Oceanus
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Oceanus is a production of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution—the world's largest independent marine research organization.
Our Ocean. Our Planet. Our Future.
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A cabled ocean
As seasonal landfast ice dwindles in the Arctic, towns in the high north are starting to feel the sting of increased wave activity and dangerous storms. To help track changes to coastal ice, WHOI assistant scientist Maddie Smith and a team led by Sandia National Laboratories are using a novel method to measure wave activity using lasers and internet cables on the Alaskan seafloor.
Written and narrated by Daniel Hentz.
Read the full article: https://go.whoi.edu/cabledocean
