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ESR’s Laurie Padman was a co-author on a recently published paper that describes how tidal currents in the Arctic Ocean create large high-frequency internal waves that cause ocean mixing. The paper was motivated by data he and colleagues collected … Read More
As part of NASA’s SASSIE (Salinity and Stratification at the Sea Ice Edge) experiment, the R/V Woldstad will depart for the Beaufort Gyre from Nome, AK on Sept. 5th. ESR scientist Julian Schanze will be on board! Take a look … Read More
The Salinity and Stratification at the Sea Ice Edge (SASSIE) team has just begun a comprehensive, three-month data collection mission to the Arctic Ocean. A fleet of Wave Gliders was just deployed in the Beaufort Sea. The goal of this … Read More
Earth and Space Research was happy to be part of Read-a-Rama’s May ocean-themed E-camp last Saturday. Camp Read-a-Rama is a non-profit that uses books for children and young adults as the springboard for it’s program activities. Susan Howard (ESR) gave … Read More
Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which sank in 1915, is still somewhere at the bottom of the Weddell Sea at a depth of around 3000 m. Frank Worsley, Shackleton’s navigator, recorded the location using a sextant and chronometer. As a new … Read More
Monday, February 12 9:30AM: Oregon Convention Center, B116 Dr. Gary Lagerloef, ESR Scientist Emeritus Topic: Seasonal to Interannual Surface Ocean Salinity Variations with Aquarius Data 12:00pm: Oregon Convention Center, B116 Dr. Julian Schanze, ESR Research Scientist Topic: … Read More