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Tag: circulation and modeling

Modelling the Anak Krakatau volcano, tsunami to better prepare U.S. for future tsunamis

Satellite image of an ash plume rising from the top of the Anak Krakatau volcano.

Last month’s eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia, and the deadly tsunami that followed, caused URI Ocean Engineering and GSO scientists to spring to action.

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Tagged as:circulation and modeling ocean engineering Physical Oceanography Steven Carey Volcanism

URI oceanographers awarded grant to study Gulf of Mexico Loop Current

A visualization of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current.

Researchers from the URI Graduate School of Oceanography were awarded a $2 million grant as part of a long-term research campaign to help improve understanding and prediction of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current.

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Tagged as:circulation and modeling Gulf of Mexico Kathleen Donohue Physical Oceanography Randolf Watts

URI oceanography student uses corn syrup to study Earth’s evolution

Corn syrup gets a bad rap from nutritionists for adding on the pounds, but University of Rhode Island researchers are using the gooey stuff to help solve Earth’s evolution.

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Tagged as:Christopher Kincaid circulation and modeling GSO Student Marine Geology and Geophysics Volcanism

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