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An archipelago as a natural laboratory: Pioneering ocean monitoring network in the Canary Islands

An archipelago as a natural laboratory: Pioneering ocean monitoring network in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are often shown as a group of small dots in the vast Atlantic Ocean. However, across only a few tens of kilometres, their surrounding waters can shift from sheltered coastal bays and energetic inter-island channels to the open subtropical ocean. This strong environmental contrast makes the archipelago an ideal natural laboratory for observing how the ocean varies and responds to ...[Read More]

More Than a Rain Gauge: When Salt Starts Steering the Sea

More Than a Rain Gauge: When Salt Starts Steering the Sea

Posted in: Ocean Sciences | Reviews & Perspectives | Ocean Science Jubilee Special Issue We usually think of ocean salinity as the ocean’s rain gauge. Rain, rivers, and melting ice freshen the surface; evaporation leaves it saltier. Seen from space, these changing patterns reveal how Earth’s water cycle is evolving, with wet regions generally becoming fresher and dry regions saltier as the cli ...[Read More]

Fifty years of ocean chemistry in one place: GLODAPv3 is here!

Fifty years of ocean chemistry in one place: GLODAPv3 is here!

Working with marine carbonate-system observations has taught me how much effort lies behind every row of an oceanographic dataset: long hours at sea, careful sampling, laboratory analyses, calibration and quality control. A single bottle of seawater may represent only one place, one depth and one moment, but when many such samples are brought together, they can reveal how the ocean is changing. On ...[Read More]