Gulf Oil Spill & Georgia Update 6-11-10
Dr. Dana Savidge provides the following update on the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and the Deep Horizon Oil Spill. At present a Loop Current Ring has separated from the… Read more »
World Ocean Day
This came somewhat of a surprise to us, but it turns out today is “World Ocean Day.” This article shows some good examples why studying the ocean is so important.
Oil Spill & Georgia – Update June 7
Dr. Dana Savidge provided some insight into the computer models (See here.) that project oil from the Gulf spill reaching the Atlantic coast. The large scale UCAR models get processes… Read more »
Oil Spill Update — from Baton Rouge
Skidaway Institute’s Jay Brandes is attending a conference of scientists discussing the Gulf spill in Baton Rouge, La. Here is his first report on the meetings. This morning we had… Read more »
Is the oil coming to Georgia? (Update 5-24)
Updated 2:25 pm EDT May 24 We have been getting questions over the past few days about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “Is it going to make… Read more »
Watch out for the polar bears!
Skidaway Institute research tech Victoria Baylor and grad student Zac Tait just returned to warm, sunny Skidaway Island from their first sample trip to Barrow, Alaska. Here is their account… Read more »
1991 tritium release prompts current salt marsh research
A release of radioactive cooling water from the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. provided the spark for a current research project at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. The object of… Read more »
Memorial fund for Skidaway Institute professor grows
An anonymous donor has agreed to match all donations to the Peter G. Verity Memorial Fund for Ocean and Environmental Research up to a total of $10,000. The fund was… Read more »
Skidaway Campus Notes on-line
The Winter 2010 issue of our campus newsletter, Skidaway Campus Notes, is available on-line here.
Skidaway Institute expands coastal radar system
The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is expanding its coastal radar system with the addition of a new send-receive station on Jekyll Island. The radar system, called WERA, is used to… Read more »