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Ocean Sciences

Research Spotlight 16 November 2017

Satellites Accurately Capture Ocean Salinity in the Arctic

On-the-ground measurements are notoriously difficult in the harsh environment of the Arctic, but satellites could help close the gap in measuring sea surface salinity.

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Mathematical Geophysics

Research Spotlight 1 November 2017

Scientists Simulate New Mechanism of Fluid Flow in Earth’s Crust

Three-dimensional high-performance computer modeling reveals the behavior of fluid transport waves generated by chemical reactions that take place during metamorphism.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 16 October 2017

The Microphysics of Squall Lines

Scientists tracked the distribution of raindrops of different sizes as a row of thunderstorms formed by a cold front developed and intensified over eastern China.

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Space Science & Space Physics

Research Spotlight 11 October 2017

Angles of Plasma Ropes near Mars Point to Different Origins

Variation in the orientation of flux rope features in Mars’s magnetotail suggests that some of them form on the planet’s Sun-facing side and travel to the night side.

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Climate Change

Research Spotlight 10 October 2017

Summer Rainfall Patterns in East Asia Shift with the Wind

Decades of data reveal the link between westerly winds and year-to-year changes in monsoon rainfall.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 9 October 2017

Ocean Dynamics May Drive North Atlantic Temperature Anomalies

A new analysis of sea surface temperature and salinity over several decades seeks to settle the debate on which of two mechanisms underlies the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation.

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Mathematical Geophysics

Research Spotlight 5 October 2017

Open-Source Tool Aims to Boost Confidence in Ice Sheet Models

The software could help strengthen ice sheet models to provide a better basis for policy decisions.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 26 September 2017

California Floods Linked to Atmospheric Water Vapor “Rivers”

Narrow atmospheric streams of water vapor that deliver heavy rains are more commonly associated with floods and debris flows in northern California than with flash floods in southern California.

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Geology & Geophysics

Research Spotlight 26 September 2017

A New Baseline to Monitor Earth’s Dynamic Surface

Researchers devise a new mathematical approach to combine space- and ground-based observations into an alternative reference frame for monitoring the changing positions of Earth’s features.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 20 September 2017

Lightning Strikes May Leave Traces Like Those of Meteorites

Scientists have long interpreted shocked quartz as definitive evidence of a past meteorite impact, but the shock wave caused by lightning striking granite also produces this distinctive feature.

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