Author Profile: S Stanley

Publications from S. Stanley

A view of Dixon Entrance off the west coast of British Columbia, Canada

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.

Science Policy & Funding

Researchers assess how future geoengineering technology could play out on the geopolitical stage

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.

Biogeosciences

Lab technician inspecting micrometeorological tower that measures greenhouse gas, energy, and water fluxes

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

Researchers look at satellite imaging for evidence of high-altitude “wind walls” near Earth’s magnetic poles

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.

Planetary Sciences

Recently restored data suggest that astronaut disturbances to the lunar surface resulted in observed subsurface warming.

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.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Lab-built streams reveal new insights into turbulence-driven transport in gravel streambeds

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.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

Researchers model magma flow under Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcano to spot previously undetected eruptions

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.

Planetary Sciences

Researchers use satellite data to calculate how fast the Nile Delta is sinking

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.

Natural Hazards

Corals hold clues into the behavior of Intertropical Convergence Zone rainfall

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.

Ocean Sciences