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2011 Global Hydrothermal Vents map
2011 Global Hydrothermal Vents map. Updated data source: InterRidge Vents Database, Version 2.1, release date 8 November 2011. (S. E. Beaulieu, E. T. Baker, C. R. German, and A. Maffei […]
Read More2009 Global Hydrothermal Vents map
2009 Global Hydrothermal Vents map. Funding from InterRidge and Morss Colloquium Program at WHOI. Data sources: InterRidge Vents Database, Version 2.0, release date 5 Mar. 2010; University of Texas PLATES […]
Read MoreBiological Carbon Pump
Biological Carbon Pump Once the solubility pump introduces carbon into surface waters, the ocean twilight zone’s biological carbon pump (BCP) plays an important role in the rapid removal of a […]
Read MoreMixing layer diagram
Mixing layer diagram. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreThe life cycle of Greenland’s meltwater lakes
Meltwater lakes pool on Greenland’s ice sheet each spring and summer, then drain through cracks to bedrock, and ultimately out to the ocean. these lakes could accelerate global sea level […]
Read MoreThe location of the power plant disaster and the story of its continued effects
Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant.
1. High levels of radioactive cesium-137 released in the 2011 accident were transported along the coast by ocean currents.
2. Waves and tides brought the […]
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) propels warm surface water to high-latitude regions. There, the water encounters strong winds and cold air temperatures, which causes it to become colder and […]
Read MoreThe formation of 18° mode water
18° water forms when cold winter winds blow over warm surface waters. Heat and moisture rise into the atmosphere. The cooler, denser waters left behind sink and form a layer […]
Read MoreLife cycle of dinoflagellate Alexandrium
Life cycle of the Dinoflagellate Alexandrium. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration of Alexandrium life cycle Red tide research
Illustration of Alexandrium life cycle. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration showing the approximate flight path of Air France flight 447
Map shows the approximate flight path of the ill-fated Air France Flight 447. (Illustration by Amy Caracappa-Qubeck, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration depicting air-sea daily rhythm
At the ocean surface, heat and energy is exchanged between the air above and the water below. Every day, the sun rises and warms a thin layer of surface water. […]
Read MoreIllustration depicting Air-Sea exchanges
Air-Sea Exchanges. The sea surface loses heat via several different constantly occurring processes. (Illustration by Amy Caracappa-Qubeck, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration explaining the existence of ancient vent microbes
Scientists have found evidence that microbes thrive deep below the seafloor. They are sustained by chemicals that are produced when seawater percolates down and reacts with rocks found in Earths […]
Read MoreHow antibacterial resistant bacteria spreads resistance
From Oceanus magazine, Vol. 53, No. 2, pg. 26. (Illustration by Natalie Renier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIcy wind blows from the Antarctic Continent
Antarctic Bottom Waters Freshening at Unexpected Rate. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIlllustration depicting Air-sea exchange mechanisms
Imagine you turn on the tap in the morning and water pummels out and spills over your sink. Later you go out to your garden, but water trickles feebly out […]
Read MoreCross-section of an anticyclonic eddy, warm core ring used for food sourcing
Sharks and other large predators may be using swirling pockets of unusually warm water to access food in the ocean twilight zone. In a recent study, researchers from WHOI and […]
Read MoreCurrents in the Arctic region
Currents in the Arctic region. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic ecosystem
Originally drawn for Peter Wiebe in Oceanus Magazine, vol. 43, no. 2, 2005. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic ecosystem, summer environment
Antarctic ecosystem, summer environment. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic ecosystem, winter environment
Antarctic ecosystem, winter environment. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreAntarctic Ecosystem, winter season
Antarctic ecosystem. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreArctic currents map
Arctic currents map. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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