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Figure showing changes in ocean surface temperature as a large iceberg and several small icebergs break off an ice shelf

Creating Icebergs in Ocean Models Coupled to Ice Shelves

by L. Padman 6 June 201923 March 2023

Modeling icebergs as Lagrangian elements held together by numerical bonds provides insights into coupled exchanges of heat, freshwater, and momentum between large icebergs and the ocean.

Figure showing first transect of radiocarbon in DOC with depth below the ocean surface in the Pacific Ocean, as a function of latitude

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Pacific Carbon Ages During Long Journey Along Ocean Floor

by Rose Cory 4 June 201927 September 2022

The radiocarbon signal of DOC with depth across the Pacific Ocean basin effectively supports a number of important theories that have been suggested over the years.

Figure showing model reconstructions of the Palu tsunami

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Modeling Tsunamis with Social Media

by G. P. Hayes 31 May 201930 August 2022

Video footage gathered from social media is used to reconstruct the timing and likely source(s) of the tsunami generated by the 2018 Palu earthquake.

X-ray tomography images of experimental magmas captured at different crystal contents

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Crystals Connect Bubbles in Explosive Magmas

by S. D. Jacobsen 28 May 20195 October 2022

Hydrous silica-rich magmas can degas through connected bubble pathways when as little as 20% crystals are present, influencing transitions from explosive, Vulcanian-style eruptions to lava effusion.

Artist’s conception of the asteroid Psyche

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On the Prospect of Ancient Metallic Volcanism on Asteroids

by A. Dombard 24 May 201915 February 2022

There is a possibility of ancient volcanism on metallic asteroids, a new type of volcanism that is not yet observed, though the Psyche mission to the asteroid Psyche may change that soon.

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Low-angle Normal Fault in Papua New Guinea is Rolling Along

by N. Niemi 22 May 20196 October 2021

Geologic and geomorphic observations of an active low-angle normal fault reveal a rolling-hinge mechanism accommodating the exhumation of a metamorphic core complex in Papua New Guinea.

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Polar Vortex Deformations Change Tidal Weather in the Mesosphere

by J. Oberheide 20 May 201916 March 2023

Wind observations made by a high-latitude radar network shed new light on the rapid response of atmospheric tides in the upper mesosphere to stratospheric sudden warmings.

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Household Cooking and Heating Affect Health and Climate in China

by Lynn Russell 16 May 201922 April 2022

Black and organic particle emissions have significant impacts on both health and climate, and household cooking and heating activities may contribute substantially to these impacts in China.