Internal Waves News Today

A new study discovers that the ocean's deep underwater waves significantly influence how it stores heat and carbon.

Researchers report oceanic internal waves generated by Tonga volcano eruption-

During the Cold War, military funding shaped deep-sea research priorities, which resulted in a new understanding of forces below the water’s surface.

Researchers say they have tested a device that better detect underwater hazards.

Internal waves are so strong they can sink submarines, and the study findings could help to improve safety and combat capabilities.

Jeff Schmaltz / , MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC Originally published on May 4, 2021 1:04 pm No official cause has yet been established for the destruction of an Indonesian submarine with 53 people aboard earlier this month, but some speculation has zeroed in on an undersea phenomenon which has been noted by submariners since at least World War II, though it has become better understood only in recent decades. A senior Indonesian navy official suggested earlier this week that a...

Jeff Schmaltz/, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC hide caption toggle caption Jeff Schmaltz/, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC An image taken by NASAs Aqua satellite as it passes over Indonesia, captures evidence of an internal wave in the same general area where the KRI Nanggala submarine disappeared earlier this month. Jeff Schmaltz/, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC No official cause has yet been established for the destructio...