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Comparison of radioactivity sources in the ocean
Comparison of radioactivity sources in the ocean. (Illustration by Amy Caracappa-Qubeck, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreConcentration of marine microplastics in the ocean on 2 globe models
Simulated models of how plastics are transported in the global ocean show that most plastics concentrate in the middle of subtropical gyres (left) However, large-scale ocean circulation systems such as…
Read MoreConceptual cross-section view of Yellowstone Lake geothermal dynamics
Millions of visitors marvel at Yellowstones colorful pools, bubbling springs, and steaming geysers. What they may not appreciate is that these features are just a small part of a larger-scale…
Read MoreConfiguration of tsunami warning pressure sensor system
When a pressure sensor detects a tsunami wave, a modem sends out an underwater sound signal. Sound waves reflect off warm water layers on the surface down to relay stations…
Read MoreCoral reef deterioration stages
Coral reef deterioration stages. Healthy corals support healthy marine ecosystems, but corals are in crisis on many fronts. High levels of carbon dioxide are warming ocean waters and causing them…
Read MoreCross-section of an anticyclonic eddy, warm core ring used for food sourcing
Sharks and other large predators may be using swirling pockets of unusually warm water to access food in the ocean twilight zone. In a recent study, researchers from WHOI and…
Read MoreCurrent vortices peeling off cylinders
(Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreCurrents around in the North Atlantic Ocean and into two Greenland Fjords
Currents around in the North Atlantic Ocean and into two Greenland Fjords. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreCurrents in the Arctic region
Currents in the Arctic region. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read More20 cities with the largest impact risk from sea level rise
From Special Report: Understanding Sea Level Rise, page 9. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAcoustic Sensing Cube in the Ocean Twilight Zone
An ocean network from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will give scientists a comprehensive view of the twilight zone, or mesopelagic, using several different technologies including moored buoys equipped with acoustic…
Read MoreSailors of the Air
In a published paper, oceanographer Phillip Richardson capitalized on his sailing and flying experiences to study the flight of albatrosses, which can travel great distances without flapping their wings. He…
Read MoreAnatomy of a rip current
a) Waves tend to break where the water is shallow, atop sandbars for example, but not where the water is deep. b) WHOI researchers used a 73-foot-long landing craft to…
Read MoreAnatomy of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami
Anatomy of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami. (Illustration by Amy Caracappa-Qubeck, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic ecosystem
Originally drawn for Peter Wiebe in Oceanus Magazine, vol. 43, no. 2, 2005. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic ecosystem, summer environment
Antarctic ecosystem, summer environment. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic ecosystem, winter environment
Antarctic ecosystem, winter environment. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic Ecosystem, winter season
Antarctic ecosystem. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreArctic currents map
Arctic currents map. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreArctic ecosystem
Originally drawn for Carin Ashjian in Oceanus Magazine, vol. 43, no. 2, 2005. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreArctic ecosystem, no text, including human
Arctic ecosystem. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read More“How Climate Change Spurred the Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations”
Climate change particularly changes in the monsoonprompted dramatic changes in how the peoples of ancient India lived. WHOI geologist Liviu Giosan, MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Camilo Ponton, and colleagues gathered…
Read More“Pinocchio’s Nose” effect of pinched off rotating warm core rings
Rotating warm core rings form in the deep ocean and eventually pinch off from the Gulf Stream, heading in a northwest direction onto the shallower continental slope. The outer limbs…
Read MoreSatellite image showing Pinocchio’s Nose warm water intrusion along the Shelf
In 2014, satellite imagery revealed an elongated body of warm Gulf Stream water pushing onto the edge of New England's continental shelf toward the southwest. Scientists have seen similar phenomena…
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