Research Spotlights

Biogeosciences

9 September 2014

A Remote Sensing Technique for Measuring Forest Composition

A new technique to remotely sense a forest’s tree composition using airborne observations.

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Natural Hazards

2 September 2014

How Should Flood Risk Assessments Be Done in a Changing Climate?

The common assumption that flood behavior is not changing over time causes water managers to undervalue flood protection benefits. A better method of risk assessment is proposed.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

2 September 2014

Tracking the Sources and Sinks of Antarctica’s Subglacial Waterways

Researchers examined the water flowing into and out of several Antarctic ice streams to determine the cause of a recent observed slowdown of some of these ice streams.

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Atmospheric Sciences

2 September 2014

Proposed Satellite Would Improve Study of Cloud Physics

Researchers propose a new satellite that would help scientists study how cloud physics is affected by aerosols.

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Space Science & Space Physics

29 July 2014

Low Heliosphere Pressure Drives Wide CMEs in Weak Solar Cycles

Why are coronal mass ejections from the current solar cycle wider than others? Researchers investigate.

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Atmospheric Sciences

10 June 2014

Polar Jet Stream Could Reveal Saturn's Rotational Period

Scientists determine the length of a day on Saturn with help from a mysterious atmospheric structure.

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