Modeling Ocean’s Most Abundant Oxygen Producer

Researchers use MITgcm to explore the response of Prochlorococcus to changes in the marine environment.

November 26, 2025 by Helen Hill

Modeling Cloudy Exoplanets

Researchers use MITgcm to simulate 3D cloud dynamics on WASP-80b, revealing how atmospheric feedback shapes the planet’s spectra.

October 29, 2025 by Helen Hill

Smarter Coastal Sea Level Forecasting

Researchers use MITgcm to help improve seasonal US Gulf and East Coast sea level forecasts.

September 30, 2025 by Helen Hill

A Cold Bloom: Modeling Productivity in West Greenland

MITgcm helps uncover link between glacier melt and coastal productivity in Greenland.

August 27, 2025 by Helen Hill

Probing Possible Tipping Points

Research using MITgcm reveals surprising shifts in Atlantic Ocean circulation under sudden climate forcing.

July 21, 2025 by Helen Hill

Seasonal Ocean Transport Along the Indian Coast

High-resolution modeling reveals how monsoons, eddies, and equatorial forces shape the movement of water, heat, and freshwater—critical for climate and coastal forecasting.
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June 11, 2025 by Helen Hill

Leaky Eddies

Researchers from Fudan University, Shanghai, China have been using MITgcm to explore leakage in cyclonic and anticyclonic mesoscale eddies.

May 7, 2025 by Helen Hill

MITgcm in the Chukchi Sea

By integrating MITgcm with satellite altimetry data, German researchers are able to validate Chukchi Sea observations and refine their understanding of the region’s ocean circulation patterns.

April 28, 2025 by Helen Hill

MITgcm Goes to EGU

This month, a taste from the blizzard of papers using MITgcm to be presented at the European Geophysical Union General Assembly this year.

March 31, 2025 by Helen Hill

Canary Island Tides

This month we highlight research using ECCO in a regional study of sea-level height in the eastern North Atlantic.

February 28, 2025 by Helen Hill