Physical Oceanography
Increased Gulf Stream warm core ring formations contributes to an observed increase in salinity maximum intrusions on the Northeast Shelf
Silver, A., Gangopadhyay, A., Gawarkiewicz, G., Fratantoni, P., & Clark, J., 2023. Increased Gulf Stream warm core ring formations contributes to an observed increase in salinity maximum intrusions on the…
Read MoreAtmospheric Research Provides Clear Evidence of Human-Caused Climate Change Signal Associated with CO2 Increases
Claims that Climate Change Is Natural are Inconsistent with Atmospheric Temperature Trends
Read MoreFirst Observational Evidence of Beaufort Gyre Stabilization, Which Could be Precursor to Huge Freshwater Release
Significant ramifications including impacting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key component of global climate, are possible.
Read MoreDeep Madagascar Basin and East Madagascar Current Experiments
Chief Scientist Viviane Menezes and other WHOI folks at sea on the R/V Revelle RR2303 to support long-pandemic-delayed field programs…
Read MoreDeep Madagascar Basin Cruise RR2303 April-May 2023
Andy Davies, ResTech Josh Manger, and graduate student Lois Baker (Imperial College, UK) on the back deck of the R/V Revelle (RR2303 April-May 2023) deploying a sound source mooring in the early dawn hours…
Read MoreAir-Ice-Sea interactions in West Spitsbergen fjords
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Lukas Lobert deployed an ADCP from sea-ice to investigate how…
Read MoreOceanic bottom mixed layer in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone: potential influence on deep-seabed mining plume dispersal
Chen, S.-Y. S., Ouillon, R., Muñoz-Royo, C., & Peacock, T. (2023). Oceanic bottom mixed layer in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone: Potential influence on deep-seabed mining plume dispersal. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-023-09920-6 (Image…
Read MoreRevisiting HF ground wave propagation losses over the ocean: A comparison of long‐term observations and models
Kirincich, A., & Emery, B., 2023. Revisiting HF ground wave propagation losses over the ocean: A comparison of long‐term observations and models. Radio Science. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022rs007550 Understanding variations in the received…
Read MoreModels of Continent & Mantle Evolution
Whitehead, J., 2023. Convection Cells with accumulating Crust: Models of Continent & Mantle Evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, e2022JB025643. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jb025643 A simple computer study shows how the very…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Loreley (Rory) Lago
Loreley (Rory) Lago, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreOn the Move
The Coastal Pioneer Array is moving south in 2024. WHOI’s Al Plueddemann discusses the array’s importance and its upcoming move
Read MoreEngineer II Ian Fernandez
Ian Fernandez, Engineer II, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreInertial oscillations and frontal processes in an Alboran Sea jet: Effects on divergence and vertical transport
Esposito, G., Donnet, S., Berta, M., Shcherbina, A. Y., Freilich, M., Centurioni, L., D’Asaro, E. A., Farrar, J. T., Johnston, T. M. S., Mahadevan, A., Özgökmen, T., Pascual, A., Poulain, P.-M., Ruiz,…
Read MoreSea ice around Woods Hole
Sea ice around Woods Hole formed during the Arctic blast of February 3rd and 4th…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Christoph Renkl
Christoph Renkl, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreReabsorption of lee-wave energy in bottom-intensified currents
Wu, Y., Kunze, E., Tandon, A., & Mahadevan, A, 2022. Reabsorption of lee-wave energy in bottom-intensified currents. Journal of Physical Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-22-0058.1 While lee-wave generation has been argued to…
Read MoreRiver effects on sea-level rise in the Río de la Plata estuary during the past century
Piecuch, C. G., 2023. River effects on sea-level rise in the Río de la Plata estuary during the past century, Ocean Sci., 19, 57–75. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-57-2023 Identifying the causes for…
Read MoreResearch reveals new links behind climate change in Australia
A team of scientists, including those from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), have combined stalagmites and climate model simulations to reveal links between monsoon rains and tropical cyclones in Australia.
Read MoreSubsurface ocean temperature responses to the anthropogenic aerosol forcing in the North Pacific
Shi, J.-R., Y.-O. Kwon, and S. E. Wijffels, 2023. Subsurface ocean temperature responses to the anthropogenic aerosol forcing in the North Pacific. Geophys. Res. Lett. 50, e2022GL101035, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101035 Climate variations…
Read MoreReview of oceanic mesoscale processes in the North Pacific: Physical and biogeochemical impacts
Ueno, H., Bracco, A., Barth, J., Budyansky, M., Hasegawa, D., Itoh, S., Kim, S., Ladd, C., Lin, X., Park, Y.-G., Prants, S., Ross, T., Rypina, I., Sasai, Y., Trusenkova, O.,…
Read MoreWHOI PO Department has strong showing at the COP27 Climate Conference
By Dominic Fucile Over 30 members of the WHOI community attended the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. From November 6 – 18 2022, WHOI administrators, scientists,…
Read MoreCoupled atmosphere‐ocean observations of a cold air outbreak and its impact on the Iceland Sea
Renfrew, I., Huang, J., Semper, S., Barrell, C., Terpstra, A., Pickart, R., Våge, K., Elvidge, A., Spengler, T., Strehl, A., & Weiss, A., 2022. Coupled atmosphere‐ocean observations of a cold…
Read MoreNew Research Unlocks Clues About the Iconic Flight of the Wandering Albatross
Wandering albatrosses’ wingspan of up to 11 feet and is the largest known of any living bird, and yet wandering albatrosses fly while hardly flapping their wings. Instead, they depend on dynamic soaring in addition to updrafts and turbulence.
Read MoreThe Arctic Ocean’s Beaufort Gyre
The Arctic Ocean’s Beaufort Gyre
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