Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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01 2015

Jan 29, 2015

Researchers Study Change in the Dead SeaValley
Water evaporation in the Dead Sea valley contributes significantly to sea level drop and varies as a function of the season and meteorological conditions. Within the framework of the HEADS meas...
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01 2015

Jan 27, 2015

Heart Arrhythmias Detected in Deep-diving Marine Mammals
A new study of dolphins and seals shows that despite their remarkable adaptations to aquatic life, exercising while holding their breath remains a physiological challenge for marine mammals. Th...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Predicting Coral Reef Futures under Climate Change
Researchers examining the impact of climate change on coral reefs have found a way to predict which reefs are likely to recover following bleaching episodes and which won't.
　　Coral bleaching...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Robot Cameras Monitor Deep Sea Ecosystems
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have used advanced photographic tools in an unmanned Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to make major advancements in estimating deep-sea e...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

They See Flow Signals: Researchers Identify Nature of 'Sixth Sense' in Fish
A team of scientists has identified how a "sixth sense" in fish allows them to detect flows of water, which helps resolve a long-standing mystery about how these aquatic creatures respond to th...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

New Sulfate-breathing Species Discovered Beneath Ocean Crust: Third of Earth's Biomass in Largely Uncharted Environment
The microbes, which have yet to be classified and named, exist in massive undersea aquifers -- networks of channels in porous rock beneath the ocean where water continually churns. About one-th...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Renewable Resources Reach Their Limits
Landscape ecologists Prof. Dr. Ralf Seppelt, Dr. Ameur M. Manceur and plant ecologist Dr. Stefan Klotz from the UFZ analysed the production and extraction rates of 27 global renewable and non-r...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Efficient Meltwater Drainage Through Supraglacial Streams and Rivers on the Southwest Greenland Ice Sheet
Meltwater runoff from the Greenland ice sheet is a key contributor to global sea level rise and is expected to increase in the future, but it has received little observational study. We used sa...
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01 2015

Jan 26, 2015

NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record
The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000. This trend continues a long-term warming of the planet, according to an analysis of su...
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01 2015

Jan 23, 2015

Wildlife Loss in the Global Ocean not As Dire As on Land
Over the past 500 years, approximately 500 land-based animal species have gone the way of the dodo, becoming extinct as a result of human activity. In the ocean, where scientists count only 15 ...