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Sea surface reflection from satellite images showing solitary wave fronts
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Atoll Seismometer Detection of Solitary Ocean Waves

by T. W. Becker 10 September 202113 January 2022

Seismic recordings from the South China Sea indicate that subtle, daily tilting of shorelines due to passing internal ocean waves can be measured on land, promising new constraints on ocean dynamics.

Satellite image of Typhoon Hagibis approaching Japan
Posted inNews

Typhoons Getting Stronger, Making Landfall More Often

by Tim Hornyak 12 August 20209 March 2023

New research shows a growing threat from Pacific storms amid climate change.

Aerial photo of the Yongle blue hole in the South China Sea
Posted inResearch Spotlights

El Ciclo del Carbono en el Agujero Azul Más Profundo de la Tierra

by Elizabeth Thompson 16 June 20202 September 2022

Científicos encuentran nuevos extremos mientras investigan el ciclo del carbono en el agujero azul de Yongle.

Aerial photo of the Yongle blue hole in the South China Sea
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Carbon Cycling in the World’s Deepest Blue Hole

by Elizabeth Thompson 10 April 20202 September 2022

Scientists find new extremes as they research carbon cycling in the Yongle blue hole.

Posted inNews

Island Building Alters Waters Leagues Away and for Years After

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 April 20199 May 2022

Quantifying the impacts of dredging through satellite remote sensing could serve as a valuable resource in future geopolitical disputes over contested waters.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Chaos Beneath a Calm Sea

by L.-Y. Oey 8 March 201810 March 2022

Seismic data help reveal fine-scale wave breaking, instability and turbulence in the ocean interior.

Researchers examine South China Sea water samples to understand how dissolved black carbon is cycled through Earth’s oceans and atmosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Plumbing the Depths of the Marine Carbon Cycle

by S. Witman 21 November 201717 March 2023

Scientists measure dissolved black carbon in South China Sea water samples to better understand the carbon cycle in the oceans, which absorb roughly half of all carbon emitted into the atmosphere.

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