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Key: Meeting
Showing releases 26-50 out of 86 releases.
Public Release: 13-Jan-2010
WHOI receives $8.1 million grant to construct new laboratory The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will receive $8.1 million from the US Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology to construct the Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems. The WHOI award is one of only 12 proposals of 167 submissions that were funded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities. 
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Contact: WHOI Media Relations
Public Release: 11-Jan-2010
 Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesMicrobe understudies await their turn in the limelight On the marine microbial stage, there appears to be a vast, varied group of understudies only too ready to step in when "star" microbes falter. Work led by the University of Washington provides the first evidence that microorganisms can be rare for long periods before completely turning the tables to become dominant when ecosystems change.
National Science Foundation, NASA, W.M. Keck Foundation
Contact: Sandra Hines
Public Release: 10-Jan-2010
Nature GeoscienceBering Strait influenced ice age climate patterns worldwide In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature can have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation
Contact: David Hosansky
Public Release: 8-Jan-2010
Nova Southeastern University to build largest coral reef research center in US Nova Southeastern University on Friday received $15 million in federal stimulus money to build America's largest coral reef research center. Contact: Ken Ma
Public Release: 8-Jan-2010
Marine BiologyWhere do puffins go in the winter? A recent increase in winter mortality in Atlantic puffins could be due to worsening conditions within the North Sea, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Marine Biology. The study used geolocation technology to track puffins from the Isle of May National Nature Reserve, home to the largest colony of puffins in the North Sea. The puffin population on the Isle of May has declined by 30 percent in recent years.
Natural Environment Research Council
Contact: Barnaby Smith
Public Release: 8-Jan-2010
Ecological MonographsEchinoderms contribute to global carbon sink The impact on levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere by the decaying remains of a group of marine creatures that includes starfish and sea urchin has been significantly underestimated.
European Union
Contact: Dr. Rory Howlett
Public Release: 7-Jan-2010
2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Portland, Ore.: News media registration and hotel booking open News media registration and hotel booking at special rates have opened for the 2010 Ocean Sciences meeting in Portland, Ore. From Feb. 22-26, 2010, over 4,000 researchers will present the latest scientific findings regarding Earth's waters in all their forms -- from oceans to rivers, lakes, streams, and glaciers -- and the abundant life those waters support. Journalists can now read online and search abstracts of nearly 4,200 talks and poster presentations scheduled for the event. Contact: Peter Weiss
Public Release: 6-Jan-2010
MMS study probes mystery of loop current in eastern Gulf of Mexico A study released by the Minerals Management Service today examines the circulation in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and sheds new light on the behavior of the Loop Current and Loop Current Eddies, the relation between the upper- and lower-layer currents, and the variability of water mass characteristics in deep water.
Minerals Management Service
Contact: Eileen Angelico
Public Release: 5-Jan-2010
Sun glints seen from space signal oceans and lakes In two new videos from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, bright flashes of light known as sun glints act as beacons signaling large bodies of water on Earth. These observations give scientists a way to pick out planets beyond our solar system (extrasolar planets) that are likely to have expanses of liquid, and so stand a better chance of having life.
NASA
Contact: Liz Zubritsky
Public Release: 5-Jan-2010
South West Marine Ecosystems MeetingConference highlights impact of unsettled summer weather on UK marine life A recent scientific conference has provided new evidence for the effects of unseasonal summer storms on a variety of spectacular marine life, including deadly jellyfish, basking sharks and oceanic seabirds. Contact: Dr. Rory Howlett
Public Release: 4-Jan-2010
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesScientists target East Coast rocks for CO2 storage Scientists say buried volcanic rocks along the heavily populated coasts of New York, New Jersey and New England, as well as further south, might be ideal reservoirs to lock away carbon dioxide emitted by power plants and other industrial sources. A study this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences outlines formations on land as well as offshore, where scientists from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory say the best potential sites may lie. Contact: Kevin Krajick
Public Release: 30-Dec-2009
Geophysical Research LettersAGU journal highlights -- Dec. 31, 2009 Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: Indian Ocean climate event recurs quicker; Natural variability brings extra-cold 2008; Sea-ice loss stirs waters; Ice sculpting Martian land; Offshore quake could surge to Seattle; Permafrost thaw and groundwater runoff; Australian droughts' varied causes; Moon's exosphere; Saturn's auroral hiss; South America wetter in Little Ice Age; Continents' roots stress Earth's surface; Window into lunar volcanism; Plasma around Saturn; and Anthropogenic carbon dioxide fraction. Contact: Peter Weiss
Public Release: 29-Dec-2009
Marine Ecology Progress SeriesResearchers use new acoustic tools to study marine mammals and fish Over the past decade, researchers have developed a variety of reliable real-time and archival instruments to study sounds made or heard by marine mammals and fish. These new sensors are now being used in research, management and conservation projects around the world with some very important practical results. Among them is improved monitoring of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an effort to reduce ship strikes, a leading cause of their deaths.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Shelley Dawicki
Public Release: 29-Dec-2009
StratigraphyArctic could face warmer and ice-free conditions There is increased evidence that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much warmer temperatures in the future. Scientists documented evidence that the Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas were too warm to support summer sea ice during the mid-Pliocene warm period (3.3 to 3 million years ago). This period is characterized by warm temperatures similar to those projected for the end of this century, and is used as an analog to understand future conditions. Contact: Jessica Robertson
Public Release: 28-Dec-2009
USGS science picks In this edition of Science Picks, learn how scientists are forecasting hazards like volcanoes and landslides, and read about a wolf named Brutus, who emails scientists from the North Pole! Also check out research on ancient salt mines, scientists using high tech remote controlled airplanes to survey dangerous areas, and why the call of the yellow-billed cuckoo is getting quieter and quieter. Contact: Kara Capelli
Public Release: 23-Dec-2009
NatureGlacial watersheds may contribute to oceanic food web A study recently completed in the gulf coast of Alaska by federal and university researchers has found that as glacial ice disappears, the production and export of high-quality food from glacial watersheds to marine ecosystems may disappear too. This trend could have serious consequences for marine food webs.
US Forest Service
Contact: Sherri Richardson Dodge
Public Release: 21-Dec-2009
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNew study finds catch shares improve consistency, not health, of fisheries Catch share programs result in more consistent and predictable fisheries but do not necessarily improve ecological conditions, according to a new study published online this week by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Lenfest Ocean Program
Contact: Jo Knight
Public Release: 21-Dec-2009
Basin ResearchFormation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece A study of the structure and evolution of the Gulf of Corinth rift in central Greece will increase scientific understanding of rifted margin development and the tectonic mechanisms underlying seafloor spreading and deformation of the Earth's crust.
Natural Environment Research Council, University of Southampton, Royal Society
Contact: Dr. Rory Howlett
Public Release: 21-Dec-2009
MARES to provide comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems A new $1.5 million NOAA-funded project, MARES will provide a comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems. This will be the first study to include human dimensions science and deliver guidance for resource management from the Sunshine State's Charlotte Harbor south to the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas, and from the lower East Coast up to the St. Lucie.
NOAA
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 20-Dec-2009
Nature GeoscienceMan-made carbon dioxide affects ocean acoustics Oceanographers Tatiana Ilyina and Richard Zeebe of the University of Hawaii, together with Peter Brewer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute write in the journal Nature Geoscience that seawater sound absorption will drop by up to 70 percent already during this century. The scientists have examined the effects of man-made carbon dioxide under business-as-usual emissions and provide projections of the magnitude, time scale and regional extent of changes in underwater acoustics resulting from ocean acidification. Contact: Tara Hicks Johnson
Public Release: 17-Dec-2009
WHOI-operated ROV Jason images the discovery of the deepest explosive eruption on the sea floor Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.
National Science Foundation, NOAA
Contact: WHOI Media Relations
Public Release: 17-Dec-2009
Marine Ecoregions of North America: a tool for ocean conservation A new book identifies 24 marine ecoregions defined and mapped through a system of classification intended to create consistent, standardized and understandable units out of the vastness of the North America's ocean and coastal waters. Contact: Eduardo Viadas
Public Release: 16-Dec-2009
ESA and World Bank move toward closer collaboration The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. At first glance, this may not appear to be connected to space technology, but large development projects and the state of Earth's environment are intrinsically linked. Contact: Robert Meisner
Public Release: 16-Dec-2009
2009 AGU Fall MeetingAncient algae provide insights into Earth's response to global warming Using algae records from the early Pliocene, when earth's climate was warmer, scientists are finding evidence which suggests that coastal upwelling off the California coast was sustained in this period even though sea surface temperatures were several degrees higher than today. San Francisco State University Professor Petra Dekens and her team presented results of their analysis today at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco. Contact: Elaine Bible
Public Release: 15-Dec-2009
2009 AGU Fall MeetingGreenland glaciers: What lies beneath Scientists who study the melting of Greenland's glaciers are discovering that water flowing beneath the ice plays a much more complex role than they previously imagined. Researchers previously thought that meltwater simply lubricated ice against the bedrock, speeding the flow of glaciers out to sea.
National Science Foundation, NASA, Ohio State's Climate, Water, and Carbon Program
Contact: Ian Howat
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