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New Weather Satellite Captures Sea Surface Temperatures

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 February 20169 February 2022

A new algorithm improves the accuracy of Pacific and Indian Ocean surface temperature measurements by the Japanese geostationary satellite Himawari-8.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Triggers Intraseasonal Oscillations in the Indian Ocean?

by Terri Cook 22 January 201612 January 2022

A new modeling study suggests that the triggering of the Madden-Julian Oscillation is dominated by interactions with preceding events.

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Convection Cycles, Atmosphere, and Ocean Work Symbiotically

by L. Strelich 30 November 20157 March 2023

Scientists review studies of the tropical Madden-Julian Oscillation to better frame its role in air-sea interactions.

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Improving Indian Summer Monsoon Prediction

by L. Strelich 20 November 201514 June 2022

A new study analyzes temperature and moisture variations in different layers of the atmosphere to improve forecasting of Indian summer monsoon precipitation patterns.

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Wharton Basin Earthquakes: Evidence for a New Plate Boundary?

by Terri Cook 11 November 20154 February 2022

The largest ever strike-slip earthquake may have occurred on a newly developing boundary between the Indian and Australian plates.

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A Magmatic Seafloor Source at an Ultraslow-Spreading Ridge

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 28 September 201516 May 2022

An ultraslow-spreading stretch of the Southwest Indian Ridge is thicker than expected: both tectonic and volcanic processes may be feeding the growing seafloor there.

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Making the Northern Indian Ocean a Hub of Geomagnetic Data

by K. Arora, N. Nagarajan, A. Thomson and A. Ismail-Zadeh 18 August 201516 March 2022

A new initiative seeks to unite and network the magnetic research community in the northern Indian Ocean region.

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Tracking the Missing Heat from the Global Warming Hiatus

by C. Reed 21 May 20159 December 2022

Despite indications that the Pacific Ocean is helping to take up the world's missing surface heat, the heat doesn't linger; oceanographers now find that heat has moved over to the Indian Ocean.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Researchers Roll Clouds into Climate Modeling

by E. Betz 2 April 201525 February 2022

As computational power grows thanks to improving techniques and technology, scientists are working toward incorporating complex systems such as clouds into global and regional climate models.

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Radar Shows Where Water and Ice Occur in Large Storms

by S. Palus 30 March 201525 February 2022

Storms over the Indian Ocean show that precipitation type depends on oceanic airflow.

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