Ocean Circulation
5 Questions with Dr. Amala Mahadevan
WHOI physical oceanographer sheds light on the climate-critical link between ocean currents and plankton
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Near-Resonant Super-Inertial Fluctuations at Islands
Ken Brink, WHOI. Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Information will be posted when available
Read MoreHeat waves on Cape Cod may be tied to slowing ocean current
WHOI researchers studied 25 years of data in search of cause behind rising ocean temperatures.
Physical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Feedback Between Wind Stress and Oceanic Submesoscale Processes
Xu Chen, Florida State University Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89553969484?pwd=ckZKRHg3L2lhTzRFaGNwVVJISHVlQT09 Meeting…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Internal Tide Modal Refraction in Baroclinic Gulf Stream Currents
Tim Duda, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84363953018?pwd=M0VqUjVWc3M4cmtWLzhBZ05HZTk1QT09 Meeting ID: 843…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Robust Longitudinally-Variable Responses of the ITCZ to a Myriad of Climate Forcings
Alyssa Atwood, Florida State University Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83293409154?pwd=UmJjblkyN1NZUldOUUUwNHN4TjF1Zz09 Meeting…
Read MoreStudies investigate marine heatwaves, shifting ocean currents
North America experienced a series of dangerous heatwaves during the summer of 2020, breaking records from coast to coast. In the ocean, extreme warming conditions are also becoming more frequent and intense.
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Gliders in the Gulf Stream: New Insights from Sustained Observing
Robert Todd, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88333820483?pwd=UWM1d0xwdER4Sis4SURUd0s4MzZwUT09 Meeting ID: 883…
Read MoreNorth Atlantic Ocean yields clues for better weather predictions
Findings of a new study investigating the interactions between the North Atlantic Ocean and the atmosphere will lead to more attention to how the ocean can be an important source of predictability in weather and climate.
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Reactive Ocean Currents
Francisco Beron-Vera, RSMAS Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89098114919?pwd=UlExNm9RT3N2ZW1ta2ZDdm43Nm9BQT09 Meeting ID: 890…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: The Turbulent Bottom Boundary Layer Beneath Internal Solitary Waves
Karl Helfrich, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88488697422?pwd=ZWVBMWZPdkh6L0hQMm9tNDJhbEhnQT09 Meeting ID: 884…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar:Likely Weakening of the Florida Current During the Past Century Revealed by Sea-Level Observations
Chris Piecuch, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86399026678?pwd=dEhlKzBhRC8vVXFXOU9xbkVyMDludz09 Meeting ID: 863…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Flow-Topography Interactions and Mixing in the Samoan Passage
Jesse Cusack, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83612044961?pwd=Y01JMS9GWmFPdFBZbnRETkF3Y2U2QT09…
Read MoreFlorida Current is Weaker Now Than at Any Point in the Past Century
A key component of the Gulf Stream has markedly slowed over the past century—that’s the conclusion of a new research…
Read MoreA Marine Heatwave Is Warming Up The Ocean Along The East Coast
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks to Glen Gawarkiewicz, an oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, about why the ocean temperatures are warming as well as what it means for ocean life and weather patterns.
Hot ocean waters along East Coast are drawing in ‘weird’ fish and supercharging hurricane season
Warm waters are a major concern with Hurricane Isaias forecast to ride up the Eastern Seaboard. Glen Gawarkiewicz, an oceanographer at WHOI, describes Gulf Stream fish being caught off Block Island, R.I., in January 2017 and increases in the “rate and amount” of species like mahi-mahi passing through.
Physical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Enhanced Abyssal Mixing in the Equatorial Pacific Associated with Non-Traditional Effects
Bertrand Delorme, Stanford University Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83659204072?pwd=NW40SDdzcG8zd2xVR0xCMTViUGhtUT09 Meeting ID:…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Eddy Vertical Structure and Variability: Deepglider Observations of Geostrophic Turbulence in the North Atlantic
Jake Steinberg, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85134868051?pwd=Y2hKV041WHFaU3IxK0JiWHQ5THBjUT09 Meeting ID: 851…
Read MoreWHOI Scientists Make Woods Hole Film Festival Appearance
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists appear in two shorts and a feature film at this year’s Woods Hole Film…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: The Influence of an Eddy on Cross-Shelf Transport of Passively Advected or Actively Swimming Biological Organisms
Irina Rypina, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82507151086?pwd=NG1ROHpaTFBaRkF2Qkk3U3lXcGpaQT09 Meeting ID: 825…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Iron, Light, and the Biological Response to Simulated Southern Ocean Eddies
Tyler Rohr, MIT Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86006062223?pwd=bjcxYnJVK2ZGL2E5alBQYW5lYVRFZz09 Meeting ID: 860…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Potential Vorticity Dynamics of the Arctic Halocline
Michael Spall, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84827620172?pwd=QVd3VlF0Tlp0ZjRpY3UzSmZIRjJoUT09 Meeting ID: 848…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Fluctuations of the Atlantic North Equatorial Undercurrent and Associated Changes in Oxygen Transports
Kristin Burmeister, Scottish Association for Marine Science Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting…
Read MoreSearch-and-rescue algorithm identifies hidden ‘traps’ in ocean waters
Researchers at the MIT, WHOI and other institutions have developed a technique they hope will help first responders quickly zero in on regions of the sea where missing objects or people are likely to be.
