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On Golden’s ice pond

By Guest PostJanuary 3, 2016Environmentalbedo effect, Antarctic, aurora australis, changes, craig aumack, don perovich, golden, ice breaker, ice pond, ken golden, life of ice, sea ice

National Science Foundation video features University of Utah mathematician Ken Golden

From the National Science Foundation

Oceanographers, marine biologists and geologists are the scientists most commonly associated with studying changes in sea ice. But these days, it just might be a mathematician drilling ice cores in the Antarctic. (more…)

Changes in Coastal Upwelling Linked to Variability in Marine Ecosystem Off California

By Guest PostOctober 4, 2014Environmentaditya sinha, annette boesmeier, austin, blue sunrise, california, changes, climate pattern, daniel griffin, diverse ecosystem, enso, fishery, iso himmelsbach, marine ecosystem, North America, pm per kilogram, reproductive success, ruediger glaser, shocking origin, traditional stoves, university of texas, variability, wood burning stoves

AUSTIN, Texas — In findings of relevance to conservationists and the fishing industry, new research links short-term reductions in growth and reproduction of marine animals off the California coast to increasing variability in the strength of coastal upwelling currents — currents that supply nutrients to the region’s diverse ecosystem. (more…)