First Float Results from OSNAP
By Amy Bower and Heather Furey During the summer of 2014, the first setting of 40 deep acoustically-tracked RAFOS floats was made along the OSNAP line (see Mysteries of the…
Unravelling the sensitivity of Atlantic overturning to past forcing
by David Marshall Fundamental questions we would like to answer in OSNAP are how changes in wind, thermal and freshwater forcing over the subpolar Atlantic modify the Atlantic Meridional Overturning…
Visualising changes in the North Atlantic ocean
by Ric Williams – University of Liverpool Animations of the observed changes in the physical properties of the North Atlantic can really help us to understand their geographical distribution and…
What are the seagoing scientists doing now?
Penny Holliday, NOC Many of the OSNAP blog stories we’ve posted so far give a flavour of the exciting array we have deployed in the subpolar North Atlantic, and the…
What is the real puppet master of the AMOC variability?
By Xiao-pei Lin “AMOC, consisting of a northward flow of warm surface waters and a southward flow of cold deep waters, is the leading mechanism for heat transport and carbon…
Welcome OSNAP Students and Postdocs
by Susan Lozier As the swift pace of the OSNAP field season has wound down, we have been gathering profiles of the students and postdocs who are working on OSNAP…
Ocean University of China’s first observation experience in the North Atlantic
by Xiaopei Lin and Dexing Wu “Pay out the wire slowly and keep it tense in the water, okay?” “Got it!” “Okay, go ahead.” It was another foggy and calm…
To Sea with Less
by Susan Lozier Late last month I attended a symposium in London celebrating the tenth anniversary of the UK-US RAPID array at 26°N in the subtropical North Atlantic. All assembled…
Northern gliders linking OSNAP and Vitals
Northern gliders linking OSNAP and Vitals Brad deYoung, Jaime Palter, Ralf Bachmayer, Robin Matthews, Tara Howatt, Brian Claus – Memorial and McGill Universities At Memorial we are active not only…
“Dinnae expect onything an ye’ll no be disappointed”
Four Decades of Weather and Climate at the Scottish Association for Marine Science Laboratory on the Dunstaffnage Peninsula in the Scottish West Highlands (1972 to 2014) Stuart Cunningham, 29th July…