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Shift in Pacific Sea Level Trends Will Affect the West Coast

by Terri Cook 24 June 201615 November 2021

The first study on the shift toward higher sea levels in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the past 5 years indicates it will continue, leading to much higher seas on the western coasts of the Americas.

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Predicting Temperature Shifts off the U.S. East Coast

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 20 June 201611 January 2022

New research reveals the relative importance of oceanic and atmospheric processes in year-to-year changes in ocean temperature along the Middle Atlantic Bight.

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The Fate of Hydrocarbons Seeping from the Ocean Floor

by W. Yan 17 June 20163 March 2023

Researchers investigate the properties of bubbles at deep-ocean oil seeps to improve oil spill models.

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They Got to “Ask-Me-Anything.” So, What Did They Want to Know?

by Kristopher B. Karnauskas 6 June 201616 February 2023

On behalf of JGR: Oceans, I consented to a Reddit Science AMA. What did an anonymous public want to learn about oceanography and climate science? More importantly, what can we learn from them?

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Understanding the Distribution of Juvenile Jumbo Squid

by Terri Cook 9 May 201622 October 2021

An expanding zone of shallow, oxygen-depleted water in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean may be vertically restricting the habitat of this important source of food, according to a recent study.

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Drifting Floats Reveal Nitrate Patterns in Mediterranean Sea

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 30 March 201622 July 2022

Next-generation autonomous platforms allow scientists to understand physical mechanisms that control nitrate availability in the Mediterranean surface water.

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Uncertainty Evaluations Improve Biogeochemical Simulations

by Terri Cook 15 March 201627 September 2022

Results from the first decade-long reanalysis simulation of northwest European shelf biogeochemistry show the importance of quantifying the uncertainty in these indicators to inform marine policy.

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The Unique Radar Signature of Rain Falling on Water

by Mark Zastrow 19 February 201614 January 2022

If rain falls on an ocean and nobody's there to see it, how can we determine its effect on the Earth's climate? A new study shows us how space-based radar could help.

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Satellites Reveal Dynamics of Suspended Mineral Particles

by Terri Cook 18 February 20165 September 2023

A case study of the Irish Sea evaluates the use of ocean color data to measure the optical properties of sedimentary particles in offshore waters.

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Tracking Long-Term Changes in Global Sea Level Extremes

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 January 201610 March 2023

Large-scale climate change may drive trends in extreme sea level events.

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