MIT News: Hurricanes’ effects on ocean temperature revisited
March 4, 2010
Mixing of ocean layers by tropical cyclones may have less effect on climate than previously thought, new research reveals.
Mixing of ocean layers by tropical cyclones may have less effect on climate than previously thought, new research reveals.
Raffaele Ferrari has been awarded the Nicholas P. Fofonoff Award by the American Meteorological Society for profound insights and important discoveries on eddy and mixing processes in the ocean. The Nicholas P. Fofonoff Award is given in recognition of research achievement in the field of physical oceanography.
The MIT Corporation’s Executive Committee has approved 23 faculty members for promotion to tenure since the beginning of the academic year. All promotions are effective July 1.