Speaker Shafer Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science, New York University Sensing Sub-Mesoscale Structures from SWOT Abstract The Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) aboard NASA’s recently launched Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite measures sea surface height (SSH) in 120 km wide swaths. Far exceeding its engineering expectations, the instrument is resolving SSH features […]
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Bio@Noon Seminar, October 23
Speaker James F. Holden, Professor, UMass Amherst, Dept. of Microbiology Autotrophy and competition among thermophiles from hydrothermal vents Abstract Thermophilic methanogens and some sulfur reducers in hydrothermal vents can fix CO2 usingH2 as an energy source. However, our understanding of how and where these organisms grow in the sub seafloor, their biogeochemical impact, the isotopic […]
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Speaker Elizabeth Weidner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut Echoes from the ice-ocean interface: High-frequency broadband acoustic study of tidewater glaciers Abstract The ice-water interface of marine-terminating (tidewater) glaciers in high latitude fjords represent a critical transition zone, linking the terrestrial, cryosphere, and ocean systems. These glaciers are important drivers of global […]
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Speaker Rebecca Jackson, Asst. Prof., Earth and Climate Sciences, Tufts University Where glaciers meet the ocean: testing theories for submarine melt with observations from autonomous vessels Abstract Around the globe, glaciers and ice sheets are shrinking, raising sea levels at an accelerating rate. Ocean warming has been implicated as a driver of glacier retreat, with […]
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Speaker Daniel Watkins, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Brown University Observing air-ice-ocean coupled dynamics: Results from the MOSAiC expedition and beyond Abstract Sea ice mediates the exchange of momentum, heat, and moisture between the atmosphere and the ocean. During the year-long MOSAiC expedition, an array of drifting buoys surrounding the R/V Polarstern enabled the characterization of […]
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Speaker Carolina Camargo, Postdoctoral Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution From Shelf Break to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic Abstract The US East Coast is a heavily populated region, and models project that it will experience faster-than-global rates of sea-level rise in the coming century. Hence it is important […]
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Bay Campus Summer Sports, 2024
Basketball Monday Basketball Mondays are at 5PM at Christofaro Park! This is a great opportunity to learn the basics or to play some competitive pickup games. On hot days we jump in the ocean after! All (yes, that means you) are welcome! Balls are provided, and close-toed shoes are recommended. Contact Taylor at 208-889-1787 with […]
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By Veronica M. Berounsky, Ph.D. ’90 Imagine coming to the United States for the first time, entering a doctoral program and being told you have only four years to attain your Ph.D., all while English is not your native language and your husband and two young sons remain at home, an ocean away. Despite these […]
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By Lauren Thacker In the ocean, unicellular phytoplankton are primary producers—they synthesize their own energy and form the base of the aquatic food web. These tiny organisms are integral to carbon exchange and their health, distribution, and abundance are key indicators of ecosystem change. In the vast ocean, microscopic phytoplankton have an outsized role. That […]
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