Heincke Expedition searches for Microplastics
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 10 June 2021
An 11-member team aboard RV Heincke studies microplastics in the North Atlantic as part of the FACTS project, focusing on their sources, transport, and impact from the North Sea to the Barents Sea.
Keywords: North Sea, Barents Sea, plastic pollution, marine research, vertical transport, ocean currents, expedition
Oldest permafrost in Siberia discovered
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 15 June 2021
Researchers have dated Siberia’s oldest permafrost near Batagay to 650,000 years. While it’s survived past warm periods, surface disturbances have triggered rapid thawing, raising concerns about irreversible climate-driven permafrost loss.
Keywords: Quaternary Research, carbon release, dating methods, luminescence, isotope analysis, methane, greenhouse gases, Leverhulme Trust
WHOI Led Research Team Receives Funding to Develop Ocean Temperature Forecast System
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 23 October 2017
WHOI and partners received a NOAA grant to develop a forecasting system for seasonal and yearly ocean temperature changes on the Northeast U.S. Shelf, aiming to improve fisheries management amid rapid regional warming.
Keywords: marine ecosystem, NEFSC, seasonal prediction, Woods Hole, coastal warming, NOAA grant, marine research
