New research led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography highlights the critical role of mangroves in ...

Marine Geology: The forces that shape our Earth and its global ocean; Physical Oceanography: The forces that move our oceans; Marine Biology: The flora and fauna that inhabit our oceans; Global ...

Description: Introduces descriptive and dynamical physical oceanography, focusing on the nature and dynamics of ocean currents and their role in the distribution of heat and other aspects of ocean ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is vital in regulating the temperature of the earth. Scientists measure it using scientific instruments deployed in different latitudes across ...

The occurrence of several whale and dolphin species in the Gulf of Mexico drastically dropped off in the decade following the ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef ...

Physical oceanography is the study of the physics of marine systems. It includes the distribution of temperature and salinity, water mass formation and movement, ocean currents, interior and ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego works to understand and protect the planet and find solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges. Humankind faces catastrophic changes in ...

Limnology and Oceanography (L&O) is published by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), which traces its roots to the Limnological Society of America (established 1936). Although ...

Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — China conducted its 55th orbital launch of 2024, sending the Haiyang-4 (01) oceanography satellite into a near polar orbit. A Long March 4B rocket lifted off at 5:42 p.m ...

Chris Algar’s group is interested in how microbes mediate the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nutrients, such as nitrogen, in the marine environment. In particular, they investigate how these ...