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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

October 2012

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Making a Splash

A mooring anchor entered the North Atlantic in dramatic fashion last month from the stern of R/V Knorr. The mooring is part of the NASA-sponsored SPURS (Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study) cruise to study sea-surface salinity in the saltiest part of the ocean. The cruise is being led by WHOI oceanographer Ray Schmitt to better understand small-scale and recent, broad changes to salinity patterns that might reveal information about the workings of the global water cycle. (Photo by Julian J. Schanze, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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New Research Vessel Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong

The R/V Neil Armstrong, which will be operated by WHOI, will carry on its namesake’s legacy of exploration, enabling the next generation of oceanographic science and discovery. 

 
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New Weather-Shifting Climate Cycle Revealed in Study

Its existence, if confirmed, offers another cog to understand the ocean-atmosphere machinery that regulates worldwide rain, droughts, wildfires, fisheries and storms.

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Researchers Highlight Growing Ocean Acidification Problem

An international group of scientists are working to improve communication about ocean acidification to help the public better understand this pressing global issue.

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Public Can Help Scientists Identify Seafloor Habitats

Citizen scientists have an opportunity to help identify objects they see in images of the seafloor as part of the new interactive Seafloor Explorer Web site.

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Scientists Say BP Used Courts to Attack Oil Spill Research

Writing in the journal Science, lead author Rich Camilli and his colleagues called for legislation that would shield researchers from litigants who were “seeking to silence scientific inquiry."

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Human Impacts Felt on Black Sea Long Before Industrial Era 
Phys.org

Where Asia's Monsoons Go to Die
Science

Film to Re-edit Shackleton's Odyssey and Project to Recover Endurance
South Atlantic News Agency

 
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