Anthony Brian Watts was awarded the 2020 Maurice Ewing Medal at the virtual AGU Fall Meeting in December. The medal is for “significant original contributions to the ocean sciences.”
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Scientists Mine 16th Century Ship Logs for Geophysical Research
Compass measurements held a key to unlocking the mystery of Earth’s magnetic field and its changes over time. A historian-turned-geoscientist found the measurements in an unlikely place—merchant ship logs.
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Marine Isotope Stage 6: First High-Resolution Field Record
A 200-year resolution record from the Black Sea for marine isotope stage 6 (130-180 ka) shows a stable geomagnetic field.
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First Worldwide View of a Key Phytoplankton Proxy
New insights into the dynamics of ocean features known as deep chlorophyll maxima set the stage for better understanding of their role in carbon cycling.
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Years After the Pacific Marine Heat Wave, Ecosystem Shifts Persist
Researchers question whether Gulf of Alaska species will return to pre–heat wave conditions.
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Ocean Sensors Record Rare Triple Tsunami near New Zealand
A new suite of DART buoys in the South Pacific Ocean spotted waves set in motion by three tsunamigenic earthquakes that occurred within hours of one another.
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A Massive Methane Reservoir Is Lurking Beneath the Sea
Scientists have found a methane reservoir below the permafrost seabed of the Laptev Sea—a reservoir that could suddenly release large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas.
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What Happens When Six Sea Turtles Go Rogue
In a study of more than 200 sea turtles, researchers were surprised by six turtles that went their own way.
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Rethinking Oceanic Overturning in the Nordic Seas
Recent research offers new insights into exchanges of water between the North Atlantic and the Nordic Seas, which play critical roles in the climate-regulating Atlantic overturning circulation.
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Why Trillions of Jellyfish Washed Ashore from Canada to California
Although warming oceans may make population booms and mass strandings more common, the species may ultimately be one of the beneficiaries of climate change.