Una estrategia que combina la cartografía geológica con datos sobre cómo la superficie del planeta emite y absorbe la radiación de microondas podría potencialmente identificar flujos de lava recientes.
Research Spotlights
Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.
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Western U.S. “Megafloods” Might Not Have Been So Mega
The flooding that carved eastern Washington State 20,000 to 12,000 years ago could have been 80% smaller than the canyons’ volume today.
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Clues to Pluto’s History Lie in Its Faults
Studying geological features on Pluto’s surface can illuminate the ancient history of how the dwarf planet formed.
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How Climate Change Shaped the Amazon’s Land and Life
Ice Age climate swings shaped the equatorial basin’s terrain—and possibly its ecology—faster than previously thought.
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Neural Networks Can Identify Carbon Dioxide in Seismic Observations
By establishing a machine-driven approach to interpreting seismic observations of carbon dioxide injection, researchers hope to improve tracking of carbon capture and sequestration projects.
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High Mountain Rain Has Scientists Rethinking River Basics
Rainfall varies with elevation, and such precipitation gradients can have profound and often counterintuitive effects on topography.
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Climate Change Could Reshape Pathogen Profile of Diarrheal Disease
An illness caused by rotavirus could recede as temperatures warm, whereas wetter conditions might favor some bacterial competitors.
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The Role of Magma in the Birth of the Atlantic Ocean
High-resolution seismic models of the Nova Scotia margin reveal a role for magmatism in continental breakup, even at magma-poor sections of the eastern North American margin.
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Radiometric Dating Sheds Light on Tectonic Debate
The emplacement of the Samail Ophiolite in Oman has been a source of disagreement among geologists. New state-of-the-art research offers a fresh perspective on its timing and geometry.