Tom Rippeth is the professor of physical oceanography at Bangor University. He is an expert in measuring ocean turbulence and uses these measurements to improve understanding of the processes which drive climatically important fluxes of heat, freshwater, nutrients and carbon within the oceanic component of the Earth System. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/tom-rippeth/rss en Arctic Climate Change Fri, 12 May 2017 11:11:05 +0000 Tom Rippeth https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/05/12/potential-hot-spots-for-melting-sea-ice-identified-in-arctic-ocean-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/05/12/potential-hot-spots-for-melting-sea-ice-identified-in-arctic-ocean-2 The warm currents flowing into the Arctic Ocean from the Atlantic are separated from the ice by a layer of cold water, but hot spots are appearing. Even so, these might not drive a widespread decline in sea ice cover – for now, says oceanography expert Tom Rippeth. Environment Tue, 08 Nov 2016 05:00:02 +0000 Tom Rippeth https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/11/08/potential-hot-spots-for-melting-sea-ice-identified-in-arctic-ocean https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/11/08/potential-hot-spots-for-melting-sea-ice-identified-in-arctic-ocean The warm currents flowing into the Arctic Ocean from the Atlantic are separated from the ice by a layer of cold water, but hot spots are appearing. Even so, these might not drive a widespread decline in sea ice cover – for now, says oceanography expert Tom Rippeth.