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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 12 November 2015

The Element of Surprise in Managing Flood Risk

A social science perspective on unpredictable flood risk systems may help us expect the unexpected and mitigate flood damage.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 11 November 2015

Drought Changes How Peat Bogs Cycle Mercury and Sulfur

Drought conditions dictate whether atmospherically deposited sulfate stays locked in a peatland or is mobilized to stimulate the bacterial methylation of mercury.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 6 November 2015

Reservoirs Act as a Source for Greenhouse Gases

Scientists examine nitrous oxide production in aquatic environments and the conditions that drive it.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 5 November 2015

Imagers Seek Big Bang Signatures, Also Find Gravity Wave Effects

Imagers aboard a scientific balloon in the stratosphere serendipitously captured images of thin ice clouds that reveal instability and turbulence flows in remarkable detail.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 4 November 2015

Hydraulic Fracturing Water Use Is Tied to Environmental Impact

New map identifies varying water usage in hydraulic drilling operations across the United States and what this means for potential environmental impacts.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 23 October 2015

Aerosol Cutbacks May Bring Tropical Rains Farther North

Lower anthropogenic aerosol emissions in the 21st century may lead to warming that drives the Intertropical Convergence Zone northward.

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Planetary Sciences

Research Spotlight 22 October 2015

Subsurface Craters Expose the Moon's Dramatic Past

Scientists use the gravity signature of the lunar surface to trace the history of impact cratering and its role in the Moon's evolution.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 21 October 2015

Great Lakes Hold Sway over Water and Carbon Cycling

The largest body of fresh water on Earth governs the exchange of gases between water and the atmosphere that makes it a carbon sink for the entire region.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

AGU News 20 October 2015

Water Resources Research at 50: Journal's Lasting Impact Expected to Grow

Editors discuss the importance, influence, and evolution of the American Geophysical Union's hydrological research journal, covering one of our planet's most complex and precious resources.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 14 October 2015

Ocean Lightning Storms Are Larger Than Land Lightning Storms

A new study uses data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission to demonstrate that electrified storms in the tropics are 10 times larger over the ocean than those over land.

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