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Tag: NASA EXPORTS

Passing clouds cause some marine animals to make mini-migrations

Photo from space of clouds above the ocean.

The nightly trek of small marine animals from the ocean depths to the surface has been called the largest migration on Earth, and new research led by GSO’s Melissa Omand finds that some zooplankton swim up and down in response to shifts in light due to cloud cover as well.

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Tagged as:Melissa Omand NASA NASA EXPORTS Pacific Ocean plankton

Welcomed home by calm seas

White superstructure of a research vessel, with a green deck in teh foreground. The ship is moving as evidenced by a small wake. THe wather is sunny with some clouds in the distance.

Read the third and final post from GSO Ph.D. candidate Diana Fontaine about her experience working on the NASA EXPORTS project in the North Atlantic.

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Tagged as:Biological Oceanography Diana Fontaine NASA EXPORTS

Fitting in science between the roaring waves and blustery wind

Read the second 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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Tagged as:Diana Fontaine NASA EXPORTS plankton

Pursuing ocean science in the midst of a global pandemic

View of the bow of a large research vessel tied up to an industrial pier, a sign in the foreground reads "National Oceanography Centre; University of Southampton"

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.

Continue reading "Pursuing ocean science in the midst of a global pandemic" →
Tagged as:Biological Oceanography carbon Diana Fontaine NASA EXPORTS Phytoplankton Research vessel

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