• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • Postcards From the Field
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive: 2015–2025
  • Science Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • Postcards From the Field
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive: 2015–2025
  • Science Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • Postcards From the Field
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive: 2015–2025
  • Science Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

Pacific Ocean

Posted inEditors' Highlights

中新世输入菲律宾海的亚洲风尘增加

by Sarah Feakins 6 October 202226 January 2023

一项来自菲律宾海的新的深海风尘记录,结合西北太平洋已有记录的对比,展示了海洋风尘沉积如何记录大气粉尘通量或风力传输路径的变化。

View of a bay with buildings and vehicles in the foreground
Posted inFeatures

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
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Short-Term Events Can Shrink the Habitable Zone in Oceans

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer 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.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

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.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

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

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer 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.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracing Water Particles Back in Time

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer 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.

SEM images of coccolithophores
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding the Calcium Carbonate Cycle in the North Pacific

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer 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.
Posted inNews

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.

Muon detectors in a tunnel under Tokyo Bay
Posted inNews

Muography Array Under Tokyo Bay Spots Meteotsunami Waves

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 20 May 20227 March 2023

A new study shows how muons can be used to study tide and wave phenomena, helping secure coastal communities.

Red-filter image of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai eruption on 15 January 2022
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Modeling Atmospheric Waves from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 12 May 202230 November 2022

A shallow-water oceanic model showed agreement with satellite observations of atmospheric waves produced by the eruption of the underwater volcano.

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 22 Older posts
A view of a bridge, with the New Orleans skyline visible in the distance between the bridge and the water. A purple tint, a teal curved line representing a river, and the text “#AGU25 coverage from Eos” overlie the photo.

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

Denitrification Looks Different in Rivers Versus Streams

16 January 202616 January 2026
Editors' Highlights

ALMA’s New View of the Solar System

16 January 202616 January 2026
Editors' Vox

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Reliable Climate Data into Climate Policy

16 January 202616 January 2026
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2026 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack