The Watchers - News Update (4 new articles)

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• Most detailed seafloor depth map of Arctic Ocean released
• New method helps predict big solar flares
• Phytoplankton blooms on the rise across Arctic Ocean
• Research offers new clues about where and how subduction starts on Earth

Most detailed seafloor depth map of Arctic Ocean released Posted: 02 Aug 2020 11:47 AM PDT An international team of researchers released the most detailed seafloor depth map of the Arctic Ocean. The map, which is the 4.0 version of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO), expands up to 19.6 percent of the submarine surface mapped...... Read more »

New method helps predict big solar flares Posted: 02 Aug 2020 10:19 AM PDT Scientists developed a new physics-based technique that successfully predicted seven of the Sun's largest flares from the past solar cycle, out of a set of nine. With further improvement, the new model could be used to inform forecasters of these intense...... Read more »

Phytoplankton blooms on the rise across Arctic Ocean Posted: 02 Aug 2020 09:09 AM PDT NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites captured a majestic shot of blooms of phytoplankton showing up in higher concentrations across the Arctic Ocean this summer. Every summer, parts of the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas lose their ice cover and bask in ample...... Read more »

Research offers new clues about where and how subduction starts on Earth Posted: 02 Aug 2020 08:03 AM PDT An international team of researchers published a new study providing new clues about how and where subduction begins on Earth, the process behind the deadliest volcanic eruptions. The Earth's largest earthquakes and most explosive volcanoes occur at subduction...... Read more »

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