Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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08 2015

Aug 07, 2015

Hydroelectric dams drastically reduce tropical forest biodiversity
Widely hailed as ‘green’ sources of renewable energy, hydroelectric dams have been built worldwide at an unprecedented scale. But research from the University of East Anglia reveals that thes...
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08 2015

Aug 07, 2015

Creating a stopwatch for volcanic eruptions
We've long known that beneath the scenic landscapes of Yellowstone National Park sleeps a supervolcano with a giant chamber of hot, partly molten rock below it.
　　Though it hasn't risen from ...
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08 2015

Aug 07, 2015

Monitoring volcanoes with ground-based atomic clocks
An international team led by scientists from the University of Zurich finds that high-precision atomic clocks can be used to monitor volcanoes and potentially improve predictions of future erup...
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08 2015

Aug 07, 2015

Variable Holocene deformation above a shallow subduction zone extremely close to the trench
Histories of vertical crustal motions at convergent margins offer fundamental insights into the relationship between interplate slip and permanent deformation. Moreover, past abrupt motions are...
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08 2015

Aug 07, 2015

Decreasing intensity of open-ocean convection in the Greenland and Iceland seas
The air–sea transfer of heat and fresh water plays a critical role in the global climate system1. This is particularly true for the Greenland and Iceland seas, where these fluxes drive ocean c...
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08 2015

Aug 07, 2015

High rates of anaerobic methane oxidation in freshwater wetlands reduce potential atmospheric methane emissions
The role of anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in wetlands, the largest natural source of atmospheric methane, is poorly constrained. Here we report rates of microbially mediated AOM (average...
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08 2015

Aug 07, 2015

The oceans can’t take any more: researchers fear a fundamental change in the oceans – even if greenhouse emissions are successfully reduced
Bremerhaven, 2 July 2015. Our oceans need an immediate and substantial reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. If that doesn’t happen, we could see far-reaching and largely irreve...
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06 2015

Jun 26, 2015

Warmer, lower-oxygen oceans will shift marine habitats
Modern mountain climbers typically carry tanks of oxygen to help them reach the summit. It’s the combination of physical exertion and lack of oxygen at high altitudes that creates one of the b...
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06 2015

Jun 26, 2015

Death in the tide pools: Rapid die-off of urchins and sea stars a grim warning of climate change
In August 2011, scientists at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory walked into their labs to a strange, disturbing sight: Thousands of purple sea urchins and other marine invertebrates were de...
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06 2015

Jun 26, 2015

New study uncovers why some threatened corals swap 'algae' partners
A new research study showed why threatened Caribbean star corals sometimes swap partners to help them recover from bleaching events. The findings are important to understand the fate of coral r...