CC-BY-NC 2016 Archives - Page 2 of 24

A small tributary of the Clauge River, Jura, France, during the dry period.

One for All, All for One: A Global River Research Network

by T. Datry, R. Corti, A. Foulquier, D. von Schiller and K. Tockner 7 June 201623 September 2022

Intermittent rivers are an increasing share of the world's river network, but current models don't include them. One research network is gathering knowledge about these rivers from around the world.

Alaska’s Augustine Volcano erupting on 27 March 2006

Opinions

Planning for a Subduction Zone Observatory

by Joan Gomberg, P. Bodin, J. Bourgeois, S. Cashman, D. Cowan, K. Creager, B. Crowell, Alison Duvall, A. Frankel, F. Gonzalez, H. Houston, P. Johnson, H. Kelsey, U. Miller, Emily Roland, D. Schmidt, L. Staisch, J. Vidale, W. Wilcock and E. Wirth 20 May 201618 January 2022

An international, interdisciplinary effort to study and observe earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, and continent building at subduction zones could advance science and protect communities.

Melissa Sims and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz at the dedication of the National Synchrotron Light Source II facility in February 2015

Science Updates

Creating Career Paths for African-American Students in Geosciences

by R. Liebermann, L. Ehm and G. Gwanmesia 12 May 201621 October 2021

A new initiative teaches marketable skills, engages students in research projects at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and fosters professional career tracks of underrepresented minorities.

A flock of king eiders flies over the sea ice off Barrow, Alaska.

Science Updates

What Does the Pacific Arctic's New Normal Mean for Marine Life?

by L. Sheffield Guy, S. E. Moore and P. J. Stabeno 9 May 20166 January 2023

Climate change has reconfigured Arctic ecosystems. A 5-year project focuses on the relationships among oceanographic conditions and the animals and other life-forms in this region.

X-ray map, using calcium Kα radiation, of orbicular (disk-shaped) diorite from Davie County, N.C.

Opinions

The Broken Bridge Between Geology and Museums

by C. Tacker 6 May 201616 August 2022

For lack of funding, irreplaceable collections of mineral specimens may be lost. The Earth science community must rethink the role of museums as archives and outlets for information.

(top) Observed and (bottom) simulated seasonal mean (December–January–February) 2-meter surface air temperature data.

Science Updates

A More Powerful Reality Test for Climate Models

by P. J. Gleckler, C. Doutriaux, P. J. Durack, K. E. Taylor, Y. Zhang, D. N. Williams, E. Mason and J. Servonnat 3 May 201622 August 2022

A new climate model evaluation package will deliver objective comparisons between models and observations for research and model development and provide a framework for community engagement.

Richard P. Von Herzen examining a gamma ray attenuation porosity evaluation machine aboard the drilling ship Glomar Challenger during Leg 3 of the Deep Sea Drilling Project in 1968.

News

Richard P. Von Herzen (1930–2016)

by K. Becker and J. G. Sclater 27 April 20161 October 2021

Richard P. Von Herzen, a pioneer of marine heat flow studies who helped validate plate tectonics and discover oceanic hydrothermal vents, passed away on 28 January 2016. He was 85.