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Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory: A
@NOAA
research lab improving ocean services, ecosystem management, and hurricane research for the nation.
Scientists from
@HRD_AOML_NOAA
captured the eye of cat 5
#HurricaneLane
as seen from the NOAA P-3 in the Central Pacific as CPHC upgraded storm's intensity. Please monitor and for updates as Lane approaches the Aloha State.
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When a hurricane approaches, all air traffic is diverted away from the storm except for the
@NOAA_HurrHunter
and
@53rdWRS
hurricane hunters!
Image from Tuesdays flight shows
@NOAA_AOML
scientists and
#NOAA42
crew heading for the eye of
#Dorian
to help keep those on land safe.
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The last pass through Hurricane
#Delta
from this afternoon’s
@NOAA_HurrHunter
flight. This video shows a small eye and a turbulent ride as the aircraft enters the eyewall. 3 onboard radars help to navigate and measure the storm. 📷
@NOAA
, J. Zawislak
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Scientists at
#AOML
found that Atlantic Niño, the Atlantic counterpart of the Pacific El Niño, increases the formation of tropical cyclones off the coast of West Africa, also known as Cape (Cabo) Verde hurricanes. Learn more:
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Photos from yesterday’s
@NOAA_HurrHunter
mission into Tropical Storm
#Gamma
capture the center of the storm looking out the window, and on radar. Scientists at AOML processed data, sent it to forecasters and models, and adjusted the flight for best coverage.
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This animation shows a the
@flynoaa
flight missions into Ernesto. Throughout these flights,
@HRD_AOML_NOAA
researchers used dropsondes,
@BlackSwiftTech
drones,
@saildrone
, and gliders to gain a better understanding of storm processes and improve hurricane forecasting 🌀
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View the eye of
#HurricaneTeddy
. NESDIS and AOML scientists performed a research mission to study and validate the strongest surface winds in the storm this morning. Learn more about the experiments here:
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NOAA launches new drone into Hurricane Ian!
For the first time ever, scientists and crew from
#AOML
and
@NOAA_HurrHunter
successfully deployed an Area-I Altius-600 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) into a hurricane from a
@NOAA
P-3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft.
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#AOML
scientists in
@HRD_AOML_NOAA
spent their weekend thousands of feet off the ground flying through Hurricane
#Sam
to gather data on its rapid intensification and how it interacts with the
#ocean
beneath it! ⛈🌊⛈🌊
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Our team of researchers and aviators from
@flynoaa
@noaaomao
and AOML’s HRD broke records with the launch of the Black Swift S0 drones into Hurricane Ernesto! 🌀 The
@BlackSwiftTech
drones set a new maximum communications range between a NOAA P-3 and sUAS of 143 nautical miles!
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We did it!
@NOAA
and private sector partners conducted the first co-located mission into a hurricane that included a low flying drone (
@anduriltech
's Altius 600) and an ocean surface uncrewed vehicle (
@saildrone
), collecting data in the most dangerous area of the storm
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On September 28th,
@NOAA_HurrHunter
flew into Category 4
#HurricaneIan
just before landfall in
#Florida
. Despite extreme turbulence, the crew successfully launched the drone, which then completed a 2 hour mission, acquiring critical data to understand these complex storm systems.
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Happy Word Reef Awareness Day! Although corals cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, they support about 25% of all marine creatures. What is your favorite reef creature?
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Hurricane
#Andrew
made landfall on August 24, 1992, near Homestead, Florida, becoming one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in U.S. history. It had an extremely low central pressure of 922 millibars and maximum sustained wind speeds estimated at 165 miles per hour.
#Andrew30
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Just in!
@NOAA
flies into Guinness World Records book, not once, but twice! NOAA and industry partners are recognized for:
1) wind speed recorded by an uncrewed surface vehicle (
@saildrone
);
2) endurance inside a tropical cyclone (
@anduriltech
).
More:
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Last week AOML scientists traveled to Jacksonville FL to deploy 2
#saildrones
and engage with local & national news media. Both saildrones will be directed into approaching tropical cyclones and will transmit real-time ocean-atmosphere data. Learn more at
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In Biscayne Bay, there are
#fish
that can reach up to 8 feet in length, weigh nearly 800 pounds, and live over 35 years!
Meet the Goliath Grouper!
Check out more cool creatures of South Florida in our Biscayne Bubbles
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Yesterday, AOML's Hurricane Field Program successfully deployed a new uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) called, Black Swift S0, into Tropical Storm Tammy (2023) to measure parts of the storm too dangerous for humans to go. Learn more:
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Drones like Altius allow us to dive deeper into the storm to survey lower altitudes. Scientists at
@NHC_Atlantic
, the Environmental Modeling Center &
@HRD_AOML_NOAA
are using the data provided by these uncrewed aircraft to better understand the turbulent
#hurricane
boundary layer
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#HurricaneSeason
is quickly approaching, beginning on June 1st! To improve predictions of rapid intensification,
#AOML
scientists will coordinate with multiple partners to launch a host of instruments that sample the ocean and atmosphere in real-time.
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#DidYouKnow
: dust from Africa can impact tropical cyclone development? There is a seasonal phenomenon called the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) where
#dust
from the Saharan Desert is blown into the
#atmosphere
& travels across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico. [1/2]
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Last week our coral researchers helped relocate Miami’s
@coralcitycamera
. AOML’s Urban Coral project works in collaboration with Coral City Camera to highlight the resilient corals living just offshore of Miami, FL.
#AOMLcorals
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Over the weekend, AOML’s Communication intern Holly Stahl traveled to Aruba to join the NOAA P-3 Hurricane Hunter (“Kermit”) mission into (then) Tropical Storm
#Fiona
. [1/3]
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We are pleased to announce Dr. Renellys Perez as AOML’s Physical Oceanography Divison’s next deputy director! Her research focuses on ocean current variability, and how currents influence heat & salt distributions in the tropical/subtropical oceans and regional weather & climate.
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Hurricane scientists at AOML have achieved a key milestone in developing a new and advanced moving nest
#hurricane
model!
The new model accurately predicted the track, structure, and intensity of
#HurricaneLaura
prior to making landfall in 2020.
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Today, on May 4th, we celebrate National Weather Observers Day! ☀🌦 A day that emphasizes the importance of professionals in weather services who work to warn people about approaching storms and other weather changes.
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Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory have been working overtime to support research missions into Hurricane Ian, collecting valuable data used by the National Hurricane Center. Follow
@NHC_Atlantic
for important updates on Hurricane Ian.
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The
#saharanairlayer
(SAL) is a mass of dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara and moves over the tropical North Atlantic every 3-5 days, peaking from June to mid-August. It’s 1-3 miles thick, exists about 1 mile above the surface, and can be as large as the lower 48.
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During flights into
#HurricaneIda
, AOML
#HurricaneHunter
scientists deployed Airborne EXpendable Bathythermographs (AXBT) to measure ocean temperatures down to 350m. These data help scientists learn more about hurricanes to improve forecasts. Learn more at
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🚨 A new Sargassum Inundation Report (
#SIR
) has been released for May 2 - 8, 2023! 🚨 More:
Coastal risk levels: Low (Blue), Medium (Orange), High (Red), No data (Gray)
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This weekend, meteorologists and aviators from
@HRD_AOML_NOAA
and
@NOAA_HurrHunter
took to the skies aboard the P3-Orion “Kermit” to fly into Tropical Storm Debby. 🌀
For more information about Tropical Storm Debby, visit
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Today marks the final day of a very busy 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season. Which of our
#hurricane
forecast models performed best this season? Find out here:
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Exciting news!
Senior meteorologist Sundararaman “Gopal” Gopalakrishnan has led
#AOML
’s modeling team in the development of a new
#hurricane
prediction model, called the Hurricane Analysis & Forecast System (
#HAFS
), which will go operational at NOAA’s
@NWS
in late June!
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AOML scientists have discovered a link between U.S. tornado activity and the Madden-Julian Oscillation, a patch of tropical thunderstorms that form across the Indian Ocean.
This connection may provide earlier warning for storms.
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An
#AOML
deployed
@saildrone
was able to capture video footage inside
#HurricaneSam
while battling 50ft seas & 120+mph winds! The
#saildrone
also collected invaluable data for scientists studying air-sea interactions in tropical cyclones. Read more at
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Yesterday, AOML’s Director and scientists joined pilots and leaders at NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center to showcase tools NOAA will be using to advance hurricane forecasts in the 2023 hurricane season.
Learn more about our hurricane tools/research here:
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#DYK
AOML monitors the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (
#MOC
) in both the North and South Atlantic? Changes in the MOC influence regional heat content variations which makes monitoring the MOC critical for tracking changes in global and regional climate and weather.
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AOML is a major contributor to the Global Ocean Observing System, working with partners around the world to measure and observe our global oceans.
These observations improve weather forecasts and advance our knowledge of climate fluctuations.
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#TGIF
Our scientists are returning home from Puerto Rico today after successfully deploying a total of 4 Ocean Gliders!
Now the gliders will collect and send back data that scientists hope will improve the accuracy of hurricane forecast models.
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Air-Launched Autonomous Micro Observer (ALAMO) is a float that can be launched from NOAA’s P3 aircraft. ALAMO measures temperature, salinity, & pressure in the upper 1,000ft of the ocean, generating data every 1-2 hours for several weeks straight! More at
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#AOML
scientists are now out with the
@NOAA_HurrHunters
to fly 2 genesis experiments [Favorable Air Mass (FAM) & Precipitation during Formation and Observing its Response across Multiple Scales (PREFORM)] & the Impact of Targeted Observations on Forecasts (ITOFS-East) experiment.
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Almost 40 years ago AOML began using dropwindsondes to fill atmospheric data voids known to lead to poor model forecasts. P3s would fly around a hurricane and drop 25-30 sondes out of the plane, measuring pressure, temperature, humidity and wind as they descended to the
surface.
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Saildrone SD 1045, famous for capturing the first-ever video from inside a major hurricane (Hurricane Sam), has been redeployed for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season by
@saildrone
in partnership with NOAA! SD 1045 was deployed from Charleston. More:
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AOML researchers studying patch reefs at Cheeca Rocks discover coral resiliency despite record-breaking summers. This case study calls for tempered optimism: Caribbean corals may be able to acclimate to a changing climate. Read more here:
#coralbleaching
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Great news for hurricane research!
#NOAA
has funded the ‘Observing Hurricanes Using Uncrewed Surface Vehicles’ (aka Saildrone) project for 2023 which uses private-sector operated uncrewed marine systems in a partnership to collect data for NOAA missions!
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Happy
#WomensEqualityDay
!
We would like to thank the women at AOML for embodying the values of teamwork, courage, integrity, and perseverance to contribute to NOAA's mission by leading research in the geosciences.
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It's been a busy weekend flying into Fiona!
NOAA AOML/HRD scientists have been supporting research missions from Aruba into
#TropicalStorm
(now
#Hurricane
)
#Fiona
.
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In partnership with
@NOAA
,
@Saildrone
deployed an ocean drone into the Gulf of Mexico from St. Petersburg, Florida this week. The saildrones will collect data from
#hurricanes
during the 2022
#hurricaneseason
with the goal of improving hurricane
#forecasting
. [1/2]
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Got Data? 📊 We do!
AOML maintains a variety of databases that provide access to a wide range of publicly available oceanographic and meteorological datasets and products.
Find the data you need at
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Have you ever wondered how the
#ocean
absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) from the
#atmosphere
?
Every time a wave breaks in the ocean, the plume of spray serves as a vent, which allows the transfer of
#carbondioxide
from the air into the water!
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✈️AOML's Hurricane Field Program team are flying into Tropical Storm Tammy to collect storm data that will help improve future forecasts! Stay tuned for more updates on our Hurricane Hunters and make sure to follow
@NWSNHC
for more storm Tammy updates.
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Congratulations 🎉 to
#AOML
senior scientist Rik Wanninkhof for receiving a
#NOAA
2021 Distinguished Career Award 🏅for his outstanding scientific leadership of ocean carbon cycle research in support of NOAA’s mission to understand a changing climate & support ocean health!🌊🌊
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AOML’s Hurricane Modeling Group is transitioning to a new multi-scale numerical model called the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), which will allow for higher-resolution forecast information out to seven days.
Learn more about HAFS here:
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“What I like about being a woman working in STEM is following in the footsteps of scientists before me, and hopefully stepping a little further for the next generation to follow.” Renellys Perez, Oceanographer
#IWD2022
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On the 11th day of Instruments
#AOML
sent to me: a Tail Doppler Radar (TDR)!
The Tail Doppler Radar (TDR) system is located at the back of
@NOAA_HurrHunter
aircraft. As the plane flies through a storm, the TDR continuously measures cross-sections of precipitation & winds.
#12Days
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Happy World Ocean Day!
#DYK
The Meridional Overturning Circulation (
#MOC
) plays an important role in regulating the Earth’s climate system. The
#MOC
or Global Ocean Conveyor Belt is a component of ocean circulation and is responsible for ~⅔ of oceanic northward heat transport.
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We’re flying into Tropical Storm Earl to gather important data!
NOAA AOML researchers have been flying all weekend and continue supporting operations to investigate the development of Invest 91L into Tropical Storm Earl. [1/2]
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Most major
#hurricanes
in the Gulf of Mexico tend to weaken prior to reaching land.
A new study shows how
#HurricaneMichael
was able to strengthen despite the strong vertical wind shear which usually weakens a storm.
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NOAA reconnaissance continues into Tropical Storm Isaias.
Measurements suggest that mid-level vertical wind shear has forced Isaias’ vortex to tilt with height, limiting potential intensification of the hurricane and exposing its core to dry air.
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Happy
#MeetAOMLMonday
! Meet hurricane researcher Andy Hazelton!
Andy works in the modeling group of AOML’s Hurricane Research Division, focusing on development, testing & evaluation of the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), NOAA’s next-generation hurricane model.
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Intelligent, empowered, and making a difference; these are the women of NOAA’s AOML. This year NOAA is celebrating the women in our workforce and their dedication to science, service and stewardship
#WomenofNOAA
#WomenInScience
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#hurricane
gliders & uncrewed surface vehicles like
#saildrones
are revolutionizing our understanding of & ability to forecast hurricane track & intensity. These observing systems are becoming critical to operational
#forecasting
systems. Learn more at
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#CreatureFeatureFriday
is for the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Did you know they have a total of 9 eyes & can see extremely well? Pretty interesting given they share the name Polyphemus w/ the mythological Cyclops in the Odyssey, which in the story, ended up blind!
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NOAA
#HurricaneHunters
continue reconnaissance for Major
#HurricaneTeddy
, conducting numerous science experiments developed by AOML and its collaborators.
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Glider update! AOML scientists have successfully deployed 4 ocean gliders off the coast of Puerto Rico and plan to launch 2 more this season off the coast of the Dominican Republic and in the Bahamas.
Read more about how gliders work at
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This week 3 AOML saildrones will be deployed from St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, part of a 5 saildrone mission to acquire near-surface ocean-atmosphere measurements in the tropical/subtropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea during peak hurricane season. Stay tuned for more!
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NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured imagery of
#Barry
as the
#TropicalStorm
forms in the Gulf.
The data collected from this flight will go into NOAA's computer models to improve hurricane forecast guidance.
For all advisories on Barry visit
@NWSNHC
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Today is
#CTDAppreciationDay
! 🥳
What is a CTD & why is it important?
A CTD is a package of instruments used by oceanographers to measure the conductivity (salinity), temperature & depth (pressure) of seawater, giving a detailed look into the properties of the water column!
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NOAA
#researchers
seek new techniques to advance
#hurricane
forecasts. In preparation for the 2023 hurricane season (begins June 1) scientists are accelerating the use of small uncrewed aircraft technologies & collocation of observational ocean assets, among other advancements.
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NOAA’s hurricane gliders are returning home after a successful journey during the 2020 hurricane season. More than 13,200 temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen profiles were collected to improve the accuracy of hurricane forecast models.
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Are you looking for a new career this year? Start here!
Positions are open in all of AOML’s research divisions: Physical Oceanography, Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems & Hurricane Research!
Visit to view the current job openings at AOML.
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June 18th to 24th is Lightning Safety Awareness Week!
Lightning is a dangerous weather threat that is unpredictable, can occur at any time, and strikes up to 10-15 miles away from the storm.
Visit this link in to learn more about how you can stay safe:
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This week we are in Puerto Rico working with partners to deploy hurricane gliders for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Research at AOML is showing that data from gliders are key to improving the accuracy of hurricane intensity forecasts.
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“I love my profession because it's an opportunity to break barriers in both a technology heavy field as well as in oceanography, both of which have been historically dominated by men.”
Nastassia Patin, Postdoctoral Researcher
#IWD2022
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Scientists at NOAA
#AOML
&
@MiamiRosenstiel
Cooperative Institute of Marine & Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) examine the challenges of accurately predicting when a
#tropicalcyclone
will begin a quick & sudden increase in intensity (called rapid intensification or RI) in a new study.
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A recent
#study
by researchers at
@PNNLab
and
#AOML
found that
#rainfall
under tropical cyclones can significantly reduce the sea surface cooling induced by them. Read more at
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#HurricaneSeason
starts today.
Visit our
#HurricaneFAQ
to learn more about these catastrophic storms, how they are monitored and forecast, and what research is being carried out on them today.
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The Port of Miami is a bustling waterway w/ large cruise & cargo ships, ferries & fishing vessels, as well as a resilient coral community! Since 2018,
#AOML
&
@CIMASRosenstiel
scientists have been studying the environmental conditions & coral community dynamics in the Port.