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E. Underwood

Researchers use sounding rockets to measure how Earth’s auroras affect winds in the upper atmosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sounding Rockets Probe the Northern Lights Above Norway

by E. Underwood 29 January 201824 October 2022

Scientists measure how the aurora affects winds in the upper atmosphere.

Researchers compile a 45-year map record of sunspots
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Preserving a 45-Year Record of Sunspots

by E. Underwood 17 January 201813 October 2022

Maps reveal how the Sun’s magnetic field evolves through solar cycles.

Researchers model the exchanges between human behavior and drought conditions
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Drought Plays Out

by E. Underwood 12 January 2018

Humans are less likely to deplete groundwater when rainfall varies between years.

Researchers examine how mossy oaks filter carbon when it rains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mossy Oaks Are Dripping with Organic Matter

by E. Underwood 27 December 201726 March 2024

Epiphyte-bearing trees leach carbon when it rains.

Researchers spot the culprit behind methane emissions from mountainous upland forests
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Why Mountainous Upland Forests Emit So Much Methane

by E. Underwood 22 December 20172 November 2021

New research suggests that moist tree heartwood produces methane and emits the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere.

A new model of solar winds could improve predictions of space storms
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Better Way to Predict Space Storms

by E. Underwood 13 December 201713 April 2022

A new model of solar winds could reduce false alarms.

Researchers spot microbial respiration in the dry valleys of Antarctica
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Searching for Organic Carbon in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica

by E. Underwood 6 December 20179 February 2023

Researchers identify the first evidence of microbial respiration in desiccated Antarctic permafrost soils.

Researchers look at how wet sands influence biochemical activity in coastal ecology
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sandy Beaches Are Hotbeds of Biochemical Activity

by E. Underwood 30 November 201728 February 2024

A new study explores the role of wet sand in coastal ecology.

Researchers look at ice sheet modeling of the Late Pliocene to better understand how sea levels may change as the planet warms
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Earth’s Orbit Affected Ice Sheets Millions of Years Ago

by E. Underwood 22 November 201724 January 2024

A new study of the late Pliocene era could help scientists predict future sea level rise.

Three-dimensional imaging unveils the dynamics inside an active volcano
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Looking Inside an Active Italian Volcano

by E. Underwood 17 November 201729 September 2022

Scientists use 3-D imaging to reveal Solfatara crater’s inner plumbing.

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