SOEST VideosCenter for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE)As a National Science Foundation-sponsored Science and Technology Center, C-MORE strives for a more comprehensive understanding of the diversity and ecological role of microorganisms in the sea. Stated holistically, C-MORE‘s primary mission is: Linking Genomes to Biomes |
Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology Through the development and application of innovative technology HIGP researchers are exploring phenomena on Earth from the depth of the ocean to the tops of volcanoes and throughout the solar system including on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. |
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Hawai‘i’s dueling volcanoes share deep linkPublished in the November issue of Nature Geoscience, a new paper describes research that finds that a deep connection about 50 miles below Earth’s surface can explain the enigmatic behavior of Mauna Loa and Kīlauea, Earth’s largest and most active volcanoes. Adjacent to each other on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, when one is active the other is quiet. The study also describes observations from 2003 to 2007 in which GPS records showed that each bulged notably due to the pressure of rising magma, and proposes an upper-mantle link that accounts for the inflation (upward bulging) and the eruptive patterns. James Foster, Cecily Wolfe, and Ben Brooks, all of HIGP, are co-authors. SOEST keeps harassment at bay“We want to get at the root cause and we want to stop sexual harassment before it may begin,” said SOEST Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and professor of geology and geophysics Chip Fletcher. SOEST is taking part in campus-wide sexual harassment and bullying training; the hour-and-a-half class is mandatory for faculty, staff, and students and is expected to take a full year to be completed. He noted that the program has been in the works for a three years, and that while there have been instances of harassment at the university and in SOEST, it is not in reaction to any particular incident. Partnership brings $1.27 million in research grantsInterior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced the funding for projects in the recently established Climate Science Centers (CSC).International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) director Kevin Hamilton is director of the Pacific Islands Climate Science Center (PICSC); he notes that two of the projects are spearheaded by IPRC scientists: Climate Change Research in Support of Hawaiian Ecosystem Management: An Integrated Approach, led by Oliver Elison Timm, and 21st Century High-Resolution Climate Projections for Guam and American Samoa, led by Yuqing Wang. UpdateA new link to an article about decreasing trade winds in The Garden Island was added to the archived news item "Documenting the decrease in Hawai‘i’s trade winds” on 10-24-12. Hurricane season is June 1st thru November 30thVisit the NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center and Hawai‘i State Civil Defense for forecasts and hurricane preparedness information. The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) has links to other forecast sites. The second edition of the Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards has been released and is available free as a hard copy at the UH Sea Grant office on the Mānoa campus and as a PDF download from the online bookstore. Please visit SOEST in the News: 2012 for archived news articles, with links to previous years. |
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A webinar with live demonstrations of PacIOOS’s new interactive online mapping platform PacIOOS Voyager is scheduled for Monday 29 October at 2 pm (Hawaii Standard Time) and Tuesday 30 October 30 at 10 am (Chamorro Time). This powerful, yet easy-to-use, interface serves as a decision-making portal at all levels: from the individual planning a fishing trip to a region facilitating large-scale planning efforts.
Please click here to register. Upon registration, you will receive email confirmation with details.
To lean more about PacIOOS Voyager, see the press release PDF, the web site, and the article in The Hawaii Reporter.
PICSC INAUGURAL LECTURE
Loyal Mehrhoff
US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Deanna Spooner
Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative
Friday 26 October 2012
1:30–3pm • Kuykendall Auditorium
UH Mānoa campus
The Pacific Islands Climate Science Center (PICSC) is a new collaborative initiative of the US Department of Interior, UH Mānoa, UH Hilo and the University of Guam. The PICSC is one of a network of eight regional climate science centers recently established by the Department of Interior to serve the scientific needs of managers as they deal with wildlife habitats and ecosystems in a changing climate.
Download the flyer PDF for details about this inaugural lecture.
The Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) and its submersibles Pisces IV and Pisces V, submersible pilot Terry Kerby, and the support ship Ka‘imikai-o-Kanaloa, are featured in this exciting and informative new five-part series hosted by Dr Robert Ballard, the famed explorer who found the Titanic in her final resting place.
In the image above, Pisces V explores a submarine wreck on National Geographic’s “Alien Deep.” Click on the image to see a video highlight; image courtesy National Geographic.