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Xi Zhang

AGU Advances Editor

Satellite photo of clouds over Hawaii.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Limits of Satellite Detection of Extreme Carbon Cycle Events

by Xi Zhang 7 October 20267 October 2026

Satellite carbon dioxide observations detect more carbon-cycle extremes than ground stations but still miss many events and underestimate their magnitude.

Map of the Amazon Basin.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Amazon River Breezes Mimic Pollution in Clouds

by Xi Zhang 17 April 20261 May 2026

Natural river breezes create clouds over the Amazon that mimic the signs of pollution, complicating climate impact assessments.

Figure from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

ALMA’s New View of the Solar System

by Xi Zhang 16 January 20261 April 2026

High-resolution radio observations link the chemistry of local moons and comets to the birth environments of distant exoplanets.

A side-by-side image of Earth and Mars.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Mars and Earth: A Tale of Two Energy Budgets

by Xi Zhang 9 January 20259 January 2025

The first view of Mars’ latitudinal radiant energy budget reveals stark contrast with Earth’s energy distribution, offering new insights into each planet’s unique energy dynamics.

Over a dark blue-green square appear the words Special Report: The State of the Science 1 Year On.

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Patchier Permafrost Is Linked to More Intense Hillslope Erosion

14 October 202614 October 2026
Editors' Highlights

Limits of Satellite Detection of Extreme Carbon Cycle Events

7 October 20267 October 2026
Editors' Vox

Where Fire Ends, Chemistry Begins

30 September 202630 September 2026
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