Physical Oceanography
Sylvia Cole
Physical Oceanographer
Read MoreImpact of atmospheric circulation variability on U.S. Midwest moisture sources
Carr, T., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2024). Impact of atmospheric circulation variability on U.S. Midwest moisture sources. Journal of Climate, 37, 59-75. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0178.1 Estimates of future changes in precipitation over land are…
Read MoreOn the role of wind–evaporation–SST feedbacks in the subseasonal variability of the east Pacific ITCZ
Ganguly, I., A. O. Gonzalez, and K. B. Karnauskas, 2023: On the Role of Wind–Evaporation–SST Feedbacks in the Subseasonal Variability of the East Pacific ITCZ. J. Climate, 37, 129–143, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0849.1. Observed precipitation (shaded)…
Read MorePostdoctoral Scholar Roger Creel
Postdoctoral Scholar Roger Creel joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreMIT-WHOI Joint Program Student Orientation Cruise, November 2023
In November 2023, a team of 20 MIT-WHOI Joint Program students steamed out on R/V Neil Armstrong for a 50h introductory research cruise. For many of them, this was the…
Read MorePO Runs Falmouth in the Fall
Assistant Scientist Svenja Ryan and Postdoctoral Investigators Giovanni Dematteis and Christoph Renkl pose at the finish of Falmouth in the Fall, a 7.2 mile race along Woods Hole and Falmouth’s…
Read MoreGlen Gawarkiewicz Presents “Sea Monsters from Classical Times through the Age of Exploration”
PO’s own Glen Gawarkeiwicz presents Sea Monsters from Classical Times through the Age of Exploration” as a special Halloween Treat!
Read MoreAn evaluation of eight global ocean reanalyses for the Northeast U.S. continental shelf
Carolina Castillo-Trujillo, A., Kwon, Y.-O., Fratantoni, P., Chen, K., Seo, H., Alexander, M. A., & Saba, V. S., 2023. An evaluation of eight global ocean reanalyses for the Northeast U.S.…
Read MoreOn the vertical structure of deep ocean subinertial variability
Toole, J. M., Musgrave, R. C., Fine, E. C., Steinberg, J. M., & Krishfield, R. A., 2023. On the vertical structure of deep ocean subinertial variability. Journal of Physical Oceanography. …
Read MoreIncreased melting of marine-terminating glaciers by sediment-laden plumes
McConnochie, C. D., & Cenedese, C., 2023. Increased Melting of Marine-Terminating Glaciers by Sediment-Laden Plumes. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(20), e2023GL103736. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103736 Measured melt rate (blue circles, left axis) and the entrainment coefficient estimated…
Read MoreMechanisms of tropical Pacific decadal variability
Capotondi, A., McGregor, S., McPhaden, M., Cravatte, S., Holbrook, N., Imada, Y., Sanchez, S., Sprintall, J., Stuecker, M., Ummenhofer, C., Zeller, M., Farneti, R., Graffino, G., Hu, S., Karnauskas, K., Kosaka,…
Read MoreResearch Associate Tessa Giacoppo
Tessa Giacoppo, Research Associate, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreStudy offers first definitive proof that Gulf Stream has weakened
“New research from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers the first conclusive evidence that the Gulf Stream has weakened. The powerful ocean current off the East Coast influences regional weather, climate and fisheries, and the finding could have significant implications both for New England and the global climate.”
Read MoreNew Study Finds That the Gulf Stream is Warming and Shifting Closer to Shore
WHOI scientists document changes in the Gulf Stream using two decades of measurements from Argo floats and Spray underwater gliders Woods Hole, MA (Oct. 9, 2023) — The Gulf Stream…
Read MoreWarming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001
Todd, R. E., & Ren, A. S. (2023). Warming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01835-w Since the turn of the 21st century, the…
Read MoreTropical volcanic eruptions and low frequency Indo-Pacific variability drive extreme Indian Ocean Dipole events
Tiger, B. H., & Ummenhofer, C. C., 2023. Tropical Volcanic Eruptions and Low Frequency Indo-Pacific Variability Drive Extreme Indian Ocean Dipole Events. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(19), e2023GL103991. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103991 Top: Initial sea surface temperature…
Read MoreNew Study Definitively Confirms Gulf Stream Weakening
The Gulf Stream – which is a major ocean current off the U.S. East Coast and a part of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation – plays an important role in weather and climate, and a weakening could have significant implications.
Read MoreEvaluating altimetry-derived surface currents on the south Greenland shelf with surface drifters
Coquereau, A., & Foukal, N. P., 2023. Evaluating altimetry-derived surface currents on the south Greenland shelf with surface drifters. Ocean Science, 19(5), 1393–1411. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1393-2023 The pathways and fate of freshwater in the East…
Read MoreThe competition between anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas climate forcing is revealed by North Pacific water-mass changes
Shi, J.-R., Wijffels, S. E., Kwon, Y.-O., Talley, L. D., & Gille, S. T. (2023). The competition between anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas climate forcing is revealed by North Pacific water-mass changes. Science…
Read MoreMaking sense of a mystery fish
Scientists tackle long-standing questions about the elusive American eel
Read MorePO scientists and engineers track pathways of freshwater from Greenland and the Arctic
Dan Torres, Jim Dunn, and Andy Davies successfully deployed seven moorings…
Read MoreAn afternoon on the RV Sally Ride
An afternoon on the RV Sally Ride: Brian Hogue (foreground, steadying the instrument) from the FIXIT Lab and Austin Liou from the Upper Ocean Processes Group (background, running the A-frame)…
Read MoreNew text on coastal oceanography, by PO Senior Scientist Emeritus Ken Brink
Ken Brink, PO Senior Scientist Emeritus, recently published a graduate level text, “Physical Oceanography of the Continental Shelf.” The book focuses on…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Nihar Paul
Nihar Paul, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
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