Monthly Archives: June 2019

GoMRI StudentsPeople How Grad Student Niles Gets to Know Crude Oil at a Molecular Level 6550a

When an oil slick is exposed to sunlight, photo-oxidation processes break the oil down and incorporate oxygen into the petroleum molecules. When the incorporated oxygen reaches a certain amount, the petroleum can dissolve in water and potentially affect marine organisms and ecosystems. Sydney Niles is investigating how photo-oxidation alters the oil’s molecular composition and if Read More

CARTHESmithsonian Ocean Portal Smithsonian Highlights Technology that Tracks the Ocean’s Flow 6547

Many factors affect how the ocean moves, and it is especially difficult to know exactly how it will behave in a specific area, as was evident with challenges in predicting oil transport during Deepwater Horizon. The Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal published an article that describes tools scientists use to track currents on and just beneath the Read More

Audio-VideoClassroom MaterialsECOGIGLesson PlansShort Clips (<15 Minutes) Video + Lesson Plan: The Adventures of Zack and Molly [English + Español] 5831

The Adventures of Zack and Molly is a four-part animated short video series that tells the story of a young man, Zack, who is more interested in the small world of his smartphone than the larger world around him. Zack’s online request for a roommate is answered by Molly, a tech-savvy Dumbo Octopus on a Read More

CARTHEGoMRI StudentsPeople Grad Student Grossi Uses Artificial Intelligence to Map Ocean Flows 6538a

Our knowledge about ocean transport comes primarily from ocean circulation models that use field observations and theoretical motion equations to simulate ocean dynamics. Ocean models can depict large-scale circulation features accurately, but resolutions high enough to capture all scales of motion entail significant computational time and cost and are challenging or even impossible for most Read More