A new optical fiber interferometry strain sensor tested off the Oregon coast holds promising prospects for seafloor geodesy.
Oceans
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Massive Ocean Waves May Play a Role in Nuisance Flooding
When huge planetary waves that spawn in the open ocean reach land, they can raise local sea levels along the coast. Could tracking these waves help scientists predict flooding months in advance?
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Illegal Seafood Supply Chains Can Now Be Tracked by Satellite
Researchers pinpoint more than 10,000 likely transfers of catches between fishing vessels and cargo ships at sea. Knowing where these transfers occur can help officials crack down on illegal activity.
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Carbonate Melting Enhances Mantle CO2 Fluxes in Old Ocean Basins
The amount of CO2 segregated from the mantle by carbonate melting beneath old oceanic crust may equal that emitted along the mid-ocean ridge system, thereby contributing to the global carbon cycle.
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Why Trace Metals Cling to the Ocean’s Skin
Metals within the millimeter-thick sea surface microlayer may impact ocean health and climate.
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Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact Made Huge Dead Zones in Oceans
The discovery reveals similarities between the extinction event that ended the Mesozoic Era and human-driven global warming.
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Rising Seas Increase Methane Emissions from the Mouths of Rivers
Drowned river deltas exhale large quantities of greenhouse gas, new study finds.
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Energetics of Western Boundary Current Surface Flows Are Similar
Despite different wind forcing and air-sea heating conditions, the surface layer energetics of two Western Boundary Current systems in different ocean basins are surprisingly similar.
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At-Sea Workshop Advances Subduction Zone Research
International Ocean Discovery Program Core-Log-Seismic integration at Sea (CLSI@Sea) workshop; Nankai Trough, Philippine Sea, off the coast of southwest Japan, January–February 2018
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Heat Waves, More Than Coral Death, May Cause Fish to Flee Reefs
A study over a broad swath of the Great Barrier Reef shows that warming waters directly cause fish and invertebrates to leave the reef, making it harder for coral to recover from bleaching events.