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Tracking algae and climate change from the sky with Arctic AIR
A specialized plane, camera and a crew of four are in Alaska to understand the ecosystems of the Bering and Chukchi seas. UW CICOES / NOAA PMEL scientist Jiaxu Zhang, the ArcticAIR project lead, is quoted.
Cooperation, not conflict on the High Seas
[Podcast] Today on Future Tense on ABC Radio National, we'll look at the progress of two ocean-related initiatives, efforts where nations, non-governed organizations, and companies, are coming together to build a framework for how we regulate and protect the oceans.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
The quake in Russia on Wednesday was among the strongest ever recorded — but in many places, the resulting wave was small.
A Seaglider's epic journey challenges students to push their science further
When a group of University of Washington students deployed an instrument called a Seaglider in the Pacific Ocean near the equator last November, it was their biggest mission yet.
After the Seaglider launched, there was a week of coordination with other instruments deployed by UW Applied Physics Laboratory as well as equipment remotely operated by NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory’s Ocean Climate Stations group.
Uncrewed Surface Vehicles go global: SUN fleet joins Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) as a new emerging network
A new emerging ocean observing network joins the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), marking a key step in expanding coordinated, global ocean surface observations. This fleet of Uncrewed Surface Vehicles, called SUN Fleet, is able to monitor numerous GOOS Essential Ocean Variables and measure important air-sea exchanges in remote areas and under harsh conditions.