Wildfires release pollutants that harm human health. Quality satellite monitoring can help track these pollutants and predict where they may become health hazards.
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Willenbring Receives 2020 Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Marguerite T. Williams Award
Jane K. Willenbring received the inaugural Marguerite T. Williams Award at AGU’s virtual Fall Meeting 2020. The award is given in recognition of “significant contributions to research and community-building by a mid-career scientist in the field of Earth and planetary surface processes.”
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Russell Receives 2020 Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Willi Dansgaard Award
James M. Russell received the 2020 Willi Dansgaard Award at AGU’s virtual Fall Meeting 2020. The award is given in recognition of “high research impact, innovative interdisciplinary work, educational accomplishments, such as mentoring, or positive societal impact” and “exceptional promise for continued leadership in paleoceanography and paleoclimatology.”
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Anderson Receives 2020 G. K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes
Suzanne P. Anderson received the 2020 G. K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes at AGU’s virtual Fall Meeting 2020. The award recognizes “sustained and outstanding contributions to the field of Earth and planetary surface processes from a mid-career or senior scientist.”
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Nicoll Receives 2020 Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award
Keri Nicoll received the 2020 Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award at AGU’s virtual Fall Meeting 2020. The award recognizes “significant contributions to atmospheric and space electricity science from honorees within 10 years of receiving their Ph.D. degree.”
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When Betelgeuse Won’t Explode, You Need a Big Telescope to Prove It
Thanks to last-minute telescope time, researchers pieced together the sequence of events that caused Betelgeuse’s Great Dimming last year.
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In Appreciation of AGU’s Outstanding Reviewers of 2020
AGU editors recognize the contributions of reviewers, whose valuable expertise continues to raise our journals’ high standards.
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Monitoring the Agulhas Current Through Maritime Traffic
Researchers turn to the shipping industry for data on ocean surface currents.
