Publication Stories Archives - NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory /category/publications-stories/ Preparing the nation for change by studying the ocean, earth & atmosphere Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:17:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 /wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOAA_logo_512x512-150x150.png Publication Stories Archives - NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory /category/publications-stories/ 32 32 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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What was the bumpiest hurricane flight ever? Scientists now have the answer with new flight bumpiness measurement system /hurricane-scientists-make-bumpiness-measurement-system/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:23:04 +0000 /?p=97895 Original article published by NOAA Research on March 31, 2025. Hurricane researchers know bumpy flights better than anyone else, but, after a particularly turbulent flight into Hurricane Ian, scientists were left wondering if it was the bumpiest flight on record aboard a NOAA WP-3D Orion hurricane hunter aircraft.  This question led scientists to develop a […]

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New study demonstrates the impacts of multiple stressors on reef-building corals /new-study-demonstrates-the-impacts-of-multiple-stressors-on-reef-building-corals/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:53:01 +0000 /?p=97475 In a new study, scientists at AOML and the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (CIMAS) demonstrated how some genotypes of the reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn Coral), listed on the Endangered Species Act, proved resilient when exposed to high nutrient levels or disease, but not when the two stressors were […]

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Coral Restoration: Using ‘Omics to Strategize and Manage Restoration Efforts /coral-restoration-omics/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:42:19 +0000 /?p=96994 A new study by scientists at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (CIMAS) provides new insights for effective restoration of the crucial reef-building coral species Acropora palmata, or Elkhorn coral.  Applying ‘Omics techniques to investigate how habitat and coral microbiomes influence ongoing restoration efforts, this […]

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Scientists at AOML measure ocean’s crucial buffering against rising global carbon emissions  /scientists-at-aoml-measure-oceans-crucial-buffering-against-rising-global-carbon-emissions/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:03:07 +0000 /?p=95769 Every year, scientists at AOML participate in the international effort led by the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute in developing the annual Global Carbon Budget Report, an assessment of global carbon emissions and the progress towards achieving the climate goals set by the 2016 Paris Agreement. The 2024 Global Carbon Budget Report now indicates […]

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Developments in Hurricane Model Contributed to its Lasting Legacy /developments-in-hurricane-model-contributed-to-its-lasting-legacy/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:20:43 +0000 /?p=75338 Improvements in the operational Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting Model paved the way for tropical cyclone prediction and modeling by lowering intensity forecast errors by 45-50%.

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Innovative Flight Patterns Boost Hurricane Forecast Accuracy, NOAA Study Finds /adjusting-flight-paths-improves-cyclone-track-predictions/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:31:25 +0000 /?p=74231 In a groundbreaking new study, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists unveiled a significant advancement in hurricane tracking and forecasting. The study, named “The G-IV Inner Circumnavigation: A Story of Successful Organic Interactions Between Research and Operations at NOAA,” discusses how scientists across NOAA are improving hurricane forecasts through the effective use of NOAA […]

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2023 Global Carbon Budget Report Emphasizes Urgent Need to Reduce Global Emissions /2023-global-carbon-budget-report/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:01:39 +0000 /?p=69535 The post 2023 Global Carbon Budget Report Emphasizes Urgent Need to Reduce Global Emissions appeared first on NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.

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Landmark study analyzes global ocean carbon storage over two decades, indicates weakening of ocean carbon sink /ocean-carbon-sink-could-be-weakening/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:25:45 +0000 /?p=65204 A landmark study published last week demonstrates that the ocean’s role as a carbon sink and its ability to store anthropogenic, or human-caused, carbon may be weakening. A collaboration among international researchers led by Jens Daniel Müller, Ph.D. (ETH Zurich), this study captures a snapshot of three decades of global interior ocean measurements to determine […]

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Five ways NOAA’s research improves hurricane forecasts /noaa-research-improves-hurricane-forecasts/ Tue, 23 May 2023 15:46:52 +0000 /?p=59502 Researchers at NOAA seek new techniques to advance hurricane forecasts to better protect life and property. In preparation for the upcoming 2023 hurricane season, which begins June 1, scientists are accelerating the use of small uncrewed aircraft technologies and the collocation of observational ocean assets, among other advancements. Here are five ways that NOAA researchers are improving hurricane track and intensity forecasts:

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