A new partnership between the University of Washington, Oregon State University and University of Alaska Fairbanks, CICOES fosters collaborative, multidisciplinary research across ocean, atmosphere and fishery sciences.
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Atmospheric research including Arctic circulation and climate variability, air-sea interaction, carbon cycle, aerosol, and land-surface hydrology.
Chemical tracers of ocean circulation, sea floor observations, coastal ocean observations, tsunami observations and modeling, Innovative observations in the Arctic and north Pacific, and ocean acidification.
Fish ecosystem studies and management, J-SCOPE, ocean acidification, ocean climate variability and climate change, and marine mammals.
By Hannah Hickey, UW News
Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has increased its freshwater content by 40% over the past two decades.
By Abby Acone, KOMO News
This week, feet of snow over the Cascades have made for near-impossible driving and high avalanche danger.
This extended bout of cold and snow over the mountains is largely due to the weather pattern “La Niña.” She’s living up to expectations this winter.
When an earthquake prompts tsunami evacuations, but no big wave, scientists see an opportunity.
By Yong Wei, for JISAO Magazine
When people think of tsunamis they often think of killer waves – a factual and life-saving connection.
