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Discover the highlights from the 2024 MSMNE Symposium hosted by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), where experts in deep sea exploration gathered last week. Learn how the KIMERA project, introduced by GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel and north.io GmbH aims to extend habitat and raw material research across the deep sea, through AI-driven guidance and expert collaboration, supporting sustainable ocean use and marine protection. Find more information below in the comments. #KIMERA #deepsea #AI #oceanexploration #marineprotection

This is a well-written article about science detectives explaining a strange observation after a huge landslide https://lnkd.in/gg5dSxnT

Last week the Laboratory of Physical & Chemical Oceanography, Department of Marine Sciences | University of the Aegean deployed a SeaExplorer ocean glider (ALSEAMAR) south of Plomari in the North Aegean Sea region. We are very excited to collect deep ocean data and we look forward to the next deployments. This work contributes to CLIMPACT II project and is part of an experimental campaign related to the air-sea interaction under Climate Change conditions. Our team consists of Kostas Kyriakou, Filitsa Rafailia Kougioumtzoglou & Manos Potiris, under the scientific supervision of Tragou Elina, Eva Krasakopoulou, and Vassilis Zervakis. #SeaExplorer #CLIMPACTII #ClimateChange #oceandata

Storm-Hunting Planes Are Taking on Atmospheric Rivers to Improve Forecasts Better forecasting would help communities prepare for the extreme weather from atmospheric rivers that causes an average of $1 billion in damages a year on the West Coast BY CHELSEA HARVEY & E&E NEWS Atmospheric rivers aren’t new to meteorologists, but they are notoriously difficult to predict. Like their earthbound counterparts, atmospheric rivers move massive amounts of water. They can carry through the air a volume of water vapor that’s equivalent to more than 10 times the water flow at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The extreme moisture goes hand-in-hand with heavy cloud cover, which is a big reason it’s hard for satellites to accurately observe them — and for meteorologists to develop forecasts. But now scientists say they’re making strides in predicting their behavior. Researchers with the National Weather Service and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have teamed up on a project known as the Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Program, or AR Recon. The program skirts the satellite issue by collecting direct measurements from buoys and in the ocean and from special instruments dropped by planes including NOAA’s weather-monitoring G-IV jets and the Air Force Reserve’s famous “Hurricane Hunters.” The on-site data already have led to marked improvements in atmospheric river forecasts. Models using these measurements have shown as much as a 12 percent improvement for forecasts in Central California and a 6 percent improvement for the continental United States as a whole. These improvements are “moving the needle for the first time ever in the last couple of decades,” said Vijay Tallapragada, a senior scientist at NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center. Tallapragada is a co-principal investigator with the AR Recon program alongside Marty Ralph, director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps. The advances in forecasts are a big deal — especially for the West Coast, where research suggests atmospheric rivers cause an average of $1 billion in damages each year. Accurate information on the timing and location of an atmospheric river’s landfall — and the amount of moisture it’s carrying — also helps western water managers strategically release supplies from their water reservoirs in advance, reducing the risk of damaging floods

💡 🌊 Aware of the impact of climate change on our oceans and the challenges of marine research, our duty is to support institutes and universities with high-performance underwater systems such as #SeaExplorer #gliders. It is great to see our gliders deployed on a mission to study air-sea interactions! We are proud to contribute to this mission to better understand marine phenomena in the North Aegean Sea region. #MarineKnowledge #OceanScience #ClimateChange #MarineData

Recently published: Multimodal learning–based reconstruction of high-resolution spatial wind speed fields 👉 https://bit.ly/3WrU7P4 In this application article, the authors introduce a new method for monitoring sea-surface wind speed. Their approach is intended for a diverse audience, including geophysicists, signal analysts, and machine learning experts working in the field of geosciences. Given the interdisciplinary nature of this work, equal emphasis is placed on both the scientific and operational aspects of the approach. By Matteo Zambra, Nicolas Farrugia, Dorian Cazau, Alexandre Gensse and Ronan Fablet #deeplearning #multimodallearning #seasurfacewindspeed

Going to European Geosciences Union (EGU) #EGU25? Doing interesting work in #scicomm and/or public engagement? Then why not submit an abstract to our session EOS1.1 (Science & Society): https://lnkd.in/dNpSyBM2

The Blue Machine A scientist's exploration of the "ocean engine"--the physics behind the ocean's systems--and why it matters. All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow coastal seas, and Arctic ice floes. Through stories of history, culture, and animals, she explains how water temperature, salinity, gravity, and the movement of Earth's tectonic plates all interact in a complex dance, supporting life at the smallest scale--plankton--and the largest--giant sea turtles, whales, humankind. Most importantly, however, Czerski reveals that while the ocean engine has sustained us for thousands of years, today it is faced with urgent threats. By understanding how the ocean works, and its essential role in our global system, we can learn how to protect our blue machine. https://lnkd.in/gfxiyTkX

Cybernetics Systems in Critical Transitions in Nature and Control of Complex Systems in Societies. Relativity of simultaneity and Decision Theory and Duality of Good and Bad Decisions.

Earth Science is Everywhere! From the roads we drive on to the homes we live in, geoscience plays a vital role in shaping our world. It informs the materials used in construction, the safety of our infrastructure, and even the products we use daily. This #EarthScienceWeek, let’s celebrate the incredible impact of geoscience on every aspect of our lives! By understanding Earth’s dynamic systems, we can build safer communities and create a more sustainable future.    #CarolinasGeotechnicalGroup #EarthScienceWeek #CG2