by matthewmullin | Jun 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
Meeting our emissions reduction targets: Transformation pathways for Aotearoa New Zealand Summit/Hui Concept Note Save the date! This invitational hui, bringing together a diverse group of 80-100 knowledge and action leaders from across Aotearoa, will take place...
by matthewmullin | Apr 13, 2022 | Research
Ocean surface waves play an important role in maintaining the marginal ice zone, a heterogenous region occupied by sea ice floes with variable horizontal sizes. The location, width, and evolution of the marginal ice zone are determined by the mutual interaction of...
by matthewmullin | Apr 13, 2022 | Research
Areas covered in compact sea ice are often assumed to prohibit upper ocean photosynthesis. Yet under-ice phytoplankton blooms (UIBs) have increasingly been observed in the Arctic, driven by anthropogenic changes to the optical properties of Arctic sea ice. Here we...
by matthewmullin | Apr 13, 2022 | Research
The coupled interaction of ocean surface waves and sea ice is important in determining the thermodynamic and dynamic properties of sea ice and its relationship to the ocean and atmosphere. Wave-ice interactions create the marginal ice zone (MIZ), a region critically...
by matthewmullin | Mar 30, 2022 | Research
We speculate on a marine future for New Zealand and how, as a society built upon a foundation of maritime endeavours, it could benefit from a re-engagement with the ocean domain. Specifically, we suggest that by embracing a rapidly, globally and radically evolving...
