SOEST Researchers Published in Nature

Recent drought conditions in the North Pacific Ocean near Hawai‘i have caused a decrease in the strength of the carbon dioxide sink, according to a UH study published in the Aug. 14 issue of Nature. The team of John E. Dore, Roger Lukas, Daniel W. Sadler and David M. Karl of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology used 15 years of time-series measurements to compare the precipitation, salinity and carbon dioxide concentrations at Station ALOHA, located approximately 100 km north of O‘ahu. The study shows that a decrease in the tendency for carbon dioxide to be taken up by the ocean is due to an increase in the salinity of the ocean, which is a direct result of the drought seen in much of the North Pacific Ocean over the last five years. Read the Nature article and the press release.


Subaru Telescope Helps Hilo’s Canoe Project

Astronomers from Subaru Telescope donated $8,200, the equivalent of one million Japanese yen, to UH Hilo’s Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani College of Hawaiian Language for the outfitting the college’s navigational canoe. "The Hoku Alaka`i voyaging program is developing a curriculum strong in math, science and Hawaiian culture that focuses on the traditions of maritime culture," Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng explained. Read the press release.

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