Tag Archive: Peter Strutton

Australian bushfires spawn massive phytoplankton bloom

September 16, 2021 8:26 am Published by Comments Off on Australian bushfires spawn massive phytoplankton bloom

The Australian bushfires of the 2019/2020 summer had far-reaching effects. It has now been revealed in new research published in Nature that the smoke produced a phytoplankton bloom larger in area than all of Australia, thousands of kilometres away in the Southern Ocean between New Zealand and South America.

Research brief: The biogeochemical structure of Southern Ocean mesoscale eddies.

August 3, 2020 4:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: The biogeochemical structure of Southern Ocean mesoscale eddies.

CLEX researchers used real-world observations with satellite observations to calculate the quantity of nutrients carried into the Subantarctic Zone by mesoscale eddies. They found these eddies carried high nitrate and low silicate waters into the Subantarctic Zone.

UTas01: Numerical simulation of physical and biogeochemical processes in the ocean near Australia

May 6, 2019 3:19 pm Published by Comments Off on UTas01: Numerical simulation of physical and biogeochemical processes in the ocean near Australia

In this project, the selected student will use a one-dimensional numerical ocean model to simulate and understand the physical and biogeochemical processes in the ocean near Australia. The student will utilise the long-term oceanographic measurements conducted at one of the National Reference Stations maintained by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (i.e., the Maria Island, the Port Hacking, and the Rottnest Island).

Research brief: Redesigning the Tropical Pacific Observing System

February 19, 2019 10:28 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Redesigning the Tropical Pacific Observing System

An improved Tropical Pacific Observing System that is responsive to user needs will provide for better understanding and prediction of the climate system, which will reduce climate uncertainty for society.