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New Insights into Deep Ocean Cooling in the Atlantic

AOML Communications — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:14:24 +0000

New study reveals long-term cooling and freshening of the deep Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, with hints of major shifts to come over next decade An official press release can be seen on the University of Miami Rosenstiel School’s newsroom website. A new study published in Nature Communications, Earth & Environment unveils a surprising new take […]

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The Growing Impact of ENSO on U.S. Extreme Drought and Flood Events

AOML Communications — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:47:21 +0000

Extreme hydroclimate events, such as droughts, floods, and heavy rainfall, account for a substantial portion of weather-related disasters in the United States, leading to significant socio-economic losses involving agriculture, water resources, and public health, among others. For instance, from 1980 to 2024, droughts were responsible for approximately $368 billion in economic losses for the United […]

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12 days of teKNOWLEDGEy

AOML Communications — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:30:31 +0000

Behind every research project at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) are a suite of instruments. Whether descending to depths or weathering storms, these technologies are paramount to oceanic and atmospheric observations. Get to know 12 of these instruments with a new social media series: 12 Days of teKNOWLEDGEy! On the 1st day of […]

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Argo, the ‘crown jewel’ of ocean observing systems, turns 25

AOML Communications — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:20:44 +0000

Originally published on noaa.gov on December 11, 2024. Somewhere in the middle of the ocean, a merchant mariner lowers a cylindrical robotic ocean observing instrument from a ship into the sea to record ocean temperature and salinity. Another instrument is deployed from a plane into the eye of a hurricane to take the pulse of […]

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New NOAA research predicts an increase in active Atlantic hurricane seasons

AOML Communications — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:41:15 +0000

Tropical cyclones are among the most deadly and costly natural disasters that affect the United States and many other countries each year. This has led the scientific community to prioritize improving tropical cyclone prediction and the understanding of how tropical cyclone activity has changed and will change in the future. In a new study published […]

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AOML Take Action Photography Competition

AOML Communications — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:29:38 +0000

Whether flying through hurricanes, diving in urban ports to study coral spawning, or sampling deep ocean currents on oceanographic cruises, summer at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) is filled with scientific activity. To highlight the broad and impactful research conducted at the lab and the passionate scientists driving that work, AOML launched its […]

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Sailing into science: Collaborative cruise exposes students to oceangoing research

AOML Communications — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:54:30 +0000

Over the past few months, the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has conducted three FLOTSUM, i.e., Florida Ocean Time Series by Undergrads at UM, cruises aboard its research vessel the F.G. Walton Smith. FLOTSUM day cruises are conducted five times per year in the Florida Straits for training purposes […]

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Study reveals acceleration in Pacific upper-ocean circulation over past 30 years, impacting global weather patterns

AOML Communications — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:26:16 +0000

An official press release can be seen on the University of Miami Rosenstiel School’s newsroom website. A critical ocean layer for El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) dynamics. A study published October 31, 2024, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans has revealed significant acceleration in the upper-ocean circulation of the equatorial Pacific over the past 30 years. This […]

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Southwest Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAM)

Rayne Sabatello — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:45:32 +0000

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Join a research mission from home: Unveiling AOML’s virtual reality experience

AOML Communications — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:48:51 +0000

VR technology represents a new frontier in science communication, and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) is using it to invite everyone on a research mission alongside their scientists. This virtual reality research experience is a project for Masters student Devon Ledbetter, who works as a science communication intern at AOML. Devon’s project aims […]

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