Physical Oceanography
Upwelling of Atlantic water in Barrow Canyon, Chukchi Sea
Li, S., Lin, P., Dou, T., Xiao, C., Itoh, M., Kikuchi, T., & Qin, D., 2022. Upwelling of Atlantic water in Barrow Canyon, Chukchi Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127(3), e2021JC017839. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017839…
Read MoreCTD and rosette deployment off the side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy
CTD and rosette deployment off the side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy during Robert Pickart’s RAPID cruise in Baffin Bay in September-October 2021…
Read MoreWelcome Postdoctoral Investigator Astrid Pacini
Astrid Pacini, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreOcean data gives Northeast fishermen an edge against a warming ocean
Fishermen successfully brace against warm water wave from Gulf Stream, thanking greater access to data from the WHOI Shelf Fleet Program
Read MoreWelcome Postdoctoral Investigator Leo Middleton
Leo Middleton, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreNew ocean floats to boost global network essential for weather, climate research
WHOI and partners join together to launch approximately 100 new Argo floats across the Atlantic Ocean to collect data that supports ocean, weather and climate research and prediction
Read MoreSpotlight on Assistant Scientist, Nick Foukal
Nick Foukal is interested in the dynamics of the North Atlantic and Arctic, with a particular focus on how these basins store and transport heat.
Read MoreTropical fish…up north? How ocean physics play a role in altering water temperature and salinity
A study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists is explaining why warm and salty water along with warm water fish species, such as the deep-sea dwelling Gulf Stream flounder and Black Sea bass, were found far inshore in New England in the middle of winter 2017. How did this happen? Researchers say it is due to an intrusion of offshore water from the open ocean onto the Northeast U.S. Shelf, caused by eddies (a circular current of water) and wind.
Read MoreSatellite Altimetry Mission Promises Huge Advances for Physical Oceanography and Hydrology
Thomas Farrar, the oceanography science co-lead for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, says that when the satellite launches in late 2022, it will provide huge advances for physical oceanography…
Read MoreFrom the sound: A future powered by the sea
These two WHOI scientists discuss the promise of offshore wind and wave as renewable energy, and why WHOI is uniquely poised to make these safe and efficient forms of power
Read MoreMesoscale and submesoscale shelf-ocean exchanges initialize an advective Marine Heatwave
Chen, K., Gawarkiewicz, G., Yang, J., 2022. Mesoscale and submesoscale shelf-ocean exchanges initialize an advective Marine Heatwave. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2021JC017927. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017927 Bottom intensified intrusion as revealed…
Read MoreMIT/WHOI Joint Program Armstrong Cruise
After a year’s pause, the annual Joint Program student cruise resumed this fall!
Read MoreOcean Warming and Accelerating Southern Ocean Zonal Flow
In an article published in the Nov. 29 issue of Nature Climate Change, researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Scripps Institution of Oceanography found
Read MoreProgress in understanding of Indian Ocean circulation, variability, air–sea exchange, and impacts on biogeochemistry
Phillips, H. E. and Coauthors, 2021. Progress in understanding of Indian Ocean circulation, variability, air–sea exchange, and impacts on biogeochemistry. Ocean Sciences, 17, 1677-1751. doi:10.5194/os-17-1677-2021 Over the past decade, our…
Read MoreA coral reef kickstart
WHOI’s Reef Solutions Initiative takes a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate solutions for ailing coral reefs
Read MoreWelcome Postdoctoral Fellow Stefanie Semper
Stefanie Semper, Postdoctoral Fellow, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreBurrows on the beach
Rebuilding after a hurricane isn’t easy—especially for those pale, stalk-eyed creatures known as ghost crabs
Read MoreSpotlight on Assistant Scientist, Viviane Vasconcellos de Menezes
Viviane Menezes is a sea-going and satellite oceanographer investigating the interplay between ocean circulation, salinity, and air-sea interaction.
Read MoreAccessible Oceans
Making marine science available to the visually-impaired
Read MoreFate of warm Pacific water in the Arctic basin
Lin, P., Pickart, R. S., Våge, K., & Li, J., 2021. Fate of warm Pacific water in the Arctic basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL094693. https://doi. org/10.1029/2021GL094693 The Barrow Canyon…
Read MoreAdvective pathways and transit times of the Red Sea Overflow Water in the Arabian Sea from Lagrangian simulations
Menezes, V. V., 2021. Advective pathways and transit times of the Red Sea Overflow Water in the Arabian Sea from Lagrangian simulations. Progress in Oceanography, 199, 102697. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102697. The…
Read MoreModeling our climate future; WHOI to lead ocean current research
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) senior scientist of physical oceanography, Dr. Young-Oh Kwon, and WHOI adjunct scientist, Dr. Claude Frankignoul, have received a new research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections (MAPP) Program, funding their research project focusing on western boundary ocean currents and their correspondence with the atmosphere in relation to modern day climate.
Read MoreStudy Finds Growing Potential for Toxic Algal Blooms in the Alaskan Arctic
A warming Arctic presents potential new threats to humans and marine wildlife in the fast-changing region Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic ocean environment have reached a point at…
Read MoreWHOI scientists monitor the ocean with innovative tools and techniques to improve hurricane forecasting
Steve Jayne says that flying through hurricanes on a Lockheed-Martin WC-130J Weatherbird aircraft with the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s Hurricane Hunters…
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