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Research Spotlights

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

Petri dishes, each marked Geotraces
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Big Data Help Paint a New Picture of Trace Element Cycling

by Terri Cook 29 May 201911 October 2022

A new framework for understanding the suite of processes acting on marine particulate trace metals exemplifies how alternative analyses can maximize the information that large data sets provide.

A researcher inside the subglacial conduit under Hansbreen, Svalbard
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapping Subglacial Meltwater Channels

by E. Underwood 28 May 201923 January 2023

Researchers find that past studies underestimate the friction meltwater channels exert on glaciers by orders of magnitude.

Satellite image of the Cape of Good Hope
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Shifting Winds Drive Ocean Temps Along South African Coast

by E. Underwood 24 May 201915 November 2021

A new study could help manage sardine populations in coastal waters.

A research team taking sediment cores on Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Translating Climate Models to the Language of Paleoclimate Data

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 24 May 20194 October 2021

A new model will help climate models better interpret paleoclimate reconstructions derived from lake sediment and could improve predictions of future climatic conditions.

Judy Yang performing sediment movement experiments in a lab
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Study Shifts Paradigm of Coastal Sediment Modeling

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 23 May 201911 February 2022

A new model improves predictions for sediment movement in vegetated shoreline zones and reveals a universal predictor that could change the understanding of coastal landscape evolution.

Abstract image of a convection process
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Celebrating a Century of Nonlinearity Across the Geosciences

by Terri Cook 23 May 201927 September 2022

Nonlinear concepts have evolved and become increasingly applicable to a wide range of geoscience inquiries, thus setting the stage for exciting new advances during AGU’s next 100 years.

The Tvashtar volcano erupts on Io
Posted inResearch Spotlights

No Underground Magma Ocean on Jupiter’s Fiery Moon?

by E. Underwood 22 May 201911 May 2022

A new study suggests alternative explanations for Io’s unusual magnetic field.

Satellite image of the United States
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Will the Jet Stream Respond to Future Warming?

by Terri Cook 20 May 201928 February 2023

Simulations that test different approaches to modeling radiation suggest a commonly used scheme fails to fully capture changes in midlatitude circulation associated with climate change.

Aerial photo of a green volcanic landscape with cars
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Did a Volcanic Eruption in 1783 Change the Climate in Europe?

by David Shultz 17 May 201915 November 2022

A new model of the Laki eruption in Iceland suggests that normal climate variability was to blame for the anomalously warm summer.

Satellite image of the surface of Mars, with a 5-kilometer scale
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Detecting Carbonates on the Surface of Mars

by E. Underwood 16 May 201928 July 2022

A new study shows how a warm, wet climate weathered rocks on early Mars.

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