Author: Alexandra Ceurvorst

A satellite image of Florida surrounded by dark ocean waters with bright green ribbons that denote phytoplankton blooms.

Alongshore winds drive variability of key biogeochemical processes

There’s a unique interplay between surface winds, the Gulf Stream current, and the continental shelf in the South Atlantic Bight (SAB), that has long been overlooked. Researchers have often speculated that the strength of the Gulf Stream and proximity to the coast impacts primary production and other processes driving essential ecosystems. However, to what degree […]

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A researcher in a blue sunshirt and a red life vest looks over the side of a boat as he lowers a water quality instrument into the seawater below.

From sample to source: tracking pollution pathways in AOML’s Molecular and Environmental Microbiology Lab

With sterile sample bottles at the ready, scientists in the Molecular and Environmental Microbiology Lab at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) prepare to capture water samples for analysis in the lab. Invisible to the naked eye, nutrients, pollutants, and entire communities of bacteria, algae, and other microorganisms drift through these waters leaving clues […]

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