The following is a guest post by Dr. Clark Richards, a physical oceanographer at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Canada. It was originally…
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Tag: physical oceanography
“Why should men have all the fun?” The seafaring ladies of physical oceanography
There are definitely a lot of research cruise videos out there. But this one caught my eye because, HEY, it focuses on physical oceanography! You…
View More “Why should men have all the fun?” The seafaring ladies of physical oceanographyAnnouncing the DSN Pinterest empire!
Be worried – us marine scientists are officially taking over the internet. I’m super excited to announce the launch of Deep Sea News on Pinterest. We’re…
View More Announcing the DSN Pinterest empire!Visualization Vednesdays: Art and science
Visualization Vednesdays highlights graphics and movies created by professional scientists and explains the science behind the visual. I’ll be focusing on physical oceanography cause they…
View More Visualization Vednesdays: Art and scienceSearching for microscale turbulence at the macroscale
We’re very excited to introduce another guest post from Kim Martini here at DSN (read previous posts here). Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University…
View More Searching for microscale turbulence at the macroscaleThe Largest Waves in the Sea Aren’t at the Beach
I am very excited to introduce Kim Martini as guest blogger here at DSN. Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University of Alaska,…
View More The Largest Waves in the Sea Aren’t at the BeachMust-watch video on rip currents
If you’re going to the beach this summer, please watch this video on recognizing and avoiding rip currents. It’s a critical practical guide AND a…
View More Must-watch video on rip currentsJapanese tsunami debris link roundup
Debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami is headed towards Hawaii and the North American west coast. For those concerned, several new sources of information are…
View More Japanese tsunami debris link roundupHow scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off Midway
About six months ago, University of Hawaii scientists Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner mapped the likely route of debris dumped into the ocean by the…
View More How scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off MidwayGender gap doubles in physical oceanography
The gender gap in tenure-track physical oceanography faculty positions has nearly doubled since the mid-1990s, according to a correspondence item published in Nature Geoscience in…
View More Gender gap doubles in physical oceanography