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Research Spotlights

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

The moon rises behind a tree in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in California
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Topography and Microclimate Shape Tree Ring Growth

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 25 March 201915 October 2021

Wizened bristlecone pines in California reveal past climate trends, and new research shows how slight variations in landscape position drive different growth patterns in trees’ annual rings.

Ice flowing down West Antarctica’s Pope Glacier
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What’s Missing from Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss Predictions?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 21 March 20199 August 2022

Accurately modeling melt rates in specific ice shelf locations is critical for forecasting how Antarctica’s ice sheet will respond to climate change.

An aerial view of Waquoit Bay, a shallow estuary on Cape Cod, Mass.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

When the River Meets the Sea: Estuary Sediments and Hypoxia

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 20 March 201921 March 2022

Scientists know that low-oxygen dead zones are growing worldwide. New research sheds light on what that will mean for estuary systems if trends continue.

A traffic jam in Delhi, India
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ozone Pollution Deaths in India Higher Than Previously Thought

by E. Underwood 19 March 20199 September 2024

Reducing emissions could avert more than 300,000 deaths per year by 2050.

Charred trees in the aftermath of a fire in Mali
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A 192,000-Year Record of Northwest African Fire History

by Terri Cook 19 March 20197 October 2021

Biomarker analyses from an offshore sediment core suggest that increased fire occurrence around 55,000 years ago coincided with increased fuel loads and human settlement in this region.

Researchers measure soil infiltration capacity outside a private residence
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Strategies to Improve Urban Hydrology

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 18 March 201930 March 2023

Cities can reduce surface runoff and increase groundwater recharge by encouraging their residents to implement simple, hydrologic modifications on individual buildings and single-family parcels.

An aerial view of the Mackenzie Mountains
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Resolving a Cordilleran Conundrum

by Terri Cook 15 March 201927 October 2021

A novel geophysical technique documents the existence of a “missing” fault, along which major displacement could have occurred during the Cretaceous on North America’s northwest margin.

A view of the aurora-like phenomenon dubbed STEVE
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Probing the Origin of a New Celestial Phenomenon

by Terri Cook 15 March 201921 February 2023

The first statistical study of STEVE events suggests that the appearance of these narrow ribbons of light is closely correlated with violent disturbances in Earth’s magnetosphere.

An up-close look at the new antenna design
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Antenna Design Could Improve Satellite Communications

by David Shultz 14 March 201910 March 2022

A novel antenna design promises to improve bandwidth and allow for better communication between Earth stations and satellites.

Perspective view of Mars’s south polar ice cap
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Local Heat Source Needed to Form Liquid Water Lake on Mars

by Terri Cook 12 March 201910 March 2022

Thermal modeling suggests that active magmatism in the past few hundred thousand years could account for the presence of a large lake previously hypothesized beneath the Red Planet’s southern ice cap.

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