Chinese scientists found giant ‘chimneys’ in deep water that could alter submarine warfare

Chinese scientists found giant ‘chimneys’ in deep water that could alter submarine warfareDiscovery of how surface wind energy plunges to the ocean floor could improve underwater acoustic detection and marine communication: studyPublished: 11:13am, 2 Nov 2026Chinese researchers have mapped how energy from surface wind surges thousands of metres into the seabed, revealing massive underwater conduits they called “inertial chimneys”.The discovery, based on data collected by a US-funded ocean sensor array off the east coast of Japan, coupled with future long-term underwater monitoring, can provide underwater acoustic environmental support for marine detection and communication, the team said.The scientists from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published their findings in the peer‑reviewed journal Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers in October.0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:00AI-generated voice