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Kate Wheeling

Publications from K. Wheeling

Geohealth

Smog extremo sobre Shenzhen, China

Research Spotlight 15 September 2021

Los beneficios para la salud y el clima de reducir la contaminación del aire

En un nuevo estudio, investigadores aplicaron un modelo global del sistema Tierra para estimar los impactos de las reducciones de emisiones por sector.

Geohealth

中国深圳上空出现的严重雾霾

Research Spotlight 15 September 2021

减少空气污染对健康和气候的益处

在一项新的研究中，研究人员应用全球地球系统模型来估计各行业减排的影响。

Natural Hazards

Snow-covered Fimmvörðuháls, close to Eyjafjallajökull, where white ash and steam are tinged red by lava erupting from a fissure

News 14 September 2021

The Understudied Risks of Low-Magnitude Eruptions

Volcanologists have historically focused on the risks of large-scale eruptions, but new research highlights how small eruptions can combine with human-made vulnerabilities to cause catastrophic impacts.

Space Science & Space Physics

Researchers present a new technique for estimating magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions at Earth’s poles.

Research Spotlight 13 September 2021

Filling the Gaps in the SuperDARN Archive

Researchers present a new pattern-finding technique to better estimate missing data on ionospheric plasma velocities.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

A view of ice covering Ngoring Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake (610 square kilometers) on the Tibetan Plateau.

Research Spotlight 3 September 2021

Tibetan Plateau Lakes as Heat Flux Hot Spots

Freshwater lakes on the highest plateau in the world act like lenses that accumulate heat from the intense solar radiation, accelerating ice cover melt and affecting land-atmosphere fluxes.

Science Policy & Funding

Aisha Morris smiles while perched in the Alvin submersible.

Feature 24 August 2021

Aisha Morris: Opening the Door to Science

Forging a path from rocks and rifts to the National Science Foundation.

Science Policy & Funding

Zdenka Willis and Rutgers students with an ocean glider.

Feature 24 August 2021

Zdenka Willis: Sailing into a High-Tech Future

Finding the roots of responsibility and outreach in the military.

Science Policy & Funding

Cooper Elsworth smiles from a bicycle.

Feature 24 August 2021

Cooper Elsworth: Cycling‑Inspired Science

A sustainability start-up provides a cross-disciplinary platform.

Science Policy & Funding

Scientist Jennifer Arrigo stands in front of ocean gliders.

Feature 24 August 2021

Jennifer Arrigo: Seeking Clean Water for Everyone

Science forges a partnership between academia and federal agencies.

Science Policy & Funding

Research scientists pose in the Himalayas with a GNSS station.

Feature 24 August 2021

Kristel Chanard: Trekking and Tracking Mountains

Researcher has the "coolest job" studying solid Earth and climate.