From August 29 through September 12, University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography faculty member Nick Foukal is aboard the Research Vessel Thorunn Thordardottir for an international research project focused on oceanography and current measurements in the East Greenland Coastal Current. The team’s observations aim to help determine how the East Greenland Coastal Current may influence the stability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

Foukal, an assistant professor in the Department of Marine Sciences at UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and co-leader of the project, is joined by 15 physical and chemical oceanographers from the United States, Norway and Iceland, as well as a journalist and a photographer from The New York Times.

Read more about their work in a press release published by the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute: https://www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/news-announcements/category/1/expedition-measuring-east-greenland-current

About SkIO

The UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) is a multidisciplinary research and education institution located on Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia. The Institute was founded in 1967 with a mission to conduct research in all fields of oceanography. In 2013, SkIO was merged with the University of Georgia. The campus serves as a gateway to coastal and marine environments for programs throughout the University System. The Institute’s primary goals are to further the understanding of marine and environmental processes, conduct leading-edge research on coastal and marine systems, and train tomorrow’s scientists. For more information, visit www.skio.uga.edu.