Ocean Chemistry
New Study Finds Distinct Microbes Living Next to Corals
WHOI scientists distinct discover microbes living just a few centimeters from the surface of corals near the southern coast of Cuba. The discovery may yield clues about the ecological functions of microbes, and how they find and infect coral colonies.
Read MoreA Radical Perspective on the Marine Oxygen Cycle: Superoxide as a Major Sink of Marine Dissolved Oxygen
Kevin Sutherland, WHOI Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreThe CO2 System in the Marsh Carbon Cycle: Biogeochemistry, Fluxes and An Ignored Biogeochemical Link
Zhaohui ‘Aleck’ Wang, WHOI Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreThere will be no MC&G seminar today
Tracking Radium in the Arctic
Jessica Dabrowski is an ocean chemist and a second-year graduate student in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied…
Read MoreChasing Ocean ‘Snowflakes’
Scientists envision putting a flotilla of devices in the ocean to act as “eyes” that can track the “marine snow” that drifts down into the ocean.
Read MoreOcean Acidification
The release of sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere by power plants and agricultural activities is making seawater more acidic.
Read MoreCarbon Cycle
Carbon is the building block of life on Earth and has a powerful impact on the planet’s climate.
Read MoreOcean Chemistry
The understanding of chemistry in the ocean is critical because changes can influence marine life, and in turn, human life.
Read MoreBiogeochemistry
What is Biogeochemistry? Biogeochemistry is a relatively new scientific discipline that explores the physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes and…
Read MoreThe pH Scale
pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. The more hydrogen ions that are present,…
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide in Seawater
When carbon dioxide mixes with seawater it has the effect of reducing the availability of carbonate ions, which many marine…
Read MoreFAQs about Ocean Acidification
Introduction Ocean acidification is a new field of research in which most studies have been published in the past 10…
Read MoreTo Tag a Squid
How do you design a tag that can attach to a soft-bodied swimming animal and track its movements? Very thoughtfully.
Read MoreHow Do Corals Build Their Skeletons?
WHOI scientists discovered precisely how ocean acidification affects coral skeletons’ a factor that will help scientists predict how corals throughout the world will fare as the oceans become more acidic.
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