Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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06 2014

Jun 16, 2014

Warming climates intensify greenhouse gas given out by oceans
From ScienceDaily
　　Rising global temperatures could increase the amount of carbon dioxide naturally released by the world's oceans, fuelling further climate change, a study suggests.
　　Fre...
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06 2014

Jun 06, 2014

The spot-tail golden bass: A new fish species from deep reefs of the southern Caribbean
Smithsonian scientists describe a colorful new species of small coral reef sea bass from depths of 182-241 m off Cura？ao, southern Caribbean. With predominantly yellow body and fins, the new s...
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06 2014

Jun 06, 2014

Iron from melting ice sheets may help buffer global warming
A newly-discovered source of oceanic bioavailable iron could have a major impact our understanding of marine food chains and global warming. A UK team has discovered that summer meltwaters from...
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06 2014

Jun 06, 2014

Earth's lower mantle may be significantly different than previously thought
Breaking research news from a team of scientists led by Carnegie's Ho-kwang "Dave" Mao reveals that the composition of Earth's lower mantle may be significantly different than previously though...
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06 2014

Jun 06, 2014

Deep Earth recycling of the oceanic floor: New insight into the temperature of deep Earth
Scientists from the Magma and Volcanoes Laboratory (CNRS/IRD/Université Blaise Pascal) and the European Synchrotron, the ESRF, have recreated the extreme conditions 600 to 2900 km below Earth'...
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05 2014

May 23, 2014

One week left for World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2014 Early-bird registration
Dear Researcher,
　　It gives us great pleasure to invite you to the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2014 (http://wcmb2014.csp.escience.cn) to be held at Qingdao, China during the 12th ...
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05 2014

May 20, 2014

Phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass are expected to decrease by 6% and 11% respectively by the end of century due to climate change
From basqueresearch website
　　It is estimated that ocean temperature warming will cause phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass to decrease by 6% and 11% respectively by the end of the century....
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05 2014

May 20, 2014

New order of marine creatures discovered among sea anemones
From ScienceDaily
　　A deep-water creature once thought to be one of the world's largest sea anemones, with tentacles reaching more than 6.5 feet long, actually belongs to a new order of anima...
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05 2014

May 20, 2014

Detecting oil spills sandwiched in Arctic ice
From ScienceDaily
　　Decreasing ice cover is currently spurring increased activity in hydrocarbon extraction and shipping in the Arctic. Motivated by the threat of future oil spills in this en...
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05 2014

May 20, 2014

New Sensor Array to Monitor Impacts of Changing Gulf of Maine Conditions on New England Red Tide
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are kicking off an innovative NOAA-funded pilot program using robotic instruments and computer modeling analysis to shed light on...