The challenge of collecting and analyzing precipitation data collected at different times, in different places, and on different scales.
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The Science of Dates and Rates
Geochronology and thermochronology combine geochemistry, nuclear reactions, and technology to probe the history and dynamics of Earth and planetary processes.
A Landscape Shaped by Wind
High-altitude aeolian research on the Tibetan Plateau offers insights into the past, present, and future.
Can Atmospheric Science Improve Global Disaster Resilience?
Scientific understanding of atmospheric hazards and their interconnectivity can contribute to international policy and disaster risk management.
Ocean Tides Affect Ice Loss from Large Polar Ice Sheets
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics discusses how ocean tides affect the motion of, and loss of ice from, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.
The Challenges of Drought Prediction
Advances in dynamical modeling and the use of hybrid methods have improved drought prediction, but challenges still remain to improve the accuracy of drought forecasting.
AGU Editor Picks for 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Recommendations from AGU’s journal editors of some of the most interesting paper and poster sessions at this year’s Ocean Sciences Meeting.
Above and Below: Understanding River-Groundwater Exchanges
Field data, new technologies, numerical modelling, and geostatistical methods can be combined to improve understanding of the interactions between surface water and groundwater.
Modeling Megathrust Zones
A recent paper in Review of Geophysics built a unifying model to predict the surface characteristics of large earthquakes.
Airborne Fireball
A surprise sighting of a meteor in the sky above southeast Michigan.