Aaron Wickware
Partnership in Education Program (PEP) student fellow
California State University Monterey Bay
Jeff Pietro
Sr. Engineering Assistant + Puzzle Solver, WHOI’s Mooring Operations and Engineering group
Read MoreAnthropogenic fingerprint detectable in upper tropospheric ozone trends retrieved from satellite
Yu, X., Fiore, A. M., Santer, B. D., Correa, G. P., Lamarque, J.-F., Ziemke, J. R., Eastham, S. D., & Zhu, Q. (2024). Anthropogenic fingerprint detectable in upper tropospheric ozone trends retrieved from satellite. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c01289 Tropospheric ozone is a strong greenhouse gas, particularly in the upper troposphere. Limited observations point to a continuous increase in upper…
Read MoreKriish Hate
Research Assistant, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Read MoreA hotspot and mechanism of enhanced bottom intrusion on the southern New England shelf
Chen, K. (2024). A hotspot and mechanism of enhanced bottom intrusion on the southern New England shelf. Environmental Research Communications, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad61c7 Understanding the occurrence of open ocean water intrusions onto continental shelves holds both scientific significance and societal relevance, as such intrusions can significantly disrupt marine ecosystems and fisheries. Chen (2024) uses high-resolution numerical modeling to investigate…
Read MoreDeep Argo Observations of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Deep Fracture Zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge
Menezes, V. V., Robbins, P., Furey, H., & Mazloff, M. (2024). Deep Argo Observations of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Deep Fracture Zones of the Southwest Indian Ridge. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC021165. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021165 The Madagascar Basin is the primary pathway for Antarctic Bottom Water to ventilate the entire western Indian Ocean as part…
Read MoreWhat drives the mean along-shelf flow in the Northwest Atlantic coastal ocean?
Chen, K., & Yang, J. (2024). What Drives the Mean Along-Shelf Flow in the Northwest Atlantic Coastal Ocean? Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC021079. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021079 A long-standing hypothesis is that the steady along-shelf circulation in the Northwest Atlantic (NWA) coastal ocean is driven by buoyancy input from continental freshwater runoff. However, the influence of…
Read MoreFrom Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic
Camargo, C. M. L., Piecuch, C. G., & Raubenheimer, B. (2024). From Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(14), e2024GL109583. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109583 Mean magnitude-squared coherence (a, left) and admittance amplitude (b, middle) between Shelfbreak Jet transport and sea level at tide gauges ranging from Eastport, Maine (top row)…
Read MoreTracking a large‐scale and highly toxic Arctic algal bloom: Rapid detection and risk communication
Fachon, E., Pickart, R., Sheffield, G., Pate, E., Pathare, M., Brosnahan, M., Muhlbach, E., Horn, K., Spada, N., Rajagopalan, A., Lin, P., McRaven, L., Lago, L., Huang, J., Bahr, F., Stockwell, D., Hubbard, K., Farrugia, T., Lefebvre, K., & Anderson, D. (2024). Tracking a large‐scale and highly toxic Arctic algal bloom: Rapid detection and risk…
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Read MoreIntensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet
Chen, S.-Y. S., Marchal, O., Gardner, W., & Andres, M. (2024). Intensified currents associated with benthic storms underneath an eddying jet. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(7), e2024JC020963. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC020963 Figure provided by Sean Chen Benthic storms are episodes of intensified near‐bottom currents capable of sediment resuspension in the deep ocean. They typically occur under regions of…
Read MoreView of the stern of the R/V Armstrong
The Neil Armstrong, cruise AR8401, left Woods Hole on June 2 and arrived in Reykjavik on July 2, 2024. This is a bi-annual joint OOI-Irminger OSNAP-GDWBC cruise. Senior Research Specialist Heather Furey’s work was part of OSNAP, turning a set of moorings that monitor the Deep Western Boundary Current east of Greenland. Cruise report: https://www2.whoi.edu/site/bower-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/07/OSNAP-GDWBC-June2024-CruiseReportAR8401.pdf
Read MoreOceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones
Ventura, F., Sander, N., Catry, P., Wakefield, E., De Pascalis, F., Richardson, P. L., Granadeiro, J. P., Silva, M. C., & Ummenhofer, C. C. (2024). Oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones. Current Biology, 34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.06.022 In late summer and autumn, the passage of intense tropical cyclones can profoundly perturb oceanic and coastal ecosystems. Direct negative effects on…
Read MoreResearch Analyzes the Role of Ocean Heat Transport and Surface Heat Exchange in Warming the Arctic Ocean and Reducing Sea Ice
By Randy Showstack With the Arctic Ocean warming much more rapidly than the global average over the past several decades, the extent and thickness of sea ice in the Arctic has decreased dramatically. Climate models project that these trends will accelerate even more in the future. A new analysis finds that increased ocean heat transport…
Read MoreAshland Aguilar
Research Assistant, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering
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ALVIN Submersible Engineer & Operations Administrator
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The “father of Alvin” was a crucial advocate of developing scientific submersibles to study the deep sea.
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 West-Mack led the logistics coordination and in April, Aiden Thayer and Pelle Robbins delivered 6 core Argo floats to the ship TS State of Maine in Castine. While there…
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 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 floats – part 1: getting started and data considerations. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1358042. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1358042 Morris, T., Scanderbeg, M., West-Mack, D., Gourcuff, C., Poffa, N., Bhaskar, TVSU, Hanstein,…
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 cycle of the Surface Energy Budget (SEB) in the Beaufort-Chukchi seas (Fig.1), focusing on the autumn transition. Shipboard measurements from NASA’s Salinity and Stratification at…
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, J., Grissom, K., Guerra, M., Hormann, V., Joseph, K., Lanconelli, C., Melin, F., Meloni, D., Ottaviani, M., Pensieri, S., Ramesh, K., Rutan, D., Samarinas, N.,…
Read MoreDC Collasius
Lead Machinist & DunkWorks Specialist
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