Acid Ocean Poses Increased Reef Loss Risk
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 5 March 2018
Scripps and Southern Cross University find coral reef sediments could dissolve within decades due to ocean acidification, worsening reef loss.
Keywords: coral reefs, sediment dissolution, ocean acidification, calcium carbonate, CO2, Scripps, reef loss
Key Biological Mechanism is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 14 March 2018
Excess CO2 reduces ocean carbonate, hindering phytoplankton’s iron uptake and growth, threatening marine food webs and carbon absorption.
Keywords: phytoplankton, ocean acidification, carbonate loss, iron uptake, CO2, marine food web, Scripps
Knee-deep in the Data
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 23 March 2018
CW3E researchers measure streamflow in Northern California’s Russian River watershed to study impacts of atmospheric rivers, using instruments and rating curves to link water depth with flow speed.
Keywords: streamflow, atmospheric rivers, Russian River, CW3E, water measurement, hydrology
