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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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How a Change in Slope Affects Lava Flows

by C. Schultz 23 September 20144 October 2021

Using observations from historical eruptions and a simple mechanical model, researchers studied how changes in slope can affect lava flows.

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A Model to Predict When a Cholera Outbreak Might Hit the Congo

by C. Schultz 16 September 20149 September 2024

Researchers determined the environmental conditions most likely to trigger a cholera epidemic in a region in eastern Congo.

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Large Volcanic Eruptions Cause Drought in Eastern China

by C. Schultz 16 September 201418 November 2022

In a study with implications for geoengineering, large Northern Hemispheric volcanic eruptions are found to cause strong droughts in much of eastern China.

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Pyroxenes Can Be Used to Estimate Upper Mantle Water Content

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 September 20144 August 2023

Scientists suggest using the mineral pyroxene to study the water content of the Earth’s upper mantle.

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A Remote Sensing Technique for Measuring Forest Composition

by C. Schultz 9 September 201416 February 2023

A new technique to remotely sense a forest’s tree composition using airborne observations.

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How Should Flood Risk Assessments Be Done in a Changing Climate?

by C. Schultz 2 September 201420 May 2022

The common assumption that flood behavior is not changing over time causes water managers to undervalue flood protection benefits. A better method of risk assessment is proposed.

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Tracking the Sources and Sinks of Antarctica’s Subglacial Waterways

by C. Schultz 2 September 20146 February 2023

Researchers examined the water flowing into and out of several Antarctic ice streams to determine the cause of a recent observed slowdown of some of these ice streams.

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Proposed Satellite Would Improve Study of Cloud Physics

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 2 September 20143 February 2022

Researchers propose a new satellite that would help scientists study how cloud physics is affected by aerosols.

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Low Heliosphere Pressure Drives Wide CMEs in Weak Solar Cycles

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 29 July 201427 March 2023

Why are coronal mass ejections from the current solar cycle wider than others? Researchers investigate.

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Polar Jet Stream Could Reveal Saturn's Rotational Period

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 10 June 201412 January 2022

Scientists determine the length of a day on Saturn with help from a mysterious atmospheric structure.

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