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Research Spotlights

Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.

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Reading Backscatter from Near-shore Ocean Waves

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 18 November 20143 February 2023

Researchers use radar wave scattering properties of nearshore waves to studying shoreline dynamics.

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Epidemiology Can Help Predict Urban Water System Failures

by S. Palus 18 November 201428 October 2022

How are broken water pipes like fatalities in a heat wave? Researchers look to an epidemiological model to better care for infrastructure.

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Changes in Earth’s Radiation Balance Between 1985 and 2012

by J. Orwig 18 November 201420 March 2023

A comparison of shortwave and longwave radiation in the atmosphere shows Earth’s heating rate is increasing even though temperatures are rising at a slower rate now than 30 years ago.

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Is the Recent Increase in Earthquakes Random?

by E. Balcerak 18 November 20145 December 2022

A statistical analysis cannot prove with high confidence that the recent global increase in large (M≥5.6) earthquakes could not have happened by random chance.

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Model of Earth's Plasmasphere Is Incompatible with Measurements

by E. Balcerak 11 November 201410 February 2023

Researchers find that a model of the Earth’s plasmasphere developed in the 1960s is outdated and inaccurate.

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A Window into the Pyrenees Mountains' Geologic Past

by C. Schultz 11 November 20147 October 2021

Researchers use ancient rifting systems in the Bay of Biscay to investigate the precollision history of the Pyrenees Mountains.

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Minerals in Martian Meteorite Illuminate Magnetic Mysteries

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 11 November 20144 October 2021

What causes the magnetic anomalies found on Mars? Scientists find revealing analogues in a tiny sample of Martian rock that could help answer this question.

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Oregon Earthquakes Increase Local Landslide Risk

by C. Schultz 4 November 20146 February 2023

Researchers investigate the strength of Oregon’s coastal hillsides in the face of an earthquake.

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What Happens to Minerals as They Get Squeezed in the Mantle?

by C. Schultz 4 November 20144 August 2023

Researchers test how different minerals found in the Earth’s mantle respond to high temperatures and pressures.

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Peruvian Andes Helped to Cool Eastern Equatorial Pacific

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 4 November 201426 January 2023

Scientists investigate the role of the Peruvian Andes on climate variability.

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