Haven’t had time to read all 2000+ pages of the 2013 IPCC report? Neither have I! But don’t worry, physical oceanographer Greg Johnson has taken…
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Kim is a Senior Oceanographer at Sea-Bird Scientific. She received her Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from the University of Washington in 2010. Her goal in life is to throw expensive s**t in the ocean. When not at sea, she has used observations from moored, satellite and land-based instruments to understand the pathways that wind and tidal energy take from large (internal tides) to small scales (turbulence). Her current mission is to make your oceanographic data be the best data it can be.
True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster
On March 11th, 2011 the Tōhoku earthquake and resulting tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan. It also resulted in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the tsunami…
View More True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster
Feel the zen of the ocean with this coastal current map
I am SO excited that someone finally did this! From the code that brought you this amazing wind map comes this map of surface currents. Look…
View More Feel the zen of the ocean with this coastal current mapIs Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda one for the record books?
As I was writing this, initial damage reports from the Philippines were still coming in. It looks like the damage from the storm is really bad, many…
View More Is Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda one for the record books?Parasites aren’t just for biologists, this wave eats other waves
As the winds blow across the vast oceans they create a symphony of waves, whose pitch may range from ripples to rogues. Eventually all waves…
View More Parasites aren’t just for biologists, this wave eats other wavesAwesomely gross Oarfish Necropsy
Last week, two Oarfish were found beached on the California coast. This subsequently set the internet ablaze with conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths. But the…
View More Awesomely gross Oarfish NecropsymOARFISH, moar problems?
Just this past week, the beaches of Southern California and Baja Mexico have been inundated by monsters from the briny deep. Well actually only one…
View More mOARFISH, moar problems?Squee! Take a trip with Bob the Drifter
While Snork-Macaroon love-children may touch some people’s cold, cold hearts, nothing brings out the SQUEE in this Physical Oceanographer like an adorable scientific instrument. Meet…
View More Squee! Take a trip with Bob the DrifterCharismatic Mega Turbulence
I’ve been waiting to write this post for a long time. The problem was, up until now I just didn’t know of a good example…
View More Charismatic Mega TurbulenceReading past the headlines on the eve of the IPCC report
This week, scientists from around the world are meeting in Stockholm to put the finishing touches on first section of the upcoming International Panel of…
View More Reading past the headlines on the eve of the IPCC report