Physical Oceanography
New Study Finds That the Gulf Stream is Warming and Shifting Closer to Shore
WHOI scientists document changes in the Gulf Stream using two decades of measurements from Argo floats and Spray underwater gliders Woods Hole, MA (Oct. 9, 2023) — The Gulf Stream…
Read MoreWarming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001
Todd, R. E., & Ren, A. S. (2023). Warming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01835-w Since the turn of the 21st century, the…
Read MoreTropical volcanic eruptions and low frequency Indo-Pacific variability drive extreme Indian Ocean Dipole events
Tiger, B. H., & Ummenhofer, C. C., 2023. Tropical Volcanic Eruptions and Low Frequency Indo-Pacific Variability Drive Extreme Indian Ocean Dipole Events. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(19), e2023GL103991. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103991 Top: Initial sea surface temperature…
Read MoreNew Study Definitively Confirms Gulf Stream Weakening
The Gulf Stream – which is a major ocean current off the U.S. East Coast and a part of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation – plays an important role in weather and climate, and a weakening could have significant implications.
Read MoreEvaluating altimetry-derived surface currents on the south Greenland shelf with surface drifters
Coquereau, A., & Foukal, N. P., 2023. Evaluating altimetry-derived surface currents on the south Greenland shelf with surface drifters. Ocean Science, 19(5), 1393–1411. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1393-2023 The pathways and fate of freshwater in the East…
Read MoreThe competition between anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas climate forcing is revealed by North Pacific water-mass changes
Shi, J.-R., Wijffels, S. E., Kwon, Y.-O., Talley, L. D., & Gille, S. T. (2023). The competition between anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas climate forcing is revealed by North Pacific water-mass changes. Science…
Read MoreMaking sense of a mystery fish
Scientists tackle long-standing questions about the elusive American eel
Read MorePO scientists and engineers track pathways of freshwater from Greenland and the Arctic
Dan Torres, Jim Dunn, and Andy Davies successfully deployed seven moorings…
Read MoreAn afternoon on the RV Sally Ride
An afternoon on the RV Sally Ride: Brian Hogue (foreground, steadying the instrument) from the FIXIT Lab and Austin Liou from the Upper Ocean Processes Group (background, running the A-frame)…
Read MoreNew text on coastal oceanography, by PO Senior Scientist Emeritus Ken Brink
Ken Brink, PO Senior Scientist Emeritus, recently published a graduate level text, “Physical Oceanography of the Continental Shelf.” The book focuses on…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Nihar Paul
Nihar Paul, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreSynergy II Project – Marine Heatwaves
PO scientists Svenja Ryan (left) and Caroline Ummenhofer (right) pose with artist Deb Ehrens (middle) in front of kinetic 3D sculptures representing marine heatwaves…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Ben Barr
Ben Barr, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreSphere implosion
A crushed subsurface flotation sphere is pulled from the Southern Atlantic Ocean in 2018. As part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative Global Argentine Basin Array, the sphere was part of…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Giovanni Dematteis
Giovanni Dematteis, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Onur Karakus
Onur Karakus, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreWhat’s happening with AMOC?
Scientists discuss the state of the Atlantic Ocean’s ‘conveyor belt’
Read MorePO’s 2023 Summer Student Fellows and Guest Students
Formation and circulation of newly ventilated winter water in the western Beaufort Sea
Lin, P., Pickart, R. S., Weingartner, T. J., Simmons, H. L., Itoh, M., & Kikuchi, T., 2023. Formation and circulation of newly ventilated winter water in the western Beaufort Sea. Progress in…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Shikhar Rai
Shikhar Rai, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Carolina Camargo
Carolina Camargo, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreRecord-level heat is predicted for the months, and years, ahead. Why is this happening?
Ongoing climate change and a naturally-occurring El Niño event overlap to bring the heat
Read MoreFreshwater contributions to decadal variability of the Indonesian Throughflow
Wang S, Ummenhofer CC, Oppo D, Murty SA, Wagner P, Böning CW, and Biastoch A., 2023. Freshwater contributions to decadal variability of the Indonesian Throughflow. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2023GL103906. Average SSS in…
Read MoreResearch Associate Austin Liou
Austin Liou, Research Associate I, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
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