Pelle Robbins The WHOI Argo float group has initiated a new partnership with Maine Maritime Academy to deploy Argo floats on a trans-Atlantic passage during the MMA annual training cruise. Deb…
Read MoreDolphins at Sunset
MIT/WHOI Joint Program students watch dolphins swimming in the bow wave while the R/V Roger Revelle was working in the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras. Photo provided by Glen Gawarkiewicz.
Read MoreBest practices for Core Argo floats-Parts 1 and 2
Morris, T., Scanderbeg, M., West-Mack, D., Gourcuff, C., Poffa, N., Bhaskar, TVSU, Hanstein, C., Diggs, S., Talley, L., Turpin, V., Liu, Z., and Owens, B., (2024) Best practices for Core Argo…
Read MoreAre offshore wind farms harming whales?
A collection of seemingly grass-roots organizations claim that offshore wind projects are responsible for an uptick in whale deaths. But there’s no evidence to support their claims. Whales have been…
Read MoreWill the Gulf Stream really shut down?
Recent news headlines suggest the Gulf Stream current could shut down in just a few years—or perhaps a few decades—bringing about a catastrophic change in global climate.
Read MoreHow does ocean warming affect fisheries?
The ocean has absorbed 93% of excess heat from human activities, raising its temperature by 1.5°F since 1901. Warming oceans impact fish migration, leading to conflicts and overfishing.
Read MoreUSNR Commander (Ret.) Mary Sears, Ph.D.
Fenno Conference Room
Read MoreJean King Whelan, Ph.D.
Fye Conference Room
Read MoreElizabeth “Betty” Thompson Bunce
Clark 271
Read MoreIt’s always freezing in the Arctic. Or is it?
WHOI experts dig into a popular misconception that the Arctic is always frigid.
Read MoreNaomi Czupryna
Administrative Associate
Read MoreBen Weiss
Marine Robotics Engineer
Read MoreKaitlyn Tradd
Mechanical Engineer
Read MoreTony Delane
Fabricator/Welder
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