Posts for tag "WHOI"
NOAA deploys both static and dynamic audio recorders in search for North Atlantic Right Whales
Ever heard of an “up-call?” If you’re one of the researchers at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, it’s likely you have. Considered the primary vocalization of North Atlantic right whales, experts characterize the low-sounding thud as a...
- Posted June 17, 2020
Debris from Melting Shelves Changing the Biology and Chemistry of the Arctic Ocean
Researchers are measuring radium isotopes from Arctic Shelves to determine how fast melting is taking place and how much the ocean’s chemistry is changing.
- Posted February 12, 2018
Underwater Cameras And Autonomous Vehicles Track Leatherback Turtles
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists use TurtleCam underwater cameras and an autonomous vehicle to follow leatherback turtles.
- Posted November 4, 2016
Bottom Trawling Whips Up More Sediment Than Rivers
U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists find that bottom trawling whips up more sediment than river deposition.
- Posted September 26, 2016
Burning Permafrost: Handheld Water Quality Meters Track Impacts
Peristaltic pumps and handheld water quality meters aid Woods Hole Research Center scientists studying impacts of fire to Yukon River Delta permafrost.
- Posted September 8, 2016
New York Bight Buoy Tracks Threatened Baleen Whales
Buoy-attached tech developed at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is helping to spot threatened baleen whales in the New York Bight.
- Posted July 27, 2016
Sonar In Warming Oceans Put To Test
Scientists study the effectiveness of sonar in warming oceans, zeroing in on impacts to underwater sound speeds.
- Posted June 20, 2016
Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Center Launches
A data center for the pioneering Ocean Observatories Initiative, which collects and shares data from more than 800 sophisticated instruments and a transmission network across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is now operating at Rutgers University. The...
- Posted May 24, 2016
Australian Floods Worsened By Warming Ocean
During the summer of 2010 to 2011, the Australian state of Queensland experienced severe flooding events despite the fact that the cyclone season was considered normal. In a release, researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution indicate that...
- Posted December 2, 2015
After Deepwater Horizon, Oil Dispersants Limited Natural Hydrocarbon Consumers
A study led by scientists at the University of Georgia finds that dispersants used after the Deepwater Horizon disaster limited natural oil-eating microbes.
- Posted November 13, 2015
“Accident Of Geography” Brings Rare Galapagos Penguin Back From The Brink
Shifts in oceanic and atmospheric conditions helped bring the rare Galapagos penguin back from the edge of extinction over a 30-year period.
- Posted August 17, 2015
Study Near East Pacific Rise Uncovers Iron Source For Southern Ocean
Near the East Pacific Rise, researchers find iron spewed out by seafloor vents isn’t lost to the ocean floor, helps fuel Southern Ocean phytoplankton.
- Posted July 13, 2015
New study explains mysteriously fast draining of glacial lakes
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Washington have revealed how cracks form in glacial lakes, leading to the intense drainage of billions of gallons of water in very short amounts of time....
- Posted June 25, 2015
Research Cruise Pinpoints Phytoplankton’s Critical Role In Marine Phosphorus Cycle
A study from Columbia University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute details a more complex marine phosphorus cycle in which phytoplankton play a vital part.
- Posted May 28, 2015
