Deep learning turns weather satellite thermal imagery into hourly ocean current maps

Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before. Called GOFLOW (Geostationary Ocean Flow), the approach applies deep ...
The New York Times

Learning to Surf, 200 Miles From the Nearest Ocean

With consistent conditions, affordable prices and a friendly vibe, a wave pool in Waco, Texas, proved to be an ideal place for a beginner to find her footing. By Nora Walsh I paddled hard to stay in ...
IFLScience

Deep Ocean Currents Have "Weather" And Seasonal Changes That We're Only Just Learning About

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Science Daily

Novel machine learning techniques measure ocean oxygen loss more accurately

Using data from historic ship measurements and Argo floats, researchers introduced a machine learning technique that improves assessment and analysis of the ocean's declining oxygen levels. Oxygen is ...
The Washington Post

In the Ocean Depths, New Heights of Learning

The guest speaker at Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon told the audience that he sympathized with Northern Virginia's traffic congestion but that it could be worse: His daily commute of only a ...

One blue whale song unlocks oceans of data

Trying to find a whale song in the ocean is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But now, UNSW Sydney researchers say ...
WPBF

Shark Preservation Week: Where to learn more about the ocean's top predators

ROCKAWAY BEACH. WELL, THIS WEEK, THE COX SCIENCE CENTER IS INVITING YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARKS. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST BROOKE SILBER JOINING US WITH WHY UNDERSTANDING SHARKS CAN KEEP YOU SAFE ...
Smithsonian Magazine

What Are Scientists Learning About the Deepest Diving Creatures in the Ocean?

Chilean devil rays swim in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. Reinhard Dirscherl / ullstein bild via Getty Images There’s only one word for it: indescribable. “It’s one of those awesome experiences ...