Ocean Sciences
Winds are thought to play a significant role in driving the asymmetric seasonal cycle of Antarctic sea ice growth and melt.
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Biogeosciences
Soils both emit and take up different biogenic volatile organic compounds, altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere and influencing local, regional, and global climate.
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Organic Gases Released and Taken Up by Soil Lack Quantification
Ocean Sciences
The waters of the Kuroshio Current in the northwestern Pacific Ocean transport heat, salt, and organic and inorganic matter from south to north, shaping the ocean ecosystem.
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The Kuroshio Current: Artery of Life
Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Understanding the “age” of water in different times and places offers insights into how water moves through the hydrological cycle.
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How Old is the Water from the Tree Canopy to Groundwater?
Ocean Sciences
It’s notoriously difficult to access, but new technologies, international collaboration, regional models, and interdisciplinary approaches are improving understanding of the Weddell Gyre.
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Science in a Frozen Ocean
Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Recent technological innovations offer new opportunities for soil moisture characterization and monitoring from the pedon to global scales.
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The Paramount Societal Impact of Soil Moisture
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
New developments in the science of ore genesis and exploration could address the challenges of finding new mineral deposits for our increasingly materialistic world.
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Developments in the Continuing Search for New Mineral Deposits
Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Earth and atmospheric tide signatures embedded in groundwater levels are a potential game changer in the monitoring of confined aquifers.
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Unlocking a Treasure Trove for Subsurface Characterization
Climate Change
There is strong evidence that the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation plays an essential role in Atlantic multidecadal variability and associated climate impacts.
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Effects of Variability in Atlantic Ocean Circulation
Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Including diverse observations of exchange fluxes, tracer concentrations and residence times in groundwater model calibration results in more robust predictions than using only classical observations.
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