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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
bubbles rising through water
March 23, 2016

Protecting Coral Reefs with Bubbles

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

Bubbles – yes, bubbles – could help protect coral reefs, oyster farms, and other coastal ecosystems from increasing ocean acidification, according to new research by Stanford scientists.

Oceans
Map of circulation flows
February 22, 2016

Intense deep-ocean turbulence in equatorial Pacific could help drive global circulation

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

The findings could help solve an outstanding mystery about the global ocean conveyor belt and improve future climate forecasts.

Climate Change, Oceans
Green hills
February 16, 2016

Oxygen-starved oceans held back life's recovery after the 'Great Dying'

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

 Analysis of ancient seabed rocks from disparate locations reveal that life did not rebound until anoxia had fully ebbed.

Evolution of Earth and Life, Oceans
Coral
January 4, 2016
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David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef

Stanford Earth's Cassandra Brooks contributed footage to a new interactive David Attenborough project about the Great Barrier Reef. Brook's video shows the effects of ocean acidification on the limestone skeleton of a sand dollar.

Climate Change, Oceans
Adelie penguins
November 5, 2015
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National Geographic

Cassandra Brooks is hopeful that a Southern Ocean Marine Protected Area can be created that will protect Antarctic wildlife, including the Adélie penguins for which her daughter is named. 

Oceans
Ship
October 21, 2015

Antarctic species threatened by willful misinterpretation of legal treaty

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Some countries argue that setting up marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean would interfere with their right to “rational use” of natural resources.

Food and Agriculture, Oceans
Map of the Earth representing a rise in sea levels
September 4, 2015

Ice sheets may be more resilient than thought

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

A new study by PhD students Matthew Winnick and Jeremy Caves suggests that today's ice sheets may be more resilient to increased carbon dioxide levels than previously thought.

Climate Change, Oceans
Rain over San Francisco, photo by Brocken Inaglory
August 21, 2015
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New York Times

This year's El Niño might be one of the strongest on record. Stanford Earth PhD candidate Daniel Swain discusses what to expect in California.

Climate Change, Oceans
Scientists on a zodiac in West Antarctic Peninsula
August 11, 2015

Melting glaciers feed Antarctic food chain

<p>American Geophysical Union</p>

New Stanford Earth research reveals that large areas of open water in the Southern Ocean are benefiting phytoplankton blooms that help support the Antarctic food chain and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Climate Change, Oceans

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