Polar Research
Physical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: On the Offshore Export of Glacial Meltwater in the Western North Atlantic
Olivier Marchal, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97073458686?pwd=U01aa2FpRStyVzFFbEREeG9laUF6QT09 Meeting ID: 970…
Read MoreClimate & Paleo Virtual Seminar: The Perplexities of Antarctic Sea Ice Behaviour During the Satellite Era
Clare Eayres, NYU, Abu Dhabi This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/91489628570?pwd=V2NoODhnQ2pHbGdlNnRFYnkzeXZ2UT09 Meeting ID: 914 8962 8570 Passcode:…
Read MoreA recent reversal in the response of western Greenland’s ice caps to climate change
New collaborative research from the WHOI and five partner institutions published today in Nature Geoscience, reveals that during past periods glaciers and ice caps in coastal west Greenland experienced climate conditions much different than the interior of Greenland. Over the past 2,000 years, these ice caps endured periods of warming during which they grew larger rather than shrinking.
Read More‘Tiger Stripes’ on a Saturn Moon Could Be Even More Unique Than Previously Thought
Icy moons that have (or are thought to have) subsurface oceans are common in the outer solar system. For example, Jupiter has several of them. These form when gravity from the planet they orbit stretches and squeezes their interior.
Rise and fall of water blisters offers glimpse beneath Greenland’s thick ice sheet
The findings could shed light on how climate change will affect Greenland’s vast frozen interior as the planet warms and surface melting increase.
MC&G Department Virtual Seminar: 210Po-210Pb Dynamics and Particle Export in the Western Arctic Ocean
Wokil Bam, WHOI Sponsored by: MC&G Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/94496409234
Read MoreDiverse Voices From Our Maritime Past
Diverse voices from our maritime past Exploring the historical contributions from mariners of color By Richard King and David Anderson…
Read MoreEmperor penguins, recommended as threatened species under Endangered Species Act
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal to list the emperor penguin as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
Read MoreNew Study Finds Emperor Penguins Increasingly Threatened by Climate Change
A new study published today in Global Change Biology provides valuable new data that highlights how species extinction risk is accelerating due to rapid climate change and an increase in extreme climate events, such as glacial calving and sea ice loss.
Read MoreMelting ice imperils 98% of Emperor penguin colonies by 2100
WASHINGTON (AP) — With climate change threatening the sea ice habitat of Emperor penguins, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced a proposal to list the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. “The lifecycle of Emperor penguins is tied to having stable sea ice, which they need to breed, to feed and to molt,” said Stephanie Jenouvrier, a penguin ecologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Physical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Subtropical Icebergs and Meltwater Routing in the Western North Atlantic
Alan Condron, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97073458686?pwd=U01aa2FpRStyVzFFbEREeG9laUF6QT09 Meeting ID: 970…
Read MoreAOP&E Department Virtual Seminar: Recent Fracture and Melt Dynamics of the West Ice Shelf and Its Tributary Glaciers in East Antarctica
Catherine Walker, WHOI This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/93873912253?pwd=Rmo0OXpTT2tJQmNsSzRVNTNwMG1Sdz09 Meeting ID: 938 7391 2253 Passcode: xF&4Gh…
Read MoreA rare mission north
Serendipitous science mission aboard the Polar Star provides “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to collect critical ocean data below the ice
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: Exploring Ocean Dynamics Beneath Ice Shelves with Radar
Irena Vankova, British Antarctic Survey, UK Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97073458686?pwd=U01aa2FpRStyVzFFbEREeG9laUF6QT09…
Read MoreIcebergs Drifting from Canada to Southern Florida
Using high resolution seafloor mapping, radiocarbon dating and a new iceberg model, the team analyzed about 700 iceberg scours (“plow marks” on the seafloor left behind by the bottom parts of icebergs dragging through marine sediment) from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to the Florida Keys.
Massive icebergs from Hudson Bay used to travel all the way to Florida, research suggests
“What our model suggests is that these icebergs get caught up in the currents created by glacial meltwater, and basically surf their way along the coast,” Condron said.
The ocean science-art connection
Some of the most complex insights in marine science are no match for the communicative power of art. Check out these five recent collaborations between ocean scientists and artists
Read MoreAOP&E Department Virtual Seminar:Interactions of Upper Ocean and Sea Ice in the Arctic Ocean: Small-Scale Processes and Their Large-Scale Implications
Madison Smith, University of Washington Sponsored by: AOP&E Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81616654629?pwd=UE5FNUpDTlJRdjVLYTVrL3REbFVIZz09 Meeting ID:…
Read MorePhysical Oceanography Department Virtual Seminar: How Much Arctic Fresh Water Participates in the Subpolar Overturning Circulation?
Isabela Le Bras, WHOI Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97073458686?pwd=U01aa2FpRStyVzFFbEREeG9laUF6QT09 Meeting ID:…
Read MoreNOAA Live! Webinar: Breaking Up is Hard To Do: River Ice Breakup in Alaska
Crane Johnson, NOAA’s National Weather Service Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center, Anchorage, AK Sponsored by: NOAA & Woods Hole Sea…
Read MoreWHOI research in five inhospitable locations
Whether they’re under the ice at the furthest poles or hovering above the ocean’s deepest volcanoes, these researchers get the job done.
Read MoreFrom Art to Science: the Anatomy of Glaciers
A visually exciting discussion about Greenland glacial photography and science, featuring WHOI glaciologist Sarah Das and professional aerial photographer Roger Fishman.
Read MoreChanging climate: In-depth coverage of our changing climate and environmental issues
Tracking change in the Arctic Ocean
Changes in the Arctic Ocean are becoming clearer, thanks to an ocean monitoring network maintained by WHOI researchers in the Beaufort Gyre since 2003.
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