Physical Oceanography
Momme Hell
Faculty
Research Keywords: Air-Sea Interaction, Surface Waves, Earth System Predictability
Xiaoting Yang
Faculty
Research Keywords: Meridional Overturning Circulation; Ocean modeling; Lagrangian Framework
Assistant Scientist Xiaoting Yang
Xiaoting Yang, Assistant Scientist, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreDeep ocean clues to a million-year-old Ice Age puzzle revealed in new study
A new WHOI-led study challenges theories regarding the origins of a significant transition through the Earth’s ice ages.
Read MoreSaving Tico
A manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation
Read MoreWHOI and Brazil-based NGO partner to save West Indian manatee
A new study shines light on the role of currents in marine mammal conservation
Read MoreAssistant Scientist Momme Hell
Momme Hell, Assistant Scientist, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreNew England Seamounts Acoustics (NESMA) Experiment
MIT/WHOI Joint Program Students and MIT Students help members of USGS collect a core on board the RV Roger Revelle…
Read MoreAMS honors Dr. Amy Bower with 2025 Henry Stommel Research Medal
This is the highest honor the American Meteorological Society (AMS) presents to oceanographers.
Read MoreIs the regime shift in Gulf Stream warm core rings detected by satellite altimetry? An inter-comparison of eddy identification and tracking products
Perez, E., Andres, M., Gawarkiewicz, G. (2024). Is the Regime Shift in Gulf Stream Warm Core Rings Detected by Satellite Altimetry? An Inter-Comparison of Eddy Identification and Tracking Products; Journal of…
Read MoreTsung-lin Hsieh
Siraput Jongaramrungruang
Manuel Hernandez
Joleen Heiderich
Mara Freilich
Stephen Maldonado
Tianjia Liu
An Oceanographer’s Atlas
WHOI physical oceanographer Glen Gawarkiewicz has a collection of more than 25 original antique maps, some dating as far back as 1535.
Read MoreA new report on coastal resilience
New report released during NY Climate Week and upcoming UN General Assembly high-level plenary meeting on threats posed by sea level rise
Read MoreWeiguang Wu
Shuai Meng
Thanda Newkirk
Vincent Johnson
Ocean Encounters: Restless Seas
The ocean is constantly in motion. Learn how changing currents shape climate, support life, and impact us all.
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