Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station 2009

The Laboratory constructed an ice camp to support U.S. Navy and civilian personnel on the pack ice in the Beaufort Sea in March. The APLIS team provided all logistics—camp construction, infrastructure, and food services—and conducted under-ice acoustic tracking and diving operations to support naval exercises during the station's month-long habitation.   More >>

Another Seaglider Journey for the
Record Book

Since fall 2004 continuous measurements have been taken of the fresh water exiting the Arctic through Davis Strait into the Labrador Sea. More recently, Seagliders were modified for long-term under-ice data collection; one operated autonomously for 25 weeks and traveled more than 450 miles.   More >>

Newton Receives Seattle Aquarium Society Award

Principal Oceanographer Dr. Jan Newton was awarded the 2009 Seattle Aquarium Society Conservation Research Award for her passionate research of various aquatic ecosystems throughout our local waters.   More >>

Strong Tidal Dissipation and Oceanic Heating on Europa

Jupiter's gravitational pull could be creating powerful waves in Europa's oceans. As the waves dissipate, they would give off significant heat energy, making Europa's oceans much more dynamic than previously thought.   More >>

NANOOS Web Portal

NANOOS is the Pacific Northwest ocean observing system regional association of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). Check out the new portal that creates customized information and tools for Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.   More >>




9 July 2009 @ 2:30 pm
Barents Sea Heat: Transport, Storage and Surface Fluxes
Lars H. Smedsrud
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway




APL-UW teams with other campus units to host a seminar series on transitioning research and technology to the private sector. All the presentations given by Seattle-area experts from the first three seminar series are available in a multimedia archive—a valuable resource for anyone thinking about turning an invention into a start-up company.



Seaglider monitors climate-related ocean circulation in the Arctic
U.S. News & World Report, 6/10/2009

Nature's edge: Under arctic ice
ABC News.com, 5/21/2009

Unique research voyage to set sail from Seattle
King 5 News, 5/20/2009

In search of the mysterious narwhal
Smithsonian Magazine, 5/1/2009



ONR USPP Review '09

Invited participants will convene at the University of Washington in August; conference information and secure registration are available at the link.

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Around the Americas Begins May 31st

Several APL-UW scientists are using the 64' Ocean Watch as a platform of opportunity to collect research data during her circumnavigation of North and South America—a 25,000-mile voyage.

UW researchers along as 'Around the Americas' vessel circumnavigates North and South America

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Shallow Water Acoustics Conference

The conference is organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, APL-UW, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. It will convene in Shanghai, China, in September 2009.

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The Regional Scale Nodes Project

This project of the National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative will extend continuous high-bandwidth communications and power to a network of instruments widely distributed across, above, and below the seafloor in the northeast Pacific Ocean.

Seafloor laboratory sites scouted

UW to develop specification for large ocean observatory

Coastal/global awards dovetail with proposed $130 million ocean observatory
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