Research Highlight: The Dolphin Sentinels
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 4 March 2015
Scripps researchers found 327 chemicals in dolphins' blubber, including many unknown or unmonitored ones, revealing how pollutants enter the marine food web. The study used a novel non-targeted detection method to expose hidden environmental threats.
Keywords: dolphins, marine pollution, Scripps, chemical contaminants, food web, DDT, non-targeted analysis
Video: T-TIDE leg 3 Mooring recovery cruise
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 9 March 2015
The T-TIDE project studied deep-ocean turbulence near Tasmania using gliders, moorings, and shipboard tools. Led by Scripps and international scientists, it aims to improve climate models and understanding of nutrient cycling for fisheries.
Keywords: T-TIDE, deep ocean, turbulence, moorings, climate models, fisheries, Tasman Sea
Antarctic Ice Shelves Rapidly Thinning
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 26 March 2015
A Scripps-led study found Antarctic ice shelves have thinned by up to 18% since 1994, with losses accelerating in the last decade. Though melting shelves don’t directly raise sea levels, they impact ice flow, increasing concern over future sea-level rise.
Keywords: Antarctica, ice shelves, climate change, sea-level rise, satellite data, West Antarctica, ice thinning
