Building arrays of offshore wind turbines off the Mid-Atlantic states could have effects on the annual cycle of ocean water temperatures that are critical to the region’s fish and shellfish habitat, a new study suggests. The paper from the Science Center for Marine Fisheries surveys years of research around northern European...
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Could federal wind farms influence continental shelf oceanography and alter associated ecological processes? A literature review.
As of the draft of this document, the US east coast has 1.7 million acres of federal bottom under lease for development of wind energy installations, with plans for more than 1,500 foundations to be placed. The scale of the impact of these wind farms has the potential to alter...
Revised Holocene temperature record affirms role of greenhouse gases in recent millennia
Scientists have resolved a key climate change mystery, showing that the annual global temperature today is the warmest of the past 10,000 years – contrary to recent research, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Nature. The long-standing mystery is called the “Holocene temperature conundrum,” with some skeptics contending...
Emily Slesinger publishes the 2nd paper from her thesis
Congratulations to RUCOOL graduate student Emily Slesinger who just published the second paper from her thesis, co-authored with Rutgers Faculty Grace Saba and Olaf Jensen. The paper is titled “Spawning phenology of rapidly shifting marine fish species throughout its range”. The abstract is below and the full paper is available...
WHOI Appoints Douglas C. Webb as Oceanographer Emeritus
Douglas C. Webb, founder of Teledyne Webb Research, has been appointed as Oceanographer Emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, effective January 1, 2021. This peer appointed honorary position has been bestowed upon Doug Webb in recognition of his contributions to WHOI and to oceanographic science and engineering world-over. Doug...
Challenger Glider Mission Receives Award from the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation
Faculty, Scott Glenn, Oscar Schofield, and Travis Miles with The Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL), were recently awarded a $150,000 gift from the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation for the continuing support of the global Challenger Glider Mission. The gift will support oceanographic research, capacity building, and education...
Summer Openings for Glider Technology Camp
This August, RUCOOL will host a week-long, hands-on experience using underwater glider technologies. Participants will be introduced to the underwater robots while gaining hands on experience prepping, ballasting, deploying and piloting. This is an exciting opportunity for undergraduate students with little to no experience using this equipment as part of...
RIOS Undergraduate Research Positions Available for Summer 2021
Research Internships in Ocean Sciences (RIOS) is an undergraduate research program that will introduce you to an active and collaborative ocean research environment. With support from the National Science Foundation, you will conduct ocean research over a paid, 10-week summer internship offered by the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences...
The Future of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean that surrounds it
Assistant Professor Grace Saba was one of several collaborative experts that published this comprehensive assessment of the status quo and future of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean that surrounds it. See the press release from Alfred Wegener Institute (here) and the paper now published in Biological Reviews: https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12679. The decade...
Congratulations to Sarah Murphy and Cliff Watkins!
It's not every week that two students on your team complete a grad student thesis defense, but that's what happened this week at RUCOOL. On December 14, Sarah Murphy presented her Master's Thesis defense entitled "Coastal Upwelling and the Offshore Wind Environment". On December 16th, Cliff Watkins wrapped up his...