Publications by research area

NOC staff publications in selected science research area

2025

Mesopelagic particle layers in the dynamic hypoxic northern Benguela are shaped by zooplankton activity

Temperature-induced changes in the relevance of viral lysis and microzooplankton grazing of Antarctic phytoplankton indicates future alterations in seasonal carbon flow

BBNJ Agreement: Considerations for scientists and commercial end users of MGR at research, development and commercialization stages

Detachment‐fault structure beneath the TAG Hydrothermal Field, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, revealed from dense wide‐angle seismic data

Buoyancy flux and mixing efficiency from direct, near-bottom turbulence measurements in a submarine canyon

Interactive effects of multiple stressors in coastal ecosystems

Marked variability in distance-decay patterns suggests contrasting dispersal ability in abyssal taxa

A first look at xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) in the lower bathyal Bering Sea and abyssal areas adjacent to the Aleutian Trench

Environmental management using a digital twin

The Pleistocene Witch Ground Ice Stream in the central North Sea

RAPID: real-time automated plankton identification dashboard using Edge AI at sea

Dynamics of near‐bottom currents in cold‐water coral and sponge areas at Valdivia Bank and Ewing Seamount, southeast Atlantic

Assessing the impact of sewage and wastewater on antimicrobial resistance in nearshore Antarctic biofilms and sediments

A global dataset of nitrogen fixation rates across inland and coastal waters

2024

DNA barcoding of monothalamid foraminifera from Vestnesa and Svyatogor Ridge, Arctic Ocean, including the description of 3 new species

Inefficient transfer of diatoms through the subpolar Southern Ocean twilight zone

Active and passive organic carbon fluxes during a bloom in the Southern Ocean (South Georgia)

Future directions for deep ocean climate science and evidence-based decision making

Tidal flooding contributes to eutrophication: Constraining nonpoint source inputs to an urban estuary using a data-driven statistical model

Fine-scale variability in habitat selection and niche differentiation between sponges and cold-water corals on vertical walls of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone

Heterogeneity of nitrogen fixation in the mesopelagic zone of the South China Sea

Seabed seismographs reveal duration and structure of longest runout sediment flows on earth

Source detection and tracking for underwater distributed acoustic sensing

Deep-sea drilling of the 13°30′ N oceanic core complex: Assessing links between fluid flow, metal enrichment and seafloor massive sulfide deposit formation near Semenov-1

A new species of Erinaceusyllis (Annelida: Syllidae) discovered at a wood-fall in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton zone, central Pacific ocean

Diel vertical migration rates of the dinoflagellate species Margalefidinium polykrikoides in a lower Chesapeake Bay tributary

The diversity, frequency and severity of natural hazard impacts on subsea telecommunications networks

Ice sheet‐albedo feedback estimated from most recent deglaciation

Laboratory measurements of water saturation effects on the acoustic velocity and attenuation of sand packs in the 1–20 kHz frequency range

The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) through the looking glass: insights from the data management team in light of the crystal anniversary of WoRMS

Optical fibre sensing of turbulent-frequency motions in the oceanic environment

Nitrogen fixation in the North Atlantic supported by Gulf Stream eddy-borne diazotrophs

A threshold in submarine channel curvature explains erosion rate and type

Size distribution of aggregates across different aquatic systems around Japan shows that stronger aggregates are formed under turbulence

Monopile-induced turbulence and sediment redistribution form visible wakes in offshore wind farms

Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon

Isopycnal eddy stirring dominates thermohaline mixing in the upper subpolar North Atlantic

The 2019 pumice raft forming eruption of Volcano-F (Volcano 0403–091) and implications for hazards posed by submerged calderas

Decoding drivers of carbon flux attenuation in the oceanic biological pump

First geological survey and characterisation of a giant depression in carbonate strata at the Rio Grande Rise (southwestern Atlantic)

A modeling framework of atmospheric CO2 in the Mediterranean Marseille coastal city area, France

Unconfined gravity current interactions with orthogonal topography: Implications for combined‐flow processes and the depositional record

Operationalizing climate risk in a global warming hotspot

Biogeography and phylogeny of the scavenging amphipod genus Valettietta (Amphipoda: Alicelloidea), with descriptions of two new species from the abyssal Pacific Ocean

A global ocean opal ballasting–silicate relationship

Globally significant mass of terrestrial organic carbon efficiently transported by canyon-flushing turbidity currents

Small topographical variations controlling trace maker community: Combining palaeo- and neoichnological data at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain

Investigation of methane gas bubble dynamics and hydrate film growth during hydrate formation using 4-D time-lapse synchrotron X-ray computed tomography

When to add a new process to a model – and when not: A marine biogeochemical perspective

Spatio-temporal trends in microplastic presence in the sediments of the River Thames catchment (UK)