Posts Tagged ‘oceanography’

Warm ocean speeds ice melt in Antarctica

TEXAS A&M (US) — The melting rate of certain glaciers in Antarctica is unmistakably accelerating, scientists report. Continue…

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Wind-churned plastics litter deep ocean

U. WASHINGTON (US) — By skimming only the surface, decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean may vastly underestimate the true amount of debris in some cases, new findings show. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 13:05 - 0 Comments

‘Launch pad’ sites boost baby turtles’ odds

STANFORD (US) — Where leatherback turtles are born may be as important for their chances of survival as how good they are at dodging life’s obstacles. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 20, 2012 18:15 - 0 Comments

Ocean warming accelerated over past 100 years

TEXAS A&M (US) — Increased warming from changing ocean currents has accelerated over the past century and could ultimately affect climate patterns over much of the world, according to oceanographers. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 11:19 - 0 Comments

Glider fleet to track fish in real time

CORNELL (US) — A flotilla of solar-powered ocean gliders that can travel up to 12 miles a day may make it possible for scientists to track ocean changes as they happen. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 29, 2011 11:54 - 0 Comments

Japan’s tsunami picked up by radar

UC DAVIS (US) — The tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 was the first to be observed by high-frequency radar, raising the possibility of new early warning systems. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 15, 2011 13:06 - 1 Comment

10 million viruses in one drop of seawater

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Viruses fill the ocean and have a significant effect on ocean biology, according to a new study that reveals striking recurring patterns of marine virioplankton dynamics in the open sea. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 19, 2011 11:02 - 0 Comments

Acidic ocean spawns wimpy mussels

UC DAVIS (US) — Increased ocean acidity is taking a toll on mussels, creating a domino effect on coastal ecosystems from Alaska to California. (more…)

Gulf ‘dead zone’ bigger than Delaware

TEXAS A&M (US) — This year’s dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is 3,300 square miles—bigger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined—and researchers anticipate it could become much larger. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 15, 2011 11:35 - 1 Comment

Red tide toxins ride in on wave of salt

TEXAS A&M (US) — Changes in salinity may explain why red tide algae in the Gulf of Mexico becomes toxic as it moves onshore, killing marine life and posing health hazards to humans. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 13, 2011 12:18 - 2 Comments

Network tracks ocean’s ebb and flow

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A network of high-frequency radar systems is keeping track of 1,500 miles of Pacific shoreline—from Astoria, Washington, to Tijuana, Mexico. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 29, 2011 12:02 - 0 Comments

Deep-sea volcanoes air volatile side

MCGILL (CAN) — Deep-sea volcanoes do more than gush magma flow—in some cases high concentrations of CO2 cause massive underwater explosions. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jan 7, 2011 13:11 - 1 Comment

Methane levels near normal in Gulf

TEXAS A&M / UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Calling the results “extremely surprising,” researchers report that methane gas concentrations in the Gulf of Mexico have returned to near normal levels only months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 20, 2010 14:57 - 2 Comments

Will turbines turn tides into electricity?

U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Two turbines, each 30 feet wide, are being deployed in Puget Sound to test the feasibility of feeding power from ocean tides into an electrical grid. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 13, 2010 13:02 - 0 Comments

Easy way to track phytoplankton

U. WASHINGTON (US) — It’s now much easier to pinpoint biological hot spots in the world’s oceans where some inhabitants are smaller than, well, a pinpoint. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 22, 2010 13:33 - 0 Comments

Effects of Gulf spill dispersant unknown

U. BUFFALO (US) — After the failure of the Deepwater Horizon oil well last spring, nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant were released into the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 17, 2010 12:21 - 0 Comments

Fate of deep plumes in Gulf spill

UC SANTA BARBARA / TEXAS A&M (US) — Answers are emerging about the impact of hydrocarbon gases escaping from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 2, 2010 12:12 - 0 Comments

Robotic sub records flow of undersea river

U. LEEDS (UK)—A team of scientists has used a robotic submarine to observe detailed flows within an deep-sea river for the first time. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 14, 2010 17:15 - 1 Comment

Greenhouse gas causing Indian Ocean to rise

U. COLORADO (US)—Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, and Java, appear to be at least partly a result of human-induced increases of atmospheric greenhouse gases. (more…)

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