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Models show Hong Kong may be at greater tsunami risk than previously thought.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Hong Kong, Macau at Greater Tsunami Risk Than We Thought

by W. Yan 19 October 201614 April 2022

Researchers assess tsunami risk in the South China Sea based on models of seismic slip along the Manila megathrust.

New research suggests that monitoring changes in gravity near active volcanoes can reveal activity otherwise overlooked.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Gravity of Volcanic Eruptions

by W. Yan 27 September 201628 October 2021

New research suggests that continually monitoring gravity changes near active volcanoes could provide insights into volcanic activity.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Map Temperature and Density in Earth’s Exosphere

by W. Yan 23 August 201626 October 2021

Data from multiple orbiters give a clearer picture of how density and temperature interact and what that could mean for future satellite missions.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mysteries of the Magnetosphere

by W. Yan 14 July 201616 November 2021

Scientists investigate how dipolarization fronts in Earth's protective magnetosphere interact with the environment around them.

Wedell Sea ice source of Antarctic bottom water
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How Do the Deep Waters of the Antarctic Form?

by W. Yan 12 July 2016

Researchers uncover new insights into the life cycle of water in the Antarctic region by measuring noble gas concentrations.

Water flows along a knickpoint in the Luquillo Mountains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Do Tropical Forests Slow Knickpoints in Rivers?

by W. Yan 1 July 201627 April 2022

Using Puerto Rico's Luquillo Mountains as a case study, scientists use the region's geological history to study how knickpoints—areas where there's a sharp change in the river's slope—move over time.

Shower over central Netherlands.
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What Causes Heavy Rainfall?

by W. Yan 30 June 2016

Scientists investigate atmospheric conditions that correlate to heavy rainfall in the midlatitudes.

18 July 2013 eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Japan.
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Japan's Volcanic History, Hidden Under the Sea

by W. Yan 24 June 20166 December 2021

Scientists investigate marine tephra layers for clues to Japan's volcanic past.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring Progress Toward Sustainable Goals

by W. Yan 24 June 2016

Grouping targets that need to be hit into composite goals may help countries evaluate their progress toward sustainable development targets laid out by the United Nations.

The Sleeping Dragon seep site, one of two sites where hydrocarbons seep naturally, surveyed by the ROV Hercules.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Fate of Hydrocarbons Seeping from the Ocean Floor

by W. Yan 17 June 201616 August 2016

Researchers investigate the properties of bubbles at deep-ocean oil seeps to improve oil spill models.

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