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News<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\"SeaChange\"\n\t

UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERIOUS LOOP CURRENT<\/a><\/h3>\n

Amy Bower discusses the importance of the mysterious Loop Current alongside UGOS colleagues, Steve and Scott on the Sea Change podcast.<\/h4>\n

WWMO & WRKF, January 12, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Plot\n\t

TURNING OCEAN SCIENCE DATA INTO AUDITORY DISPLAYS<\/a><\/h3>\n

Accessible Oceans Project co-PIs Jon Bellona and Amy Bower talk with The Point<\/em> host Mindy Todd about their NSF Accessible Oceans project.<\/h4>\n

WCAI radio, January 11, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Multicolored\n\t

ALL ABOUT DATA SONIFICATION – FEATURING ACCESSIBLE OCEANS <\/a><\/h3>\n

Accessible Oceans Project co-PIs Jon Bellona and Amy Bower talk about sonification of ocean data. Project advisor Carla Scaletti’s Kyma program is also highlighted.<\/h4>\n

Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Sunset\n\t

BOWER LAB LEADING NEW STUDY OF GULF OF MEXICO’S LOOP CURRENT<\/a><\/h3>\n

A WHOI-led research team has been awarded $7.6 million from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine . The project, “An Operational System Using Real-time Subsurface Observations to Improve Loop Current Forecasts”, is one of three consortia that will undertake the third phase of the Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems (UGOS) program, helping address forecasts of important currents of the Gulf of Mexico.<\/h4>\n

WHOI Press Release, March 25, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Image\n\t

Oak Ridge Children’s Museum Gala features Accessible Oceans<\/a><\/h3>\n

Accessible Oceans co-PI Leslie Smith is invited to be Guest Speaker at Children’s Museum Gala Event, in talk entitled “Approachable Ocean: Promoting Access and Facilitating Understanding of our Blue Planet.”<\/h4>\n

The Oak Ridger, November 21, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Image\n\t

Accessible Oceans – Making Ocean science accessible to the visually impaired<\/a><\/h3>\n

Amy Bower and co-PIs discuss their new NSF project to design auditory displays of ocean data<\/h4>\n

Oceanus October 4, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t

“Study: Major Atlantic Current Showing Signs it May Shut Down. Not all Scientists Agree”<\/a><\/h3>\n

Amy Bower interviewed by Cape Cod Times on Atlantic currents and climate change<\/h4>\n\n

Cape Cod Times August 10, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Schematic\n\t

OSNAP Floats Highlighted in NYT Article on the AMOC<\/a><\/h3>\n

“In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers”<\/h4>\n

New York Times, March 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Photograph\n\t

Adjusting to Climate Change: Rising Seas – The Consequences of Melting Glaciers<\/a><\/h3>\n

Dr. Bower discusses how oceanographers study the changes in oceans from glacier melt.<\/h4>\n

NBC 10 Boston, March 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Grainy\n\t

Ocean Encounters: The Stories We Tell<\/a><\/h3>\n

Amy Bower shares her story of a modern-day pirate encounter with a little science thrown in.<\/h4>\n

Ocean Encounters Virtual Series<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"A\n\t

‘High-octane’ hurricane fuel swirls in the Gulf of Mexico<\/a><\/h3>\n

LC-Floats researchers talk about the National Academy of Science’s ‘Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems’ project, and how the Bower Lab’s array of profiling floats are helping us predict hurricane strength. <\/h4>\n

Oceanus November 2020<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\"Logo\n\t

Amy Speaks with “Science for the Public” on Ocean Circulation<\/a><\/h3>\n

Dr. Bower explains the structure and dynamics of deep ocean currents and the vital role of these currents in maintaining the Earth’s climate. She discusses the concern among climate and ocean scientists about one of the major systems, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the implications of a slowdown in that system. Dr. Bower also describes the technical challenges of measuring systems like the AMOC.<\/h4>\n

WGBH September 2020<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Photo\n\t

Perkins School for the Blind Visit<\/a><\/h3>\n

Perkins School for the Blind students visit WHOI and members of the Bower Lab as part of an ongoing collaboration to provide outreach to visually impaired students.<\/h4>\n

In OceanInsight<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBy Amy Bower, June 10th, 2019\n\t\t\t\t\"Screenshot\n\t

WHOI Announces Publication of\u00a0 Preliminary OSNAP data<\/a><\/h3>\n

Scientists from 16 research institutions collaborate on the first publication of the multi-year Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program.<\/h4>\n

WHOI Press Release January 31, 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Black\n\t

GRL 2018 Outstanding Reviewer: Viviane Menezes<\/a><\/h3>\n

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Publications recognizes outstanding reviewers for their work in 2018. Honored reviewers were selected by the editors of each AGU journal.<\/h4>\n

In Eos<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

by Matt Giampoala, May 2019<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Logo\n\t

Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems Phase 1 Awardees<\/a><\/h3>\n

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Research Campaign to Advance Understanding of Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Moves Forward By Awarding $10.3 Million in Initial Grants.<\/h4>\nNational Academy of Sciences
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from the NAS Office of News and Public Information, December 2018<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"A\n\t

Deep Floats Reveal Complex Ocean Circulation Patterns<\/a><\/h3>\n

Acoustically tracked floats: What they are, where they go, what they’ve taught us.\u00a0 And a new repository to store all that data.<\/h4>\n

In Eos<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

by A. Ramsey, H. Furey, A. Bower, November 2018<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Deep\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Hidden Currents in the Gulf of Mexico<\/a><\/h3>\n

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, RAFOS floats are mapping out the deep currents of the Gulf of Mexico<\/h4>\n

In Oceanus <\/em>Magazine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Lonny Lippsett,\u00a0Tim Silva.\u00a0 Originally published online April 20, 2015<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Amy\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Bower receives the Chrysalis Award<\/a><\/h3>\n

Center for Vision Loss, Executive Director, Doug Yingling presents Amy Bower with the Chrysalis Award on September 17, 2012.\u00a0 (Photo by Tom Kleindinst)<\/h4>\n

In October 2011, the\u00a0Center for Vision Loss<\/a>, an agency serving visually impaired people of eastern Pennsylvania, awarded their first-ever “Chrysalis Award” to WHOI scientist Amy Bower. The award, which honors “a blind or visually impaired person who has transformed the world around them,” and was given to Amy to recognize her achievements in oceanography and outreach.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Amy\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

OceanInsights for the Blind<\/a><\/h3>\n

WHOI scientist creates a bond with visually impaired students<\/h4>\n

In Oceanus Magazine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

by Kate Madin. Originally published online November 30, 2007<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Cartoon\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Fieldwork – The Unseen Currents<\/a><\/h3>\n

On the Labrador Sea, the scientific crew of the R\/V Knorr hunts for underwater storms, sinks a two-mile mooring,\u00a0 and gathers clues to the planet’s fate.<\/h4>\nPopular Science Magazine, March 2011
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Oceanographer tells of lifelong learning<\/a><\/h3>\n

InSouthCoast Today<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Zach Rocha, September 2003<\/p>\n

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