Author Profile: E Thompson

Elizabeth Thompson

Publications from E. Thompson

Research Spotlight 5 September 2019

Solving the Global Nitrogen Imbalance

Excess nitrogen causes serious environmental problems, but too little can lead to food insecurity and unrest. A team of researchers proposes a five-pronged solution to our planet’s nitrogen woes.

Biogeosciences

The Sun sets over Lake Shinji in western Japan

Research Spotlight 4 September 2019

How Land Use Affects Nutrient Pollution in a Changing Climate

As heavy rain falls more frequently, the land alongside a river has a greater effect on the waterway’s nutrient levels—for better or worse.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Satellite image of Earth, showing Antarctica, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula

Research Spotlight 5 July 2019

Tracking Earth’s Shape Reveals Greater Polar Ice Loss

Researchers offer a solution to better track mass changes in ocean water and polar ice.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 6 June 2019

Tracking Dissolved Organic Matter in Coastal Ecosystems

Dissolved organic matter supports aquatic food webs and holds as much carbon as the atmosphere. A new study tracks which sources and processes play the biggest role in coastal systems.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

The south fork of the Eel River in California

Research Spotlight 30 May 2019

Answer to California Landscape Riddle Lies Underground

Scientists link vegetation mosaics in California to patterns of weathered bedrock.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Flooding in Colfax, Iowa, in August 2010.

Research Spotlight 1 May 2019

Calculating the Risk of Rare Floods

The first spatially realistic catalog of synthetic flood event risk across the entire United States uncovers high-risk areas and estimates the probability of another Katrina–level flood loss.

Planetary Sciences

An artist’s rendering of what Mars may have looked like 4 billion years ago with an ocean covering about half of its surface

Research Spotlight 9 April 2019

A New Way to Analyze Evidence of Martian Oceans

Mars’s aqueous past holds the answers to many questions about the Red Planet. A new study provides a tool for scouring planetary surfaces for ancient shorelines.

Biogeosciences

Snow-covered trees affected by the spruce beetle

Research Spotlight 2 April 2019

Spruce Beetle Slows Snow Sublimation in Wyoming’s Mountains

A new study investigates changing water dynamics after a pest infestation in the Rocky Mountains.

Biogeosciences

An aerial view of Waquoit Bay, a shallow estuary on Cape Cod, Mass.

Research Spotlight 20 March 2019

When the River Meets the Sea: Estuary Sediments and Hypoxia

Scientists know that low-oxygen dead zones are growing worldwide. New research sheds light on what that will mean for estuary systems if trends continue.

Biogeosciences