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Oceanographer | Alum @MIT-@WHOI

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Joined July 2015
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Sean Chen πŸŒŠπŸŒβ›΅οΈ retweeted
Only 3 hurricanes since 1979 (when pressure began being consistently recorded in the Atlantic hurricane dataset) have had pressures lower than Milton's current pressure of 897 hPa: Wilma (2005-882 hPa) Gilbert (1988-888 hPa) Rita (2005-895 hPa)
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This blows my mind 😳🀯 Breeding anchovies stir up intense mixing!! – at Cambridge, MA
In this study published yesterday in @NatureGeosci we show that breeding aggregations of anchovies can stir coastal waters, causing the different water layers to mix with each other. rdcu.be/cKSBH Thread ⬇️
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Hong Kong just recorded an hourly rainfall of 158.1 mm... the highest since @ObservatoryHK record began! 😱
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Submitted my first review comments. I thought I might have been on the harsher end, but after reading comments from reviewer 2, I am more than glad that there is a consensus...
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Publication in Journal of Physical Oceanography costs US$120 per typeset page...?!?! And this is not even considering any open access charge yet... 😳😨😱
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Visiting the sister institution @Scripps_Ocean for the first time! June gloom is real 🌫️ – at La Jolla, San Diego
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Sean Chen πŸŒŠπŸŒβ›΅οΈ retweeted
From @ClimateMIT β€œWeather prediction is one of the most fantastic unsung success stories in science." Kerry Emanuel explains how modern day weather forecasting models are still accurate, even as weather patterns shift as a result of climate change. bit.ly/42dGVhj
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Goodbye Vienna after a splendid week of #EGU23 Now in Deutschbahn after 3 hours of delay leaving Austria πŸ™ƒ oh well… back to normal life
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Boston @MBTA red line is running at an interval of 52 minutes, if you ever wonder what public transit is like here
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Warm tropical vibe for a week β˜€οΈπŸ˜ŽπŸͺΈπŸ  – at Virgin Islands, USA
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Planning on going to #EGU23 in a couple of months for finally an on-site poster! Worth arriving early on Sunday 23/4? Will there be any events?
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Two unidentified flying objects downed in Alaska and Yukon… So two UFOs by acronym πŸ‘€ – at Savannah, GA
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Retreating to subtropical zone after just one week of Massachusetts – at Savannah, GA
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Back to Boston day 2: witnessing a bunch of teens throwing stuff at two south Asian guys and yelling obviously racist words just at Harvard square. How lovely πŸ™ƒ – at Cambridge, MA
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On a spontaneous visit to HKUST Ocean Science dept & research facility before leaving HK. Can this become a mini WHOI of HK…?
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Of course the then health secretary do not remember anything – at Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Whatever you are doing please watch this blistering masterclass in political interviewing as @susannareid100 uses facts, poise & stone cold brilliance to pin down a squirming @MattHancock on his pandemic law breaking πŸ”₯
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Sean Chen πŸŒŠπŸŒβ›΅οΈ retweeted
I spent the weekend down a rabbit hole with ChatGPT. My judgement is most people aren't using it effectively. 7 lesser-known prompts that will transform your productivity: (copy them)
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Amoy / Xiamen A few days ahead of the Sixth Xiamen marine science symposium… time to spend some slow time in this idyllic ancestral town of the Chen house…
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