Dr. Or M. BialikDec 17, 2023

Some news coverage of the work we did during #ReC2301 in the Kochi core repository

(In Japanese)

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASRDC1PDDR9DPTLC017.html?iref=sp_tech_science_top__n

#ScientificOceanDrilling

地球史さぐる「宝探し」は保管庫で　研究者が高知に集まる世界的事情

　はるか昔の地球の気候変動を閉じ込めたタイムカプセルにもたとえられる「コア試料」。海底の地中から柱状に採取した堆積（たいせき）物で、プランクトンの化石も含まれている。　そんなコアを保管する世界でも珍し…

朝日新聞デジタル
Dr. Or M. BialikSep 8, 2023
After a hiatus for #ReC2301, back to #WeekendReading: Pallacks et al. on how acidification in the western #Mediterranean impacts biogenic #calcification (as usual, things are more complicated in the eastern basin - I should get around to work on that).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00947-7
Anthropogenic acidification of surface waters drives decreased biogenic calcification in the Mediterranean Sea - Communications Earth & Environment

Increasing atmospheric concentrations of anthropogenic carbon dioxide and acidification of surface waters have led to basin wide reductions in planktic foraminifera calcification in the Mediterranean Sea, suggest sediment core analyses of shell weight, geochemistry, and supporting proxies.

Nature
Dr. Or M. BialikSep 5, 2023
Two intensive weeks of activity in Japan with my student and colleagues on #ReC2301 are coming to an end, looking at #DSDP and #ODP cores to make some very exciting science!
Dr. Or M. BialikAug 31, 2023
An operation like #ReC2301 requires a lot of people with many specialities from across the world to come together. Also, a lot of amazing technicians from JAMSTEC's Kochi facility. Without which none of the work we are doing there now would be possible.
Dr. Or M. BialikAug 28, 2023
Now, #ReC2301 is off in earnest! There are cores to clean, redescribe and sample; CT scans to analyse and other fun to have in the #KCC core lab.