Physical Oceanography
The 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 MorePostdoctoral Investigator Ciara Pimm
Postdoctoral Investigator Ciara Pimm joins WHOI’s PO Department.
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…
Read MoreWHOI Physical Oceanographer publishes peer-reviewed book about the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean and Its Role in the Global Climate System takes a deep dive into warming trends and extreme weather events
Read MoreChapter 7 Impacts of the Indian Ocean on regional and global climate
Ummenhofer, C. C., Taschetto, A., Izumo, T., & Luo, J.-J. (2024). Chapter 7 Impacts of the Indian Ocean on regional and global climate. In C.C. Ummenhofer & R. R. Hood…
Read MoreResearch Assistant II Anna Pinckney
Research Assistant II Anna Pinckney joins WHO’s PO Department.
Read MoreWHOI PO at 2024 European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria
PO Joint Program students, postdocs, and scientific staff attended the 2024 EGU Meeting in Vienna, Austria, this week to share project results with the international research community. Pictured (left to…
Read MoreTeam Turns Around Internal Wave Resolving Array West of California
As part of the National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP) Global Internal Wave study (NGIW), the Internal Wave Resolving (IWR) Array team…
Read MoreSea Surface Temperature Research Provides Clear Evidence of Human-Caused Climate Change
New oceanic research provides clear evidence of a human “fingerprint” on climate change and shows that specific signals from human activities have altered the seasonal cycle amplitude of sea surface temperatures.
Read MoreSunset in Megansett Harbor
Sunset behind osprey nest in Megansett Harbor. Photo by Glen Gawarkiewicz.
Read MoreWHOI Scientists Test Prototype Water-Level Sensor
Did you know 43% of Massachusetts’ population lives in a coastal community?
Read MoreCelebrating Pi Day with Chris Piecuch
Celebrate “Pi Day” by getting to know WHOI physical oceanographer Chris Piecuch!
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