Tag: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

• Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 07:16 UTC

  ARA San Juan: Russia's Yantar expected to return to surveying next week

  

  The Russian Navy’s ocean survey vessel Yantar had to leave the search area for Argentina’s San Juan submarine, but is expected to return on December 19, Argentine Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2015 - 08:13 UTC

  Galapagos penguin numbers recovering with shifts in trade winds and ocean currents

  

  Shifts in trade winds and ocean currents powered a resurgence of endangered Galapagos Penguins over the past 30 years, according to a new study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). These changes enlarged a cold pool of water the penguins rely on for food and breeding-an expansion that could continue as the climate changes over the coming decades, according to the study.

• Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 06:50 UTC

  Antarctica sea ice thicker than anticipated reveals an autonomous sub

  

  A novel autonomous sub has acquired the first detailed, high-resolution 3D maps of Antarctic sea ice. Released from a ship, the vehicle crisscrossed the underside of the floes, using upward-looking sonar to measure their shape.