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Exhibits and poster hall at the joint JpGU
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Japan-U.S. Joint Meeting: Geoscience for a Borderless World

by L. Parr 12 June 20176 December 2021

The groundbreaking conference included sessions in Japanese, sessions in English, and sessions in which presenters used English language slides but could speak in Japanese.

Anvil clouds over Thailand; such clouds help loft pollutants into the atmosphere during monsoons.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Asian Summer Monsoon Launches Pollutants Around the Globe

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 5 June 201720 January 2023

New research provides a comprehensive overview of the effect of the Asian summer monsoon (ASM) on atmospheric composition throughout the life cycle of the ASM anticyclone.

Researchers work to unravel the unpredictable cycles of rainfall during India’s monsoon.
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Mysterious Intraseasonal Oscillations in Monsoons

by S. Witman 12 April 201716 December 2021

The unpredictable cycles of rainfall during India's summerlong monsoon have stymied scientists for decades.

Cracking of a fluid barrier beneath Japan’s Mount Ontake may have caused the deadly eruption in 2014
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What Caused the Fatal 2014 Eruption of Japan's Mount Ontake?

by Terri Cook 17 March 20176 December 2021

Analysis of the change in the stratovolcano's tilt just prior to the explosion suggests that the cracking of a previously intact fluid barrier caused the country's deadliest eruption since 1926.

An offshore subduction zone drove the tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011.
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An Up Close Look at the Megaquakes That Cause Tsunamis

by S. Witman 25 January 20176 December 2021

Researchers recreate changes in the seafloor during Japan's devastating 2011 tsunami.

Researchers study fine-scale ocean dynamics in the western Pacific.
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East of Japan, Upper Ocean Waves Follow a Seasonal Cycle

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 5 December 20166 December 2021

The seasonality of fine-scale, near-surface ocean dynamics raises important considerations for an upcoming satellite mission to measure global sea surface height.

Japanese-islands-earthquake-tsunami-volcanic-eruption-lithospheric-plate-convergence
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Mapping the Movement of Energy Under Japan

Leah Crane by L. Crane 1 August 20166 December 2021

New research on the energy waves caused by earthquakes provides the most detailed map to date of the subduction zone beneath Japan.

Asia-Irrigation-Affects-Africa-Rainfall
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How Irrigation in Asia Affects Rainfall in Africa

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 July 201619 October 2021

Up to 40% of the total rainfall in arid parts of East Africa may be caused by water vapor from farming practices in South Asia.

David Mackenzie with a balloon and a camera to survey 1889 earthquake ruptures.
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Tracking Down Elusive Origins of Kazakhstan's 1889 Chilik Quake

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 22 July 20165 October 2022

New fieldwork and satellite data suggest that three faults may have caused a large earthquake near Almaty, Kazakhstan, more than a century ago.

18 July 2013 eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Japan.
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Japan's Volcanic History, Hidden Under the Sea

by W. Yan 24 June 20166 December 2021

Scientists investigate marine tephra layers for clues to Japan's volcanic past.

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