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Summaries by AGU’s editors of recent journal articles

Geology & Geophysics

14 January 2021

Going Down: How Do Cities Carry That Weight?

Calculations show that the added weight of growing cities can lead to tens of millimeters of subsidence, an effect that needs to be considered for coastal cities under threat by sea-level rise.
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Climate Change

14 January 2021

Deep Decarbonization? Yes We Can!

Modeling the U.S. energy system demonstrates several pathways to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. The pathway with the lowest cost, 0.2–1.2% of GDP, relies on >80% contribution of renewables.
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Geology & Geophysics
Figures showing modeling of fault related anisotropy

13 January 2021

Fault Related Anisotropy in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone

A new study provides the first high-resolution three-dimensional anisotropic P-wave velocity model of the shallow part of the Northern Hikurangi subduction zone offshore New Zealand.
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Ocean Sciences
Plot showing volume transport changes in the AMOC and ITF in response to an abrupt quadrupling of carbon-dioxide occurring in year 0

11 January 2021

What Causes Centennial Changes in the Indonesian Throughflow?

Transient long-term changes in the strength of the Indonesian Throughflow are unexpectedly linked to circulation changes in the remote high-latitude North Atlantic.
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Planetary Sciences
Plot showing X-Ray Diffraction patterns for products from Mars chamber electrostatic discharge experiments using hydrated magnesium sulfate salt starting materials.

7 January 2021

Martian Dust Activities Induce Electrochemistry

Amorphous materials generated from sulfur and chloride salts by electrostatic discharge in a Mars chamber suggest widespread electrical processes during dust activities.
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Planetary Sciences
Plot showing evolution of crustal thickness over time for mantle convection models of Venus with different yield strength

5 January 2021

What Happened When the Lithosphere of Venus Broke?

Although Venus does not have plate tectonics today, previous episodes of intense tectonic activity could have resulted in a distribution of crustal thickness and age resembling the plate we see today.
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Space Science & Space Physics
Illustration showing the Heliosphere and its surroundings

23 December 2020

The Cosmic Timeline of Heliophysics

Thom Moore began his career after the start of the space age. This is the story of how he converted his interests in evolution, philosophy, and psychology and writing into the study of heliophysics.
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Planetary Sciences
Plot showing a crater produced by the impact of a 10 km diameter bolide impacting a model of (16) Psyche

21 December 2020

Predicting the Unique Shape of Craters on Asteroid (16) Psyche

Models link the variety of crater shapes expected on (16) Psyche with the interior structure of this unique asteroid, in preparation for the arrival of the Psyche probe in 2026.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
System diagrams showing four-step process for leak detection

18 December 2020

A Smart Solution to Find Leaks in Water Distribution Networks

By systematically turning valves off and on in water distribution networks, researchers can locate pipe leaks, which could help to save huge quantities of drinking water.
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Biogeosciences
World map showing trends of gross primary productivity, increasing in the northern latitudes and decreasing in the tropics

17 December 2020

Water Stress Controls the Capacity of the Terrestrial Carbon Sink

Despite increased photosynthetic activity at northern latitudes in recent decades, plant productivity in tropical zones suffers because of water limitations.
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