Ocean Sciences

Ocean Sciences

  Oceanography students voyage to study sea level rise

Paloma Cartwright, Rachel Sampson, and Allie Cook all ventured out to sea as part of Rosenstiel School oceanographer Lisa Beal’s ongoing research on how the changing Florida Current will affect sea level rise in Miami, as well as other coastal communities along the East Coast.

http://news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/stories/2023/09/oceanography-students-voyage-to-study-sea-level-rise.html


Ocean Sciences

Is a critical system of ocean currents headed toward an imminent collapse?

A global conveyor belt, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic Ocean. Rosenstiel School oceanographer shares input on whether it could shut down, triggering catastrophic changes in weather and climate.

http://news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/stories/2023/08/is-a-critical-system-of-ocean-currents-headed-toward-an-imminent-collapse.html


Ocean Sciences

Turbulent ocean basin could aid in understanding global climate

University of Miami oceanographer Lisa Beal and others spent 26 days at sea in the Cape Cauldron off South Africa measuring the dynamic mixing of Indian Ocean and Atlantic waters in an effort to learn more about weather and climate.

http://news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/stories/2023/07/turbulent-ocean-basin-could-aid-in-understanding-global-climate.html