Tag Archives: Ocean
Scientists hint atmospheric rise in CO2 throughout deglaciation to deep Pacific Ocean
How carbon made it out of the ocean and into the ambiance has remained one of the essential mysteries of science. A brand new examine, supplies a number of the most compelling proof for the way it occurred — a … Continue reading
Soften-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet extremely delicate to adjustments in ocean temperatures
Melting of ice cabinets in West Antarctica hurries up and slows down in response to adjustments in deep ocean temperature, and is much extra variable than beforehand thought, in accordance with new analysis. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Formation of supercontinents and energy of ocean tides
The cyclic strengthening and weakening of ocean tides over tens of thousands and thousands of years is probably going linked to a different, longer cycle: the formation of Earth’s supercontinents each 400 to 600 million years, in accordance a brand … Continue reading
Rainfall and ocean circulation linked in previous and current
Analysis has discovered that adjustments in ocean currents within the Atlantic Ocean affect rainfall within the Western Hemisphere, and that these two methods have been linked for hundreds of years. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Heat from below Pacific Ocean fuels Yellowstone, study finds
Recent stories in the national media are magnifying fears of a catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone volcanic area, but scientists remain uncertain about the likelihood of such an event. To better understand the region’s subsurface geology, geologists have rewound and … Continue reading
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Submarine volcanoes add to ocean soundscape
Most volcanoes erupt beneath the ocean, but scientists know little about them compared to what they know about volcanoes that eject their lava on dry land. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Colorado River’s connection with the ocean was a punctuated affair
The Colorado River’s initial trip to the ocean didn’t come easy, but its story has emerged from layers of sediment preserved within tectonically active stretches of the waterway’s lower reaches. Researchers theorize that the river’s route off the Colorado Plateau … Continue reading
On fossil beaked whales, phosphorites and ocean floors
In 2007, the vessel Anita was fishing with bottom gillnets in about 400m-deep waters northwest of the island of Mykines in the Faroe Islands (about 62˚05’N-09˚28’W). One day, fisherman Bjarni Jacobsen from the village of Sumba in the Faroe Islands, … Continue reading
Economic geology: Ocean and ore
Nature Geoscience 10, 399 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2966 Author: Amy Whitchurch Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
How X-rays helped to solve mystery of floating rocks in the ocean
Experiments have helped scientists to solve a mystery of why some rocks can float for years in the ocean, traveling thousands of miles before sinking. Geology News — ScienceDaily