New model predicts Ala Wai Canal brown water runoff
UH Mānoa oceanographers and the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System have created the PacIOOS Ala Wai Turbidity Plume Model.
In Memoriam: Oceanographer and big-wave surfer Ricky Grigg
The UH community was saddened by news of the passing of School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Emeritus Researcher Richard “Ricky” Grigg.
Antarctic ice-sheet less stable than previously assumed
A Nature article points to an unstable Antarctic ice sheet that can abruptly reorganize Southern Hemisphere climate and cause rapid global sea level rise.
Water in Moon rocks provides clues and questions
A study in Nature Geoscience sheds new light—and raises new questions—about lunar history and the presence of water on the Moon.
Precursor volcano to the island of Oʻahu discovered
Researchers, including UH Mānoa’s John Sinton discovered that Oʻahu consists of three major Hawaiian shield volcanoes, not two.
Researchers analyze deep origins of volcanic eruptions behavior
To explain the variability in Kīlauea’s eruption styles, a team of researchers analyzed 25 eruptions that have taken place over the past 600 years.
Scientists chart seafloor of one of Earth’s largest marine protected areas
UH Mānoa scientist charts seafloor of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument—the largest protected area in the U.S.
Scientific mission will explore one of the deepest ocean trenches
UH Mānoa’s Jeffrey Drazen joins international team of researchers on expedition into the Kermadec Trench.
Green future conference at UH Mānoa
UH Mānoa and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz bring former Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer to headline conference on sustainability.
UH Mānoa investigates effects of munitions disposed near Pearl Harbor
Army-funded research effort near Pearl Harbor uses SOEST technology to investigate sea-disposed military munitions.
