Physical Oceanography
What drives the mean along-shelf flow in the Northwest Atlantic coastal ocean?
Chen, K., & Yang, J. (2024). What Drives the Mean Along-Shelf Flow in the Northwest Atlantic Coastal Ocean? Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC021079. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021079 A long-standing hypothesis is…
Read MoreFrom Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic
Camargo, C. M. L., Piecuch, C. G., & Raubenheimer, B. (2024). From Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(14), e2024GL109583. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109583 Mean…
Read MoreTracking a large‐scale and highly toxic Arctic algal bloom: Rapid detection and risk communication
Fachon, E., Pickart, R., Sheffield, G., Pate, E., Pathare, M., Brosnahan, M., Muhlbach, E., Horn, K., Spada, N., Rajagopalan, A., Lin, P., McRaven, L., Lago, L., Huang, J., Bahr, F.,…
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Find out who they are.
Read MoreGroundbreaking Study Reveals Oceanic Seabirds Chase Tropical Cyclones
A new study reveals that the rare Desertas Petrels, a wide-ranging seabird in the North Atlantic, exhibit unique foraging behaviors during hurricane season.
Read MoreIntensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet
Chen, S.-Y. S., Marchal, O., Gardner, W., & Andres, M. (2024). Intensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC020963. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC020963 Figure provided…
Read MoreView of the stern of the R/V Armstrong
The Neil Armstrong, cruise AR8401, left Woods Hole on June 2 and arrived in Reykjavik on July 2, 2024. This is a bi-annual joint OOI-Irminger OSNAP-GDWBC cruise. Senior Research Specialist…
Read MoreOceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones
Ventura, F., Sander, N., Catry, P., Wakefield, E., De Pascalis, F., Richardson, P. L., Granadeiro, J. P., Silva, M. C., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2024). Oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones. Current…
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 MoreMixing layer diagram
Mixing layer diagram. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreThe long journey of Bottle No. 71645
Drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents found on Maine beach
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 MoreWHOI to Receive Funding For Ocean Margins Initiative in West Africa
New program at Schmidt Sciences will refine details of ocean carbon cycling and ecosystem resilience
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 MoreAutumnal Equinox shift in Arctic Surface Energy Budget: Beaufort-Chukchi Seas Case Study
Carrigg, J., Yu, L., Menezes, V. V., & Chen, Y. (2024). Autumnal Equinox shift in Arctic Surface Energy Budget: Beaufort-Chukchi Seas Case Study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(5), e2023JC020788. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020788 This study examines the annual…
Read MoreOcean surface radiation measurement best practices
Riihimaki, L., Cronin, M., Acharya, R., Anderson, N., Augustine, J., Balmes, K., Berk, P., Bozzano, R., Bucholtz, A., Connell, K., Cox, C., di Sarra, A., Edson, J., Fairall, C., Farrar,…
Read MorePerkins School for the Blind Visit Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
On Saturday, May 11, WHOI welcomed students from Perkins School for the Blind’s Outreach Program.
Read MoreFor microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds
New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.
Read MoreAn open polar sea?
The once-romanticized notion of an ice-free Arctic comes full circle
Read MoreNew peer-reviewed book “The Indian Ocean and Its Role in the Global Climate System” published
The Indian Ocean represents one of the great frontiers in climate science and oceanography. Bordered by nearly 40 countries, and home to a third of the global population, changes to…
Read MoreIntroduction to the Indian Ocean
Hood, R. R., Ummenhofer, C. C., Phillips, H. E., & Sprintall, J. (2024). Introduction to the Indian Ocean. In C. C. Ummenhofer & R. R. Hood (Eds.), The Indian Ocean and…
Read MoreChapter 3: Past, present, and future of the South Asian monsoon
Ummenhofer, C.C., Geen, R., Denniston, R.F., and Rao, M.P. (2024). Chapter 3: Past, present, and future of the South Asian monsoon. In: The Indian Ocean and its role in the…
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