JAMSTEC JAMSTEC JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE-EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Press Releases

Press Releases

2015

2015/12/03

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

2015/12/02

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

2015/11/30

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~

2015/11/27

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

2015/11/25

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

2015/10/31

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~

2015/10/23

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

2015/10/16

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

2015/09/29

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

2015/09/29

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~

2015/08/25

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~

2015/08/18

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

2015/07/30

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

2015/07/30

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

2015/07/24

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~

2015/07/24

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

2015/07/17

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

2015/05/08

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

2015/04/27

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

2015/04/23

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-

2015/04/09

JAMSTEC Yokosuka Headquarters Open Day

2015/04/09

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~

2015/04/09

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~

2015/03/27

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~

2015/03/27

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

2015/03/23

Partial Recovery Work for DONET

2015/03/19

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

2015/03/17

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

2015/03/17

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

2015/02/24

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

2015/02/12

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

2015/02/10

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

2015/02/05

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

2015/01/29

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

2015/01/20

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