Chris Malanuk, Author at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory /author/chris-malanuk/ Preparing the nation for change by studying the ocean, earth & atmosphere Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:01:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOAA_logo_512x512-150x150.png Chris Malanuk, Author at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory /author/chris-malanuk/ 32 32 Traversing the South Atlantic to assess long-term changes across an entire ocean basin /traversing-the-south-atlantic-to-assess-long-term-changes-across-an-entire-ocean-basin/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:59:46 +0000 /?p=104697  In early May, the 273-foot research vessel Roger Revelle docked in Cabo Verde with an international team of scientists after 53 days at sea, crossing the open Atlantic along a cruise path known as A16S.  With scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) […]

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]]> NOAA Ocean Exploration and AOML collaborate to release first eDNA data from Okeanos Explorer /noaa-ocean-exploration-and-aoml-collaborate-to-release-first-edna-data-from-okeanos-explorer/ Tue, 05 May 2026 17:29:53 +0000 /?p=104417 This story is adapted from NOAA Ocean Exploration. See the full story here. In April, NOAA Ocean Exploration, in partnership with NOAA’s National Systematics Laboratory at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the Northern Gulf Institute, and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, released its first deep-sea environmental DNA (eDNA) datasets. These biological data […]

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]]> Scientists at AOML lead workshop for international Surface Ocean CO2 Reference Observing Network (SOCONET)  /scientists-at-aoml-lead-workshop-for-international-surface-ocean-co2-reference-observing-network-soconet/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:37:50 +0000 /?p=104107 Last week, scientists with AOML’s Ocean Carbon Cycle team led a workshop under the international Surface Ocean CO2 Reference Observing Network (SOCONET) on best practices for maintaining an underway pCO2 system and quality-controlling data to standardize crucial measurements of the surface ocean’s uptake of carbon.  The global ocean takes up carbon from the atmosphere on […]

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]]> New study suggests electrochemically-induced Alkalinity Enhancement can enhance coral growth rates  /new-study-suggests-electrochemically-induced-alkalinity-enhancement-can-enhance-coral-growth-rates/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:34:33 +0000 /?p=103861 In a new study led by scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), a novel form of alkalinity enhancement (AE) was demonstrated to significantly enhance the growth rates of corals, a finding that could promote the scaling of coral reef restoration.  Coral reef […]

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]]> New study shows the aftermath of a deadly coral disease on the coral reef microbiome  /new-study-shows-the-aftermath-of-a-deadly-coral-disease-on-the-coral-reef-microbiome/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:50:08 +0000 /?p=103853 A new study led by scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) indicates that stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has long-lasting impacts not only on corals, but also on their bacteria. Just as humans have bacteria and other microbes essential to our […]

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]]> Applying omics techniques to examine microscopic life fueling Gulf region ecosystems  /applying-omics-techniques-to-examine-microscopic-life-fueling-gulf-region-ecosystems/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:26:08 +0000 /?p=103810 Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Lab and the Northern Gulf Institute applied omics techniques to provide the first basin-scale assessment of the microbial communities at the base of marine ecosystems across the Gulf region. The new study from Dr. Luke Thompson’s group, conducted by Dr. Sean Anderson and co-authors, is the largest environmental […]

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]]> Scientists at AOML employ photogrammetry to monitor coral reef infrastructure at unprecedented scale /scientists-at-aoml-employ-photogrammetry-to-monitor-coral-reef-infrastructure-at-unprecedented-scale/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:42:16 +0000 /?p=102934 In a new study, scientists at AOML and the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) demonstrate how photogrammetry-based techniques enable their team to monitor the persistence and structural complexity of coral reef habitats at an unprecedented scale.  Led by John Morris, Ph.D., a CIMAS Postdoctoral Associate with AOML’s Coral Program, […]

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]]> Scientist at AOML selected as member of NOAA in the Caribbean Executive Team /scientist-at-aoml-selected-as-member-of-noaa-in-the-caribbean-executive-team/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:40:58 +0000 /?p=102263 Jen McWhorter, Ph.D., a Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Science (CIMAS) Assistant Scientist with AOML’s Ocean Biogeochemistry and Physical Oceanography teams, has been selected to serve a one year term as a member of the NOAA in the Caribbean Executive Team. As a member of the Executive Team, McWhorter will help provide strategic direction […]

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]]> AOML is honored with NOPP Excellence in Partnering Award /omics-excellence-award/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:28:09 +0000 /?p=101799 Phytoplankton covering the ocean’s surface are responsible for over 50% of the oxygen that has been produced on Earth. In a spoonful of oceanwater, there are thousands of these microscopic organisms of different species. And without them, most – if not all – marine food webs would collapse.  Studying what species comprise planktonic communities in […]

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]]> New study indicates Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease may be inhibited by warmer waters  /coral-disease-new-study/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:59:45 +0000 /?p=101321 Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is the deadliest known coral disease to species with a hard skeleton (i.e., Scleractinians), causing rapidly-expanding, bare lesions to form across a coral’s skeleton until there is no more living tissue.  The pathogen or microbes leading to the spread of this disease have yet to be identified. Yet scientists […]

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