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Ocean Sciences

The fragile connection of the Ocean and the Cryosphere – a story from the past

March 25, 2022
The fragile connection of the Ocean and the Cryosphere – a story from the past
The primordial Earth. (Credit: Simone Marchi/SwRI)

Compared to the formation and evolution of the Earth’s surface, the ancient oceans receive little attention in geological history. However, understanding the rise and fall of the oceans of the past—or “ghost oceans”—can reveal crucial information about the evolution of our planet, the cryosphere included. Can oceans play a historical role in climate change? If water bodies had not existed, would w ...[Read More]

Connecting the Networks for a better Understanding of the Ocean

June 25, 2021
Connecting the Networks for a better Understanding of the Ocean
Arvind Singh sampling seawater in the Indian Ocean (Credit: Arvind Singh)

Research in many scientific disciplines can be done singlehandedly by learning from the printed pages, solving complex equations and analyzing the data while sitting alone in an office. But observational ocean science research demands an involved team effort to get meaningful insights of the ocean. This is primarily because: The Ocean is vast – it is humanly impossible for anyone to conduct resear ...[Read More]

Call for nominations for the EGU medals & awards 2022

June 10, 2021
Call for nominations for the EGU medals & awards 2022

Deadline for EGU awards & medals nomination is quickly approaching 15 June 2021 The Ocean Sciences Division awards the Fridtjof Nansen Medal and the Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award. Both recognize researchers that made a remarkable contribution to the field of oceanography. Think about colleagues who contributed to the field of Ocean Sciences and deserve to be acknowledge for their wo ...[Read More]

OceanTalk with Richard J. Greatbatch

May 27, 2021
OceanTalk with Richard J. Greatbatch

Richard J. Greatbatch has been awarded the 2020 Fridtjof Nansen Medal for his distinguished research in oceanography. At vEGU21 he gave his medal lecture titled ‘From the North Atlantic Oscillation to the Tropics and back’. Richard, was becoming a scientist your career plan when you were a mathematician student? Yes, I always wanted to be a scientist and, in particular, to work on some ...[Read More]