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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA invest $1.8 million to expand critical ice and ocean observations in the Arctic

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Expanded infrastructure could ‘revolutionize’ research in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. This is a repost of a NOAA.gov press release published October 1, 2024. Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced a $1.8 million award to support the development, procurement and deployment of innovative ocean monitoring technologies in NOAA’s Arctic Research Program. These technological advances will […]

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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA invest $3.84 million to enhance Arctic research, data management and climate resiliency

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This is a repost of a NOAA.gov press release published September 27, 2024. Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced an award of $3.84 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to support climate resiliency projects in Alaska and the Arctic through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.  These funds from the Inflation Reduction

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Three ocean observing platforms that are keeping an eye on ocean heat

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It’s no secret that our oceans are getting warmer. Ocean heat is a topic that spans across all of NOAA: from its influence on extreme weather events and Arctic sea-ice extent, to its impact on fisheries and marine ecosystems at all latitudes, it is clear that our ability to monitor the changes in ocean temperature

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Reassessing the stability of the Florida Current: New insights from 40 years of observations

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This is a repost of NOAA AOML’s original story published September 5, 2024 There is growing scientific interest in quantifying how large-scale ocean circulation is evolving as part of a changing global climate. Of particular interest is the potential weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).  However, the strength of the Florida Current, a key component of the

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What we’ve learned from two decades of observations in the Hawaiian Pacific

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On June 1, 2024, a collaborative group of scientists successfully deployed a 5,000-pound, sky-blue mooring approximately 60 miles north of Oahu, Hawaiʻi, from the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette for the 20th consecutive year. This annual deployment is a key activity for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Hawaiʻi Ocean Timeseries (HOT) Site (WHOTS) project.

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Floating ice, freezing temperatures: Four facts about the I08S GO-SHIP cruise to Antarctica

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This is a repost of NOAA AOML’s original story published May 2, 2024. Floating ice, freezing temperatures, and streaks of lights in the night sky. Traversing from Fremantle, Australia to Antarctica’s Prydz Bay and back again, the crew aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson successfully concluded the I08S GO-SHIP cruise on April 1, 2024. Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic

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Crossing the Equator and Navigating Icebergs: The A13.5 GO-SHIP cruise Returns After 52 Days At Sea 

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This is a repost of NOAA AOML’s original story published April 22, 2024. Wind, waves, and icebergs pierced through morning fog – the A13.5 GO-SHIP cruise proved both tumultuous and rewarding with vast amounts of new data that bring the promise of groundbreaking future research. After 52 days at sea, the A13.5 GO-SHIP cruise (short

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Tool for tracking research vessels in the Arctic is now live for the 2024 field season

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Each year, research vessels venture into Alaska and Arctic waters to collect samples, deploy and recover moorings, conduct fisheries surveys, and more. In advance of the 2024 field season, the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) is pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Planned Research Vessel Movements webpage. This community resource aims to

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