We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dr. Kristin Aquilino as the new Associate Director of the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Aquilino on her appointment and welcoming her into this role. Read more: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/news/announcin…

Joining the celebration of four new colleagues and multiple synergies that will yield new insights to the ocean we love, sharing this with students and the wider world

Yes it's true, the last #KingTides of the season are this Saturday and Sunday. And we need your help to photograph them. Read more conta.cc/3Hg3ryz 🧵1/

Where did it go? The bar-built marsh on Gaffney Point completely submerged by spring high tide this morning

Presume we’re seeing an old salt marsh, elevation 2m below existing marshes (sea level this low occurred a few thousand years ago and the sand spit would have been much further seaward than today)? Seen at king low tide after storms removed sand from lower beach #DoranBeach

You've heard of the green room, but have you ever been barreled in the pink room? 🏄🏾 Last week's pink waves at Torrey Pines State Beach were a result of science in action. 🌊 More on the experiment: bit.ly/3wk5U4M 🌊 FAQ: bit.ly/3kJKThh 📸: Erik Jepsen

This … is upwelling! Over 30 knots off Bodega Bay and likely closer to 40 this afternoon. Oceanographically known as the spring transition, when upwelling starts, more typical of March. This year it’s the second strong NW wind event (other last Tuesday when storm surge -1 foot)

Great Blue Heron showing off some great blue plumage outside the COG lab UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory... but check out those waves!

𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗! 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝘼𝙀𝙍𝙎 2023 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 tinyurl.com/ykf2ax3w Expect two days filled with presentations and discussions about the estuaries and coasts of California and Baja California. See you in Costa Mesa on April 20-21.

Excited to be a part of this collaborative effort. Stay tuned for more about our Richardson Bay monitoring efforts!

Incredible satellite image from space showing all the sediment pouring out into the Pacific from gushing rivers across Northern California. Also notice the flooded Salinas Valley and muddied waters of the San Francisco Bay and rivers across the Sacramento Valley.

Colin McCarthy Amazing sediment plumes | In addition to the image published by Colin McCarthy, here you go a more detailed view of one of those plumes in Bodega Bay & Sonoma Coast State Park - #California 2023-03-15. #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🛰️ N▶️

Happy equinox from the Coastal Oceanography Group! Today, the earth's axis is neither tilting toward nor away from the sun, resulting in (approximately) 12 hours of sunlight for the whole planet. Learn more: weather.gov/cle/Seasons

Seldom are USGS scientists quoted on the sports page of the The Washington Post but it's not unheard of! Jon Warrick chimes in to this story about how Mavericks Beach, a big-wave surf spot on California's central coast, is being transformed by climate change: ow.ly/Ww2450NpjHV

Come work with us in Bodega Bay! UC Davis is looking for an Assistant #Dive and #Boating Safety Officer to assist with the development, coordination, implementation and analysis of campus-wide boating & diving safety programs. Apply by 4/13: buff.ly/3m2f2Jz #JobAlert

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We are excited to be getting real-time wave data from Richardson Bay. The wave buoy is combined with other non-real-time wave sensors along the shorelines for a comprehensive look at the waves in the bay. It's hard to beat the view from this field site!

One consequence of climate change is sea-level rise, a serious danger to CA's shoreline highways. NCST & UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory researchers out of #UCDavis developed flooding forecasts for vulnerable shoreline areas: ncst.ucdavis.edu/research-produ… Coastal Oceanography Group Robin Roettger

Can't wait to see this collaborative exhibition by one of our COG members. Come and check it out at the Bodega Marine Lab July 16-18!

CeNCOOS U.S. IOOS Office continues to track an ocean heatwave developing offshore the NorCal coast in cooperation with NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries NWFSC #SWFSC and others. sfchronicle.com/climate/articl…