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David Shultz

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Arctic Survey Hunts for Missing Nitrogen and Phosphorus

by David Shultz 5 July 20167 March 2023

A new survey of ocean waters flowing in and out of the Arctic may shed light on how dissolved organic nitrogen and phosphorus contribute to nutrient cycling in the Arctic.

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Insights into Long-Standing Bias in Cloud Property Retrieval

by David Shultz 28 June 20165 September 2023

A new framework provides a more comprehensive view of how subpixel variations can create biases in a commonly used method of analyzing cloud properties with satellites.

The confluence of the Rees and Dart Rivers (New Zealand).
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The Mathematics of Braided Rivers

by David Shultz 10 June 201627 April 2022

River researchers find a mathematical relationship that predicts the average shape of a riverbed over a defined distance, opening the door to new ideas about modeling braided rivers.

A computer-generated composite shows Hurricane Ivan, by then a category 3 storm, making landfall on 16 September, 2004.
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How Tropical Cyclones Influence Photosynthesis

by David Shultz 1 June 20167 July 2022

A new modeling study gives insight into how tropical cyclones affected ecosystems in the southeastern United States between 2002 and 2012.

Micrographs of melted asperities due to flash heating during laboratory earthquakes.
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Flash Heating May Lubricate Rubbing Rock Faces in Earthquakes

by David Shultz 24 May 20166 October 2021

A new laboratory study examines the small-scale physics at play as two pieces of granite are smashed together in a scaled-down version of a real earthquake.

Satellite photo of Japan
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Earthquakes May Prevent Underwater Landslides

by David Shultz 4 April 201621 July 2022

Smaller quakes around the active edge of continental plates may contribute to increased stability by promoting compaction and solidifying the top 100 meters of seafloor sediment.

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Permafrost Area Is Sensitive to Key Soil and Snow Physics

by David Shultz 11 March 20161 March 2023

Accounting for key soil and snow variables shows a much higher impact on simulated permafrost area than uncertainties in land cover and climate data.

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How Oceans Could Change If We Reverse Anthropogenic Warming

by David Shultz 4 March 20167 March 2023

A computer simulation shows a net increase in primary production by phytoplankton if climate change were mitigated by 2200 but also indicates big changes in the makeup of those species.

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Tracking Radioactive Cesium Released During Fukushima Disaster

by David Shultz 23 February 201621 February 2023

Scientists probe the Pacific to determine how far the damage from one of the largest nuclear meltdowns in history extends.

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Radar Study Examines Pulsing Tropical Climate

by David Shultz 22 February 201617 August 2022

In the Madden-Julian Oscillation, shear forces caused by air layers slipping and sliding near the equator play a critical role in forming enormous thunderstorms and monsoons.

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