Momentum – URI’s Research Magazine, Spring 2016 – Prof. Tatiana Rynearson profiled
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URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography scientist examining microscopic organisms in Narragansett Bay to measure climate change
Climate Clues in Diatoms
A University of Rhode Island oceanographer is studying microscopic organisms at the bottom of Narragansett Bay that could help determine how climate change is changing the bay’s ecosystem. Rebecca Robinson’s research is on diatoms, single-celled organisms found in abundance in the oceans. Diatoms—a type of phytoplankton—are at the base of the food web, feeding everything […]
Continue reading "Climate Clues in Diatoms"Winds Hide Atlantic Variability from Europe’s Winters
Shifting winds may explain why long-term fluctuations in North Atlantic sea surface temperatures have no apparent influence on Europe’s wintertime temperatures. The findings, published in Nature Communications, could also have implications for how Europe’s climate will evolve amid global warming. In the mid-1990s, scientists assembled the first century-long record of North Atlantic sea surface temperatures […]
Continue reading "Winds Hide Atlantic Variability from Europe’s Winters"2015 temperatures in Narragansett Bay reflect climate change trends
If you have any doubt that climate change is affecting our planet, consider the research of Jeremy Collie, an oceanographer at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Collie says that temperatures in Narragansett Bay hit record highs and lows in 2015, which he calls the “most extreme’’ fluctuations observed since GSO started […]
Continue reading "2015 temperatures in Narragansett Bay reflect climate change trends"URI Oceanographer Returns from Arctic Expedition Examining Winter Conditions in Marine Environment
URI Begins Refueling Research Ship with Biodiesel; First Step in “Greening the Endeavor”
Greening the ENDEAVOR
When the University of Rhode Island’s research ship Endeavor topped off its 53,000 gallon fuel tanks last month, it filled up with refined biodiesel, making it the first ship in the U.S. research fleet to use the alternative fuel. It’s the first step in the University’s plan to transform the 185-foot vessel into the most energy-efficient and “green” research vessel in the country.
Continue reading "Greening the ENDEAVOR"Coastal Resources Center Assists Senegal
The West African nation of Senegal is facing a serious problem with food security, in part due to a decline in its fisheries. So the Senegalese government and the U.S. Agency for International Development have turned to the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center for answers.
The Center, based at the Graduate School of Oceanography, has worked with numerous developing nations on coastal management and sustainable fisheries initiatives for three decades, but this is its first project in Senegal.
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