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Geology & Geophysics

Research Spotlight 29 November 2018

In a Submarine Trough, Permeable Rocks May Lead to Quakes

In Japan’s submarine Nankai Trough, rock permeability is much higher when measured at larger scales, likely because of big fractures and faults that are not captured at small scales.

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Ocean Sciences

Research Spotlight 27 November 2018

Tool to Capture Marine Biological Activity Gets Coastal Upgrade

Upwelling hinders an efficient method to estimate a key measure of biological productivity in coastal waters, but accounting for surface temperatures could boost accuracy.

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Science Policy & Funding

Research Spotlight 22 August 2018

Countergeoengineering Could Ease or Escalate Climate Tensions

Researchers systematically consider the feasibility and political implications of future strategies to counteract temperature-lowering solar geoengineering efforts.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 17 August 2018

Restored Wetlands Could Lower Local Surface Temperatures

A 3-year study of wetlands and cropland in a major California delta highlights the need to consider the physical effects of vegetation when planning land use changes.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 14 August 2018

High-Altitude “Wind Walls” Discovered near Magnetic Poles

Satellite imaging reveals two narrow channels of extreme winds surrounded by gentle opposing flow 140–250 kilometers above sea level.

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Planetary Sciences

Research Spotlight 25 June 2018

The Case of the Missing Lunar Heat Flow Data Is Finally Solved

Decades-old data analyzed for the first time suggest that astronauts’ disturbance of the Moon surface increased solar heat intake, warming the ground below.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 15 June 2018

A Closer Look at Turbulent Transport in Gravel Streambeds

Lab-built streams reveal new insights into turbulence-driven exchange of dissolved substances between stream water and sediments below.

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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

Research Spotlight 23 May 2018

Magma Flow in a Major Icelandic Eruption

Mechanical modeling suggests that previous, undetected eruptions released tectonic stress near the ice-covered Bárðarbunga volcano.

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Planetary Sciences

Research Spotlight 25 April 2018

Capturing Structural Changes of Solar Blasts en Route to Earth

Comparison of magnetic field structures for 20 coronal mass ejections at eruption versus Earth arrival highlights the importance of tracking structural evolution to refine space weather predictions.

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Natural Hazards

Research Spotlight 20 April 2018

Fossilized Caribbean Corals Reveal Ancient Summer Rains

Isotope records and climate modeling suggest that the rainy Intertropical Convergence Zone expanded northward into the southern Caribbean during a warm interglacial period about 125,000 years ago.

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