Andy Armstrong with laptop in a ship's lab space.
Armstrong Receives Gold Medal

Congratulations to JHC co-director Andy Armstrong who has been awarded a Department of Commerce Gold Medal by NOAA for his contributions to delineate the U.S. extended continental shelf. 

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Larry Mayer speaking.
Larry Mayer Named AGU Fellow

Congratulations to CCOM Director Larry Mayer on being elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. The AGU Fellows are global leaders and experts who have made invaluable contributions the understanding of geosciences.

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Visualization of the Arctic with the Ryder Glacier indicated in darker blue.
Data from Uncharted Waters Provides Key Insights into Glacial Melting Processes

New oceanographic and bathymetric data collected by the Ryder Expedition while aboard the I/B Oden shed light on what is causing the rapid loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and may help predict the ice sheet's retreat in a warming climate.

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Mapping data of Blake Plateau off US southeast coast. Image on left displays areas addressed by individual cruises; image on right displays an overview of the bathymetric data collected from 2012 to 2019. Image courtesy of NOAA OER.
Deepwater Exploration Mapping Procedures Manual

The Okeanos Explorer Mapping Team headed up the creation of a first-of-its-kind manual for ship-based exploratory ocean mapping operations based on 10 years of experience in oceans waters around the globe. 

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Bathymetric chart of the Arctic Ocean.
A Better View Below

Scientists from CCOM and around the globe have published the most detailed map to date of the Arctic Ocean seafloor.

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CCOM/JHC in the News

Dying Coral Reefs Could Be Saved by Seaweed-Eating CRABS that Devour Overgrown Vegetation Threatening the Reefs, Researchers Found
Daily Mail
Dec. 10, 2020

An Ecosphere article by Dr. Jenn Dijkstra is referenced in this story on the effects of climate change on ocean habitats.

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UNH Professors Receive Prestigious Honors
Foster's Daily Democrat
Nov. 27, 2020

Larry Mayer, one of three UNH faculty members being recognized for their body of work, has been chosen as an AGU fellow.

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Geophysical Fellows
UNH Today
Nov. 19, 2020

CCOM Director Larry Mayer as been named as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. The AGU Fellows are global leaders and experts who have made invaluable contributions the understanding of geosciences.

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Upcoming and Recent Seminars

Mapping and Characterizing Mixing Processes in the Ocean Using Broadband Acoustic Techniques
Elizabeth Weidner
Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Defense

Oceanography

Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, 9:00am
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Understanding Physical Properties of Gas Bubbles in the Ocean: How Does Reality Affect What We Think We Already Know?
Alexandra Padilla
Ph.D. Proposal Defense

Ocean Engineering

Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, 2:00pm
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Fine-Scale Mapping of Deep-Sea Communities Reveals Community and Species-Specific Environmental Drivers
Jenn Dijkstra and Kristen Mello

CCOM/JHC

Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, 3:10pm
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Spotlight on...

ePOM
The e-learning Python for Ocean Mapping (ePOM) project provides collections of Jupyter notebooks to learn Python with a focus on Ocean Mapping.
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