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Dr. Fumio Inagaki awarded “The Taira Prize” by AGU

Sea Bird and Ship Drift Data Help Capture Ocean Currents
~A new observation method for ocean current forecast~

3D Laser Scanner Installed in AUV Visualizes Deep-sea Hydrothermal Fields
-A new innovative method for resource exploration-

Long-period Ocean-bottom Motions Observed by DONET
(Dense Oceanfloor Network System for Earthquakes and Tsunamis)
~Significant contribution of oceanic sediment layers in source area of large subduction earthquakes to development of long-period ocean-bottom motions~

International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 360
~Southwest Indian Ridge Lower Crust and Moho~

A New Approach to El Niño Prediction
~Towards more accurate forecasts beyond boreal spring~

Future outlook for Super El Niño
- Signs of La Niña in late 2016 -

Observation of Deep-sea Environmental Changes after the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake
~Long-term monitoring data at deep-sea stations provide new data~

International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 357
~Atlantis Massif Serpentinization and Life Expedition~

Slow Slip Area May Also Rupture During Megathrust Earthquakes
~Lab Experiments Reproduced Slow Slip Events in the Japan Trench Subduction Zone~

Heterogeneous Symbiont Subpopulations Utilizing Different Energy Sources in a Deep-sea Bathymodiolus Mussel
~New Insights on Bacterial Symbiont Population's Adaptation to the Environment~

International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 359
~Maldives Sediment Archive Drilling to Decipher Record of Environmental Changes in Northern Indian Ocean during Neogene Global Cooling~

Deep Sea Drilling at the Amami Sankaku Basin Revealed Wide Distribution of Fore-arc Basalts across the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
~Record of spontaneous subduction initiated 52 million years ago~

Dr. Haruna Sugahara awarded “The Geochemical Journal Award 2015” at Goldschmidt2015

Resuspension of Shelf Sediments and Lateral Transport of Particles off Fukushima Coast
~Decrease in Cesium Level in Costal Sediments~

$2 Million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE Results Announced:
Japanese Team’s Hybrid pH Sensor Ranked 3rd for Accuracy Prize

Interdecadal Modulation of Summer Monsoon in Japanese Costal Waters
~The Pacific-Japan Pattern Correlates with Rice Yields and Typhoons~

Dr. Fumio Inagaki awarded “The Taira Prize” by AGU

International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 356
~A 5 Million Year History of the Indonesian Throughflow, Australian Monsoon and Subsidence on the Northwest Shelf of Australia~

Exploring the limits of life in the deep biosphere
~Microbes discovered nearly 2.5 kilometers below the ocean floor~

Signs of Indian Ocean Dipole Emergence As Predicted
- Prospects of the coming season -

Reliable Estimation for Terrestrial CO2 Exchange Using Ground and Satellite Observations
~ Evaluation of Consistency between Two Different Approaches ~

Innovation Promotion Office via Marine-Earth Science and Technology inaugurated

J-OBIS website launched

New research vessel named KAIMEI

JAMSTEC Team Advances to Finals of $2 Million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE
Global Competition to Revolutionize Ocean pH Sensor Technology Heads to the Pacific Ocean for Deep Sea Testing

Forecasting Extreme Summertime Arctic Cyclone with Observations over Arctic Ocean
-Toward More Accurate Prediction for Safer Arctic Sea Cruise-

Changes in Benthos Community on Artificial Hydrothermal Vent Field Produced by Seafloor Drilling
-Emergence of New Habitat with Migration and Reproduction of Deep-sea Benthos-

JAMSTEC Yokosuka Headquarters Open Day

Finding of Phagocytic Activities of Hemocytes from Deep-sea Bathymodiolus Mussel Species
~Basic Observation for Elucidating Symbiotic Mechanism of Deep-sea Organisms from Perspective of Immune Defense System~

Utilize Around View Monitor (AVM) Technology for Unmanned Vehicles toward Highly-Efficient Subsea Operations
~Joint Development with Nissan and Topy Industries to Realize Drastic Improvement in Underwater Operation Efficiency~

First Scientific Research by Ocean Research Vessel at Nishinoshima Volcano since November 2013
~Established Observation System for Volcanic Activity, Earthquakes and Tsunamis with Topographic Research, Infrasonic Observations and Video Filming~

IODP Scientific Expedition 355 Begins
~Deep sea drilling in the Arabian Sea: Constraining tectonic-monsoon interactions in South Asia~

Partial Recovery Work for DONET

Cooling Effect of Urban Green Oasis
- Elucidated with 3D Observations and High-Resolution Simulations -

Successfully Inhibit Cell Proliferation by Exploiting Vulnerability of Gene Expression System
~Potential for Application in Medical Fields~

Discovery of Oxygen and Aerobic Microbial Life in Ultra-oligotrophic Deep-sea Sediments
-New paradigm for Earth’s element cycles and the biosphere-

Identified Hadal/Trench Biosphere
-Microbial Communities in Hadal Water Masses in Mariana Trench-

Successfully Reproduced Process of Continental Drift from Breakup of Pangea to Present-day Continental Distribution, Revealing Its Driving Force
- Cold Plums Formed Himalayas! -

Deep-rooted Fluid Component Detected in Kumano Forearc Basin Mud Volcano
-New Findings about Fluid Regimes in Nankai Accretionary Wedge-

Annual Meeting“JAMSTEC 2015" to be Held 
－Create New Values from Sea－

Earth’s Free Oscillations Excited by Small Earthquakes in Nankai Trough
-New Incessant Excitation Sources Found-

Demonstrated Possibility of Predicting Typhoon Genesis Two Weeks in Advance
- First Step Toward Realization of Typhoon Projection -