Author Profile: J Kelvey

Jon Kelvey

Publications from J. Kelvey

News 13 August 2021

Lava from Bali Volcanoes Offers Window into Earth’s Mantle

Lava from the Agung and Batur volcanoes provides a near-pristine picture of Earth’s mantle and raises questions about all volcanoes along the Indonesian Sunda Arc and beyond.

Climate Change

Dos radiantes estudiantes sentadas en un escritorio en Nairobi, Kenia.

News 28 May 2021

La educación puede aumentar las emisiones pero mitigar el costo humano del cambio climático

El incremento en la educación en los países en vías de desarrollo podría traer un aumento modesto en las emisiones de carbono debido al crecimiento económico, pero la educación podría también reducir el impacto negativo del cambio climático en poblaciones vulnerables.

Climate Change

Two beaming schoolgirls sit at a desk in Nairobi, Kenya.

News 9 June 2020

Education May Increase Emissions but Mitigate Human Cost of Climate Change

Increasing education in the developing world could lead to a modest increase in carbon emissions due to economic growth, but education could also reduce the negative impact of climate change on vulnerable populations.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Satellite image of Lake Erie with a bright green algal bloom

News 20 May 2020

AquaSat Gives Water Quality Researchers New Eyes in the Sky

A new data set combining sample data and remote sensing could give scientists the power to make accurate predictions at a global scale.

Ocean Sciences

Dark water and lighter-colored wave bubbles

News 6 May 2020

Shedding New Light on the Nitrogen Cycle in the Dark Ocean

Researchers find that the key players in nitrification may already be known.

Atmospheric Sciences

Bolts of lightning strike a Swiss valley at night

News 13 February 2020

New Study Hints at Bespoke Future of Lightning Forecasting

Researchers used machine learning to develop a model that can predict lightning strikes to within 30 minutes of their occurrence and within 30 kilometers of a weather station by using just four simple atmospheric measurements.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

A landscape of dark volcanic rocks forefronts a beautiful blue ocean.

News 23 September 2019

Leaky at the Core

New evidence from deep mantle plumes suggests that Earth’s liquid outer core might be leaking tungsten isotopes into the lower mantle.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

News 24 May 2019

Seismic Clues to Surging Glaciers

Measuring seismic waves passing through a glacier suggests that not only is liquid water playing a role in periodic surging but the water is channeled into cracks from across the ice.

Biogeosciences