Author Profile: A Branscombe

Alexandra Branscombe

Publications from A. Branscombe

Research Spotlight 10 April 2018

The Benefits and Vulnerabilities of a Warming Europe

Scientists evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of a warmer climate on European countries, finding a range of effects on tourism, electricity demand, and ecosystem production.

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Geology & Geophysics

New modeling simulates how faulting and folding around blind faults influence each other.

Research Spotlight 21 March 2018

New Model Simulates Faults and Folds Shaping Each Other

A new model simulates how faulting and folding deep in Earth’s crust shape the way rocks fold and cause earthquakes.

Atmospheric Sciences

Researchers test a new technique to measure hurricane wind speed from space.

Research Spotlight 1 March 2018

Measuring Hurricane Wind Speed from Space

A new technique based on GPS signals could provide better wind speed measurements during hurricanes and cyclones.

Geology & Geophysics

Researchers drill into New Zealand’s Alpine Fault to better understand fault structure and earthquake physics

Research Spotlight 26 February 2018

Drilling into a Future Earthquake

Researchers drill into a fault that is anticipated to rupture in coming decades to study fault structure and earthquake physics.

Biogeosciences

The physical properties of peatland burn sites affect the amount of greenhouse gases that end up in the atmosphere

Research Spotlight 1 February 2018

Measuring Emissions from Smoldering Peat Fires

A new study measures emission factors for tropical peatland fires in Malaysia.

Mathematical Geophysics

Researchers use models to examine the orientation of poles on Neptune’s moon Triton

Research Spotlight 5 July 2017

Time, Tides, and Wandering Poles

Models of Neptune’s moon Triton reveal curious behavior in how tidal forces and mass anomalies cause the poles to reorient their location.

Atmospheric Sciences

Researchers use lidar to examine atmospheric gravity waves.

Research Spotlight 30 June 2017

Sorting Waves in the Sky

Gravity waves in the atmosphere drive weather around the globe. A new study helps interpret gravity wave data and identify annual patterns of this atmospheric mechanism.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology