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Oceans

July 5, 2017

Greenland’s summer ocean bloom likely fueled by iron

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Iron-rich meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers are helping fuel a summer bloom of phytoplankton.

Climate Change, Oceans
March 16, 2017

First oceans may have been acidic

Weizmann Institute of Science News

A model of ion flux in the oceans shows carbon dioxide driving ocean acidity.

Evolution of Earth and Life, Oceans
boats docked at Chinese fishing port
January 17, 2017

How China is poised for marine fisheries reform

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Stanford researchers view ocean management as next front for China to compete as global sustainability leaders.

Food and Agriculture, Human Dimensions and Sustainability, Oceans
Greenland ice sheet meltwater
January 9, 2017

Radar reveals meltwater’s year-round life under Greenland ice sheet

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University

A team of scientists that includes Stanford Earth's Dustin Schroeder is using airborne ice-penetrating radar to reveal meltwater's life under the Greenland ice throughout the year.

Climate Change, Oceans
Jon Payne holding whale vertebrae
December 19, 2016

Editors' picks: Favorite Stanford Earth research stories of 2016

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Some of our favorite research stories from Stanford Earth scholars in 2016.

Climate Change, Dynamic Earth, Energy, Evolution of Earth and Life, Food and Agriculture, Fresh Water Resources, Human Dimensions and Sustainability, Natural Hazards, Oceans
Ice flow
October 17, 2016

Future of Antarctic marine protected areas is at risk

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Efforts to adopt effective marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean, a global commons containing the world’s most pristine marine ecosystems, are being thwarted by political infighting and fishing interests.

Food and Agriculture, Oceans
September 16, 2016

Stanford research shows how wave dynamics and water flows affect coral reefs

Stanford School of Engineering

Understanding what aids or degrades these sensitive ecosystems can help focus conservation efforts on those reefs that are most likely to survive global warming.

Climate Change, Oceans
sea surface temperature map
August 15, 2016
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KPCC

Stanford Earth's Daniel Swain explains that the expected La Niña could end up being fairly weak and open up the possibility for normal rainfall in Southern California. 

Fresh Water Resources, Oceans
California coral reef
May 2, 2016

Deep-sea biodiversity impacted by climate change’s triple threat

<p>UC San Diego</p>

Researchers find a key effect of oxygen loss and that climate change impacts vary by region.

Climate Change, Oceans
new fossils define the age of humans
April 5, 2016
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The Guardian

We are living in the Anthropocene age, in which human influence on the planet is so profound, it will leave its legacy for millennia. How are writers and artists responding along side scientists, politicians, and engineers?

Climate Change, Energy, Food and Agriculture, Fresh Water Resources, Human Dimensions and Sustainability, Oceans
Monterey map
March 31, 2016
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Stanford News Service

Through the use of mathematical models, Stanford researchers have better defined the powerful processes that carved some of the largest canyons on Earth, deep under the oceans.

Dynamic Earth, Evolution of Earth and Life, Natural Hazards, Oceans

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