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

1991年菲律宾皮纳图博火山爆发
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模拟火山碎屑云

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 22 July 202118 November 2022

巨大的火山云是如何进入平流层的?科学家们模拟了注入平流层低层的火山碎片是如何被抬升进入平流层中层的。

The Eagletail Mountains in southwestern Arizona
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Crustal Motion and Strain Rates in the Southern Basin and Range Province

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 21 July 202119 October 2021

New research teases out variations in strain rates and explores potential earthquake hazards across the southern Basin and Range and Colorado Plateau.

Imagen de microscopio de varios tipos de dinoflagelados
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El papel del fitoplancton de tamaño medio en la bomba biológica de la Tierra

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 21 July 202127 September 2022

Una nueva investigación revela que el nanoplancton podría tener una mayor influencia en el ciclo del carbono de lo que se pensaba.

The San Andreas Fault near Juniper Hills, Calif.
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A New Method Produces Improved Surface Strain Rate Maps

by Jack Lee 19 July 20215 December 2022

The transdimensional Bayesian approach handles GPS data limitations better than existing methods and may assist future seismic hazard assessment studies.

A view from the South Tidal Marsh Trail pier of the Mary E. Theler Wetlands Nature Preserve in Belfair, Wash.
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Half of U.S. Tidal Marsh Areas Vulnerable to Rising Seas

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 16 July 202119 October 2021

Adaptation appears possible in some areas, with northerly marshes having a greater capacity to form new soil and gain elevation, whereas some southerly marshes can migrate inland.

Vista desde el suelo de una marca de tractor en un suelo de un campo de cultivos
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Una mirada global al carbono orgánico superficial del suelo

by David Shultz 14 July 202112 January 2023

El carbono orgánico del suelo es un elemento importante para la salud de los ecosistemas y del clima. En la actualidad la teledetección permite a los científicos observar globalmente esta importante pieza del rompecabezas del carbono.

A natural gas pipeline easement in West Virginia
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America’s Natural Gas Pipeline Routes and Environmental Justice

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 13 July 20213 March 2025

Pipeline infrastructure disproportionately burdens America’s most vulnerable communities.

A picture showing the growth rings of an unknown tree species at Bristol Zoo in the United Kingdom
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Tree Rings Show Record of Newly Identified Extreme Solar Activity Event

by Morgan Rehnberg 12 July 202121 February 2023

Mass spectroscopy of tree ring material indicates a sharp, single-year rise in carbon-14 concentrations consistent with an extreme solar energetic particle event that occurred around 5410 BCE.

Microbes live in hydrothermal systems like this one on the East Pacific Rise.
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Hydrothermal Vents May Add Ancient Carbon to Ocean Waters

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 7 July 202116 February 2023

Data from a long-distance research cruise provide new insights into carbon cycling in the eastern Pacific and Southern Oceans.

Saildrone uncrewed sailing vehicle
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Remote-Controlled Ocean Drones Observe Atmospheric Cold Pools

by Jack Lee 6 July 20216 April 2023

Novel uncrewed sailing vehicles measured properties of atmospheric cold pools in hard-to-reach regions of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

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