Author Profile: S Stanley

Publications from S. Stanley

Research Spotlight 17 February 2016

Detecting Black Carbon in the Arctic Atmosphere

Measurements of light-absorbing carbon particles made during an Arctic research expedition could improve understanding of their effects on the Arctic climate.

Ocean Sciences

Research Spotlight 12 February 2016

Distant Rains Contributed to La Niña Ocean Warming Event

Unusually low salinity intensified a warm-water current off the coast of Western Australia in 2010–2011.

Natural Hazards

Research Spotlight 11 February 2016

New Model Predicts Big Solar Proton Storms

Forecasts of dangerous solar events could buy time for astronauts en route to the Moon or Mars.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 9 February 2016

Tracking the Fate of Antarctica's Ice

New, more accurate satellite data provide researchers with ice shelf thickness measurements that will allow for better ice loss monitoring.

Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 9 February 2016

Modeling the Future of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Boreal Forests

Climate change and forest harvesting will increase the concentration and flow of dissolved organic carbon in boreal streams.

Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 8 February 2016

What Drives Pollutant Dispersion at Night?

Better understanding of waves and turbulence in calm air could improve predictions of weather and pollutant dispersion.

Geology & Geophysics

Research Spotlight 2 February 2016

Massive Carbon Dioxide Stores Beneath Mammoth Mountain

Gas in rocky pores beneath the surface of California's Mammoth Mountain could fuel dangerous carbon dioxide emissions for the next 28 to 1100 years.

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Geology & Geophysics

Research Spotlight 1 February 2016

Radar Technique Shows Magma Flow in 2014 Cape Verde Eruption

The European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite captures volcanic surface changes that reveal the flow below.

Climate Change

Research Spotlight 1 February 2016

Could Thinning of High Clouds Combat Climate Change?

A climate engineering technique that lets more heat escape from the atmosphere could avoid water cycle suppression associated with other radiation management approaches.

Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 29 January 2016