Press Releases

Press Releases

2013

2013/12/06

Structural, mechanical and thermal characteristics of the shallow plate boundary fault of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, revealed by the IODP Chikyu Expedition.

2013/12/02

First Successful Retrieval of Primitive Layered Gabbros from Lower Crust of East Pacific Rise (Mid-Ocean Ridge)

2013/11/07

World’s First Samples of Primary Magma Discovered on Underwater Volcano

2013/11/01

Progress report on QUELLE2013 – an around-the-world voyage by the SHINKAI 6500 Surveys at an area near the Kermadec Trench in the South Pacific Ocean

2013/10/21

Progress report on QUELLE2013 – an around-the-world voyage by the SHINKAI 6500 Surveys at Tonga Trench in the South Pacific Ocean

2013/10/14

First Discovery of the Link between Antarctic Ozone Depletion and Summer Warming over Southern Africa

2013/10/08

Identifying the Source Location of the Giant Tsunami Generated by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake

2013/10/08

The Ningaloo Niño was found to be predictable

2013/10/08

Causal Mechanisms of Large Slip during the Tohoku Earthquake of 2011 Revealed through Hydraulic Analysis of Fault-Drilling Samples from the Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu

2013/09/11

Effects of Rotational Speed Change on the Earth’s Magnetic Field
–Potential Contribution to the Relationship between Climate Change and Geomagnetic Field Variation–

2013/09/03

Fuel Cell Type Power Generation Using Hydrothermal Fluid from Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents
—Possibilities for Autonomous Long-Term Electrical Power Supply in the Deep Ocean—

2013/09/02

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu to Set Sail on Expedition 348 - NanTroSEIZE Stage 3: NanTroSEIZE plate boundary deep riser 3

2013/08/05

A high-accuracy analysis for 236U using ICP mass spectrometry
—Contributing to detailed understanding of paleo climate change through rapid U-Th dating of marine calcium carbonates—

2013/08/01

Progress Report on the Round-the-World Research Expedition by the SHINKAI 6500 Manned Research Submersible
–Investigations in the Caribbean Sea off the British Cayman Islands–

2013/06/29

Elucidating Climate Changes and Variations in the Northern Hemisphere
–Sudden Change in the Greenland Sea Surface Temperature and Accompanying Changes in the Northern Hemispheric Climate–

2013/06/28

Formation of nanoparticles by rubbing solid fullerene between fingertips
—Discovery of a unique solid property of fullerene (C60)—

2013/06/05

Radiocesium Reached Pacific Ocean Abyssal Depths One Month after Nuclear Accident —Radiocesium Detected from Western North Pacific Sediment Trap Samples—

2013/05/29

Environmental Disturbance of Japan Trench Seafloor 4 Months after Earthquake —Analysis of Radionuclide Behavior Associated with Nuclear Accident—

2013/05/23

Discovery of Weakening Trend for Equatorial Quasi-Biennial Oscillation with Global Warming —New Observational Findings Verify Changes in Global-Scale Circulation—

2013/05/14

Nanotechnology Inspired by Extreme Environments in the Deep Sea
-Making Nanoemulsions in Just 10 Seconds-

2013/05/14

Using Meteorological Monitoring Data to Clarify the Causes and Mechanisms of Torrential Rainfall in Jakarta

2013/05/07

Progress report on QUELLE2013 – an around-the-world voyage by the SHINKAI 6500 Surveys at Rio Grande Rise and Sao Paulo Ridge off Brazil

2013/04/30

Successful Retrieval of Temperature Observatory from Deep Sea Borehole in Japan Trench for Research on Tohoku Earthquake

2013/04/10

Round-the-World Voyage of the Shinkai 6500 Manned Research Submersible (Progress Report) — Central Indian Ocean Ridge, Rodrigues Triple Point Area Research —

2013/03/21

Discovery and distribution of mud containing very high concentrations of rare earth elements and yttrium around Minami-Torishima Island (Minami-Torishima Survey Cruise)

2013/03/18

High flux of organic matter and highly active microbe communities discovered in the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep, the world's deepest oceanic site

2013/03/07

Radiosonde Observations over the Arctic Ocean Improve Model Reproductivity of Atmospheric Circulation at Mid and High Latitudes —Role of Data Collected by the Research Vessel Mirai—

2013/02/12

Forest Decline Due to Elevated Moisture in the Eastern Siberian Permafrost Region

2013/02/08

A Scientific Drilling Project by the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu Finds Changes in Stress
State in the Largest Displacement Area of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake

2013/02/05

Start of Real-time Monitoring through submarine cable network by the long-term borehole observatory installed by the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu.

2013/01/17

Deep-Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 338: Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) Stage 3