Science11 min read
Argo Floats: The Ocean's Global Thermometer Network
Nearly 4,000 drifting robots take the ocean's temperature from within. How Argo profiling floats work, what they measure, and why the data is free.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
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Science7 min read
Why Corals and Kelp Rarely Mix: The Biogeography of the Two Forests
Coral reefs and kelp forests are the ocean's two great forests, but they almost never share a shore. Temperature, light and a line drawn by chemistry decide who rules.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Science8 min read
Was This Heatwave Climate Change? The Science of Marine Event Attribution
How do scientists decide if a specific marine heatwave was caused by climate change? Inside event attribution, from FAR to counterfactual oceans.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Science7 min read
Marine Heatwave Categories: What 'Category 4' Actually Means
Marine heatwaves are ranked Categories I–IV like cyclones — but the scale measures a temperature anomaly, not wind. Here's how the Hobday system works and how to read it.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·