The 2023-2024 class of the Masters in Operational Oceanography program just completed the High Frequency Radar module of their Field Lab Methods course. The week covered an introduction to oceanographic measurements with High Frequency radar and an overview of ocean observing for New Jersey and the Mid Atlantic. The students...
What is a 5-sigma event? Why the sea ice in Antartica is alarming scientists
During the winter, sea ice that is essential to the marine food web usually grows around Antarctica. Warming temperatures are slowing that growth. By Kristin Toussaint4 minute Read It’s currently winter in Antarctica, but that doesn’t mean the polar region is exempt from the extreme temperatures that are scorching the...
Coastal Landscapes
About This Book New Jersey has roughly one hundred and thirty miles of coastline, including a wide array of habitats from marshes to ocean beaches, each hosting a unique ecosystem. Yet these coastal landscapes are quite dynamic, changing rapidly as a result of commercial development, environmental protection movements, and of...
Climate Change and Estuaries
Climate change is having an increasing impact on coastal, estuarine, and marine environments worldwide. This book provides state-of-the-art coverage of climate change effects on estuarine ecosystems from local, regional, and global perspectives. With editors among the most noted international scholars in coastal ecology and estuarine science and contributors who are...
RU grads – New Open Water Divers
Rutgers graduates Class of 2023 complete their open water scuba dives at Willow Springs to earn their PADI Open Water Diver certification before starting new jobs & medical school. Graduates learned scuba diving skills in their Basic Scuba Diving courses at Rutgers. Left to right: Adina Weisel (Engineering), Emily Witheridge...
Rutgers-led Project Successfully Conducts Testing of Shellfish Reef Structure Designed to Promote Coastal Resilience
The Rutgers-led Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project—awarded $12.6 million last fall to develop an artificial reef ecosystem to help project coastlines from storm damage, flooding and erosion—recently conducted laboratory testing of modular oyster reef-mimicking structures for eventual installation in the Gulf Coast. The multi-institution project, “Reefense: A Mosaic Oyster...
Deep-sea expert says safety always biggest concern in submersibles
Richard Lutz is a deep-sea oceanographer and Rutgers professor who has made about 85 dives on a U.S. Navy research sub. In this video, he explains how safety is always the biggest concern in submersibles, as evidenced by the Titan submersible disaster. Full video from CBS News
Congratulations to Elisabeth Sikes who has been promoted to Distinguished Professor!
Congratulations!!!! to Elisabeth Sikes who has been awarded the promotion to Distinguished Professor. This was a strong recognition of her paleoceanography insights and improved understanding of how the circulation in the Southern Ocean influences the global biogeochemistry. To do this work she has innovated a series proxies allowing the reconstruction...
Tropical cyclones: Why we must observe the ocean to better protect people on land
Lessons learned from ocean observations during hurricanes Irene and Sandy pushed the U.S. to deploy a fleet of underwater robots during every hurricane season. As extreme weather events are becoming more frequent due to climate change, is it time to expand this hurricane forecasting capacity to other regions? 11 years...
Rutgers Marks 23rd Year of New Jersey Surface Current Measurements
This summer Rutgers will mark the 23rd year of measuring the surface currents off New Jersey. The measurements were started at three locations Sandy Hook, Loveladies and Wildwood. The surface currents are measured using High Frequency Radar, a remote sensing instrument that can measure currents over the horizon. The instruments...