Speaker Ruth Musgrave, Ph.D., Asst. Professor of Oceanography, Dalhousie University The Role of Super-Inertial, Coastally Trapped Waves in Tidal Energy Pathways Abstract In this talk I will discuss tidal energy pathways with a focus on the role of coastally trapped waves. In particular, I will describe the generation of super-inertial coastally trapped waves by the […]
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Bio@Noon Seminar, December 4
Speaker David Richardson, Ph.D., Research Fisheries Biologist, Oceans and Climate Branch, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Spawning in the Western Atlantic Ocean There is currently a lack of consensus on the spatial, seasonal and decadal-scale persistence in the patterns of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) spawning in the western North Atlantic Ocean. […]
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An unusual (but not abnormal) event—an overturn (also called a ventilation) of bottom waters—happened in the Upper Pond of Narrow River on Saturday, November 16, 2024. The resulting hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg) smell was strongest near Upper Pond in North Kingston but has been noticed as far away as the Walgreen’s on Boston Neck Road. A […]
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In the first quarter of FY 2025, GSO received $39.4 million in research funding. GSO researchers also submitted and/or participated in more than $15.4 million in proposals during this quarter. This table shows individual new awards made to GSO in Q1:
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Speaker Joseph Braun, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University PFAS Exposure and Its Health Impacts: Understanding Sources, Health Risks and Interventions Abstract Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent chemicals found in nearly all humans and are suspected to contribute to various metabolic disruptions. PFAS exposure, particularly during key developmental periods, may increase the risk […]
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Speaker Kurt Polzin, Assoc. Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A Brazil Basin Reprise Abstract A series of recent modeling studies [Drake et al. 2022, Ledwell 2024] concerning an iconic tracer release in the Brazil Basin [Polzin et al. 1997, Ledwell et al. 2000] document levels of diapycnal mixing required to explain the long term dispersion […]
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Speaker Pierre Chabert, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown University Two Case Studies: Coastal Impacts of Synoptic Winds Abstract Case 1) Eastern Boundary Upwelling EcosystemCase 2) New England Coastal Sea Level Extremes The theme of this presentation is the impact of synoptic-scale winds on the coastal ocean, focusing on two distinct areas and research questions. The first […]
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Speaker Maria Pachiadaki, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist II, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dark ocean chemoautorophy and other tales from tiny organisms with big impact Abstract Microbial inhabitants of the dark ocean (i.e. ocean water below the sunlight surface layer) comprise one of the largest biomes on Earth. They mediate all major biogeochemical cycles, control the “dark […]
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Speaker J. Thomas Farrar, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) Abstract The Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) is a NASA Earth Ventures Suborbital investigation designed to test the hypothesis that oceanic frontogenesis and the kilometer-scale (“submesoscale”) instabilities that accompany it make important contributions to vertical exchange of climate […]
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Speaker Agata Piffer Braga, Ph.D. candidate, UMass-Dartmouth Frontal Evolution of a River Plume: Dynamics, Turbulence, and the Release of Solitary Waves Abstract Fronts are a common and crucial feature of our oceans, driving vertical transport and playing a key role in oceanic mixing. In coastal regions, river plume fronts can form from the interaction of […]
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