KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 5, 2026 - A steady "snowfall" of tiny particles carries carbon, nutrients and pollution from the ocean's surface toward the deep sea. Scientists can see those particles sinking, but determining exactly what they contain is much harder. URI Graduate School of Oceanography Research Professor Melissa Omand is turning to artificial intelligence to help solve that problem.
Omand, along with collaborators at the University of Maine, is developing AI tools that could determine the chemical contents of "marine snow," particles made up of organic matter, minerals, and other materials that continually sink through the ocean.
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