UCI to host Headwaters to Ocean Conference on marine issues
EVENT: UCI will host the 2017 Headwaters to Ocean Conference, the premier biennial gathering of…
Browsing: Oceans
Katherine Mackey named Sloan Research Fellow
Katherine Mackey, UCI’s Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Earth System Science, has been awarded…
In ocean carbon recycling, size matters
The journal Nature Geoscience published a study today from UCI Earth system scientists on the…
Decade of rising seas slowed by land soaking up extra water, UCI and NASA find
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 11, 2016 — New measurements from a NASA satellite have allowed researchers…
Greenland’s fjords are far deeper than previously thought, and glaciers will melt faster, researchers find
West Greenland’s fjords are vastly deeper than rudimentary models have shown, allowing intruding ocean water to badly undercut glacier faces, which will raise sea levels around the world much faster than previously estimated, a UCI-led research team has found.
Frugal phytoplankton play role in global carbon cycle
Adam Martiny, UCI associate professor of Earth system science, and study co-author Eric D. Galbraith of McGill University show that frugal phytoplankton may obtain more CO2 in warm, nutrient-depleted parts of the ocean than previously thought. By doing so, they can have a significant impact on marine ecosystems and the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
West Antarctic melt rate has tripled: UC Irvine-NASA
A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the last decade.
Using water to predict fire
UCI researchers can forecast wildfires using sea surface temperatures.
Keeping the coast clear
March 4 symposium highlights how citizens have partnered with scientists, politicians and bureaucrats to protect public access to the coast and ensure its continued health.
Is the ocean making you sick?
This summer, surfers and swimmers will risk more than sunburn — the ocean could make them sick. UCI researchers are testing the waters and working to improve the detection, identification, measurement and elimination of coastal pollutants.