Three Saildrones launched from Newport, R.I., will spend the next six months in the Gulf Stream collecting ocean data to improve weather forecasting and reduce uncertainties in how much carbon dioxide the ocean absorbs.
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Pursuing ocean science in the midst of a global pandemic
Read the first in a series of posts from GSO Ph.D. candidate Diana Fontaine who’s reporting from the North Atlantic about her experience working on the NASA EXPORTS project.
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A research team led by Saildrone with severa partners including GSO announced a new mission, partially funded by a $1.7 million grant from Google.org, which will use Saildrone Explorer uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) to conduct oceanographic missions to gain unprecedented insight into the impact of the Gulf Stream on weather and climate.
Continue reading "URI oceanographer part of pioneering study to improve weather prediction and global carbon budget understanding"GSO Profiles-GSO Graduate Kira L. Homola
GSO graduate Kira L. Homola describes her research on deep sea carbon at GSO and the activities and interests that brought her to GSO.
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