A. Branscombe, Author at Eos

The Benefits and Vulnerabilities of a Warming Europe

by A. Branscombe 10 April 201813 February 2023

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.

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

Research Spotlights

New Model Simulates Faults and Folds Shaping Each Other

by A. Branscombe 21 March 20186 October 2021

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

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

Research Spotlights

Measuring Hurricane Wind Speed from Space

by A. Branscombe 1 March 201825 July 2022

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

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

Research Spotlights

Drilling into a Future Earthquake

by A. Branscombe 26 February 20186 October 2021

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

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

Research Spotlights

Measuring Emissions from Smoldering Peat Fires

by A. Branscombe 1 February 20182 November 2021

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

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

Research Spotlights

Time, Tides, and Wandering Poles

by A. Branscombe 5 July 201715 March 2022

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

Researchers use lidar to examine atmospheric gravity waves.

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Sorting Waves in the Sky

by A. Branscombe 30 June 201720 December 2022

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.