Pacific Ocean Archives - Page 6 of 21

View of a bay with buildings and vehicles in the foreground

Seismic Sources in the Aleutian Cradle of Tsunamis

by Rob Witter, Rich Briggs, Tina Dura, Simon Engelhart and Alan Nelson 26 September 202226 September 2022

Research over the past decade in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has offered surprising insights into the pulses of great earthquakes that generate dangerous, often long-distance tsunamis.

An image of fish and bubbles in the ocean

Research Spotlights

Short-Term Events Can Shrink the Habitable Zone in Oceans

by Sarah Derouin 12 August 202212 August 2022

A new study looks at habitat reduction during low-oxygen events, spurring the question, Could short-term events provide a window into the long-term health of oceans?

A global map of subduction zones. The Mariana Trench is near the center with a zoomed-in image of bathymetry.

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Deep Earthquakes Suggest Well-Hydrated Mariana Subduction Zone

by Morgan Rehnberg 10 August 20222 March 2023

Earthquakes as deep as 50 kilometers below the seafloor were detected by 12 ocean bottom seismometers placed around the Challenger Deep.

Data from the J-OFURO3 satellite product showing monthly sea surface temperature variations across the global ocean. The red colors indicate sea surface temperature swings from month to month that are typically larger than 1.5°C, while dark blues and purples indicate variations that are typically smaller than 0.5°C.

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Spatial Scale Shapes the Ocean and Atmosphere’s Influence on the Climate

by Aaron Sidder 9 August 20229 August 2022

Researchers measured the processes driving heat exchange between the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere.

Vancouver Island rising above the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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Tracing Water Particles Back in Time

by Aaron Sidder 22 July 202222 July 2022

Every summer, a low-oxygen pool settles off Canada’s western coast. A new study uses robust modeling to track the origins of the dense water.

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Understanding the Calcium Carbonate Cycle in the North Pacific

by Aaron Sidder 7 July 20227 July 2022

Using data collected from Hawaii to Alaska, a new study sheds light on calcium carbonate cycling in the ocean, an understudied component of the global carbon cycle.

Andrew Pietruczka ayuda a guiar al piloto de un vehículo operado remotamente que explora sitios submarinos que podrían contener restos de aeronaves de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Andrew y el piloto miran hacía un arreglo de monitores con información e imágenes enviadas por el vehículo.

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Vehículos robóticos exploran campos de batalla de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el océano

by James Dacey 5 July 202222 July 2022

El Proyecto Recover usa vehículos autónomos submarinos para identificar, acceder, y captar imágenes de sitios difíciles de alcanzar con restos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cerca de las Islas Marianas del Norte.