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Ocean Sciences
Map showing sea surface salinity response to Hurricane Irma in 2017

Editors' Highlights 21 January 2021

Hurricanes Wakes Show Asymmetrical Response in Ocean Salinity

It’s well known that hurricanes can substantially impact ocean surface temperature, but a new study shows they can also induce an ocean salinity response in unexpected ways.
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Biogeosciences
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Research Spotlight 15 January 2021

Determining Dissolved Organic Carbon Flows into the Gulf of Alaska

A new model determines freshwater and dissolved organic carbon discharge to the Gulf of Alaska from one of the most geographically diverse but understudied regions on the planet.
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Education
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Science Update 11 January 2021

A Tried-and-True Medium to Broaden the Reach of Science

Television programming reaches broad, diverse audiences, but scientists must help tell their own stories and speak to the communities in which they live.
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Ocean Sciences
Plot showing volume transport changes in the AMOC and ITF in response to an abrupt quadrupling of carbon-dioxide occurring in year 0

Editors' Highlights 11 January 2021

What Causes Centennial Changes in the Indonesian Throughflow?

Transient long-term changes in the strength of the Indonesian Throughflow are unexpectedly linked to circulation changes in the remote high-latitude North Atlantic.
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Ocean Sciences
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News 23 December 2020

Keeping a Close Eye on the Ocean—from Afar

Remote sensing technology proves effective in monitoring key regions of the world’s oceans, where upwelling and other essential ecosystem services occur.
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Ocean Sciences
A group of snailfish, animals that live in deep-sea ecosystems, feeding on a dead fish

News 22 December 2020

Sinking Fish May Fast-Track Mercury Pollution to the Deep Sea

Isotopic analysis indicates that mercury found in deep-sea organisms may have an origin in carrion from near the surface.
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Ocean Sciences
Plastic debris floats near the ocean surface, as seen from underwater

Research Spotlight 21 December 2020

Tracking How Plastic Moves in the Coastal Ocean

Researchers used a wave tank to study the movement of plastic particles experimentally and to understand the role of particle density in drift behavior.
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Biogeosciences
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Research Spotlight 18 December 2020

El Zooplancton Gelatinoso Transfiere Una Cantidad Significativa de Carbono a las Profundidades del Océano

Un nuevo estudio muestra que las medusas y las salpas marinas no reciben el crédito que merecen por su papel en el ciclo del carbono en el océano.
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Biogeosciences
A researcher climbs through dead mangrove trees on the island of Vieques in November 2019.

News 15 December 2020

Hurricane Maria Killed Mangroves Months After Storm

An overgrown channel between a lagoon and the ocean on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques created a backup of freshwater, disrupting the delicate balance of salinity in coastal mangrove forests.
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Biogeosciences
Kelp in Monterey Bay, Calif., is seen from below the water surface

Research Spotlight 30 November 2020

Acidifying Oceans Could Get Help from Kelp

Forests of fast-growing kelp influence the chemistry of the water in which they live. A new study evaluates their potential to ameliorate ocean acidification in sensitive coastal ecosystems.
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