Extreme ocean winds and wave heights are increasing around the globe, with the largest rise occurring in the Southern Ocean, University of Melbourne research shows.
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2019
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As science races toward automation and quick experiments, it is sometimes required to concurrently handle small amounts of liquids (droplets), from picoliters to microliters. Moreover, droplet jumping is required when transporting ...
Soft Matter
Aug 3, 2023
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A new study from UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher emeritus Peter Bromirski uses nearly a century of data to show that the average heights of winter waves along the California coast have increased ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2023
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In the Age of Exploration, scientists sailed across the oceans to discover indigenous flora and fauna in faraway lands. Today, scientists are sailing the world's open seas equipped with a tow net and flowmeter to sample microplastics.
Environment
Oct 28, 2021
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Stormier weather will increasingly force fishers to choose between their safety and income, researchers say.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2021
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Insurance schemes with the potential to improve the resilience of global fisheries face a host of future challenges, researchers say.
Environment
Nov 25, 2019
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Two teams of researchers, one in Korea, the other China, have devised two different types of invisibility cloaks for water applications. Both teams have published papers describing their work in the journal Physical Review ...
Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2018
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Every ten days, the NASA/French Space Agency Jason-2 satellite maps all the world's oceans, monitoring changes in sea surface height, a measure of heat in the upper layers of the water. Because our planet is more than 70% ...
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2014
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(Phys.org)—While wave watching is a favorite pastime of beachgoers, few notice what is happening in the shallowest water. A closer look by two University of Colorado Boulder applied mathematicians has led to the discovery ...
General Physics
Sep 18, 2012
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