An idealized modeling study of the midlatitude variability of the wind-driven meridional overturning circulation
Spall, M.A., 2021: An Idealized Modeling Study of the Midlatitude Variability of the Wind-Driven Meridional Overturning Circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2425-2441, https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-20-0317.1 The amplitude of the wind-forced meridional overturning circulation variability as a function of latitude and forcing frequency for the upper (layer 1), mid (layer 2), and abyssal (layer 3) ocean as predicted…
Read MoreSalinity Maximum Intrusion Cruise
Under the lead of Glen Gawarkiewicz the R/V Neil Armstrong surveys the Southern New England shelfbreak…
Read MoreSpotlight on Administrative Associate Andrea Harvey
This month, we are spotlighting PO’s Andrea Harvey, who joined WHOI in 2016…
Read MoreState of the Observatory Report gives an overview of the 20 year history of the observatory and outlines possible paths for the future of MVCO and its assets
Kirincich, A. (2021) Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory 2021: State of the Observatory Report. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Schematic drawing of MVCO’s assets, the Air-Sea Interaction Tower, Offshore Node, Meteorological Mast, and Shore Lab. The Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory 2021: State of the Observatory Report gives an overview of the 20 year history of the observatory…
Read MoreSeasonal prediction of bottom temperature on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf
Chen, Z., Y.-O. Kwon, K. Chen, P. Fratantoni, G. Gawarkiewicz, T.J. Joyce, T.J. Miller, J.A. Nye, V.S. Saba, and B.C. Stock, 2021: Seasonal Prediction of Bottom Temperature on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf. J. Geophys. Res., 126, e2021JC017187. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017187. Reliable prediction of bottom temperature could improve fisheries stock assessments on the Northeast U.S. shelf (NES),…
Read MoreLong-distance radiation of Rossby waves from the equatorial current system
Farrar, J. T., Durland, T., Jayne, S. R., and Price, J. F., 2021. Long-Distance Radiation of Rossby Waves from the Equatorial Current System. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(6):1947-1966. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-20-0048.1 Satellite sea surface height measurements on 2 Dec 1998, after filtering to emphasize the monthly period “tropical instability waves” that result from an instability or breakdown…
Read MoreChanges in the North Atlantic deep western boundary currents not directly linked to the Meridional Overturning Circulation in 2014-2018
A new study through the international efforts of fifteen research institutes has cast doubts on the view…
Read MoreIntraseasonal sea level variability in the Persian Gulf
Piecuch, C.G., Fukumori, I., and Ponte, R. M., 2021. Intraseasonal Sea Level Variability in the Persian Gulf. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(5), 1687-1704. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-20-0296.1 The Persian Gulf is one of the world’s busiest water ways, and its coastline is home to millions of people. However, due to a lack of historical data, sea-level variability in…
Read MoreSpotlight on Engineering Assistant III Barbara Callahan
This week, we are highlighting PO’s Barbara Callahan, who joined the PO Department in 2010.
Read MoreSpray Glider Deployment
After a multi-month break due to COVID, Robert Todd’s group resumed routinely surveying the Gulf Stream.
Read MoreClimate did not drive Common Era Maldivian sea-level lowstands
Piecuch, C.G., Kemp, A.C., Gebbie, G., and Meltzner, A. J., 2021. Climate did not drive Common Era Maldivian sea-level lowstands. Nature Geoscience, 14, 273–275. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00731-2 Reconstructions of sea level during Common Era—the past 2,000 years—are informative of relationships between sea level and natural climate variability, and the uniqueness of modern sea-level rise. Researchers recently reconstructed…
Read MoreParticulate Carbon Gulf of Maine Biogeochemistry
The CTD on the deck of the R/V Endeavor is a hub of activity.
Read MoreSpotlight on PO Research Specialist Frank Bahr
This week, we are highlighting PO’s own Frank Bahr, who joined the PO Department in 1991.
Read MoreThe coastal ocean can intensify atmospheric rivers, researchers find
In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers found that ARs derive moisture, known as latent heat flux, from the coastal ocean as the rivers travel…
Read MoreProfiler buoyancy sphere recovered on the Pioneer 14 cruise
While this may look like Snuffleupagus on the back deck of the R/V Neil Armstrong, it is actually a profiler buoyancy sphere recovered on the Pioneer 14 cruise.
Read MorePioneer 14 Expedition Chief Scientist, Al Plueddemann
Chief Scientist of the Pioneer 14 Expedition, Al Pluedemann, models the uniform de rigueur
Read MoreWelcome Guest Investigator Jezabel Curbelo
Jezabel Curbelo, “Ramón y Cajal” researcher at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, joins WHOI’s PO Department as a Guest Investigator
Read MoreWelcome Research Assistant II Adele Anderson
Adele Anderson, Research Assistant II, joins WHOI’s PO department
Read MoreUnderstanding physical drivers of the 2015/16 marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic
Perez, E., Ryan, S., Andres, M. et al, 2021. Understanding physical drivers of the 2015/16 marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic. Scientific Reports 11, 17623. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97012-0 The authors of this study looked into major marine heatwave events that happened in the Northwest Atlantic during 2015-16. We analyze spatiotemporal patterns of surface and subsurface temperature structures…
Read MoreHow much Arctic fresh water participates in the subpolar overturning circulation?
Le Bras, I., F. Straneo, M. Muilwijk, L. H. Smedsrud, F. Li, M. S. Lozier, and N. P. Holliday, 2021: How much Arctic fresh water participates in the subpolar overturning circulation? Journal of Physical Oceanography, 955–973, https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-20-0240.1. Fresh Arctic waters flowing into the Atlantic are thought to have two primary fates. They may be mixed…
Read MoreGulf Stream mean and eddy kinetic energy: Three‐dimensional estimates from underwater glider observations
Todd, R.E. 2021, Gulf stream mean and eddy kinetic energy: Three-dimensional estimates from underwater glider observations, Geophysical Research Letters, 48(6), e2020GL090281, doi: 10.1029/2020GL090281. Energy is a key metric of the Earth’s climate system, of which the ocean is a major part. Kinetic energy, the energy of moving water in the ocean, is partitioned into mean…
Read MoreSTRATUS Cruise
S-18 Recovery and S-19 Buoy Deployment
Read MoreMicrostructure mixing observations and finescale parameterizations in the Beaufort Sea
Fine, E. C., J. A. MacKinnon, M. H. Alford, J. M. Mickett (2021). Microstructure mixing observations and finescale parameterizations in the Beaufort Sea, J. Phys. Oceanogr. 51, 19-35 https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-19-0233.1 In the Beaufort Sea in September of 2015, concurrent mooring and microstructure observations were used to assess dissipation rates in the vicinity of 72°35′N, 145°1′W. Microstructure…
Read MoreBetter observations of the rapidly-warming Indian Ocean
Beal, L. M., and Coauthors, 2020. A roadmap to IndOOS-2: Better observations of the rapidly-warming Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0209.1. Indian Ocean main oceanographic features and phenomena. The surface circulation seasonally reverses north of 10°S under the influence of monsoons. The summer monsoon also promotes the intense Somali current as well…
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