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Research Spotlights

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

Satellite image showing how dissolved organic matter influences ocean color.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Yellow Detritus in the Oceans May Help Reduce Warming

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 25 September 20181 February 2023

Dissolved organic matter in the oceans absorbs light near the water’s surface, leading to cooler waters that may help mitigate regional climate warming.

Researchers measure wind speeds to understand turbulence in nighttime inversions of the stable boundary layer.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Wind Speed Governs Turbulence in Atmospheric Inversions

by Terri Cook 21 September 201811 August 2022

Measurements made during a field campaign in Idaho indicate that the speed of winds 2 meters above Earth’s surface determines the type of turbulence present in nighttime inversions.

Satellite image of Point Barrow, Alaska. A 40-year record of carbon dioxide concentrations in Alaska offers insight into how the carbon cycle responds to temperature.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Autumn Warming No Longer Accelerating Carbon Loss in the North

by Terri Cook 21 September 201824 February 2023

An analysis of Point Barrow’s 40-year record points to the importance of calculating the carbon cycle’s response to temperature during the northern latitudes’ non-growing season.

Researchers examine sudden stratospheric warming events and their effect on the Earth’s ionosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Dramatic Stratospheric Warmings Carved a Hole in the Ionosphere

by E. Underwood 11 September 201812 October 2022

A new study of sudden temperature spikes in Earth’s stratosphere could improve space weather forecasting.

The Suisun Marsh, the largest tidal marsh in the San Francisco Estuary (California).
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Budgeting Ozone-Depleting Emissions from Coastal Tidal Marshes

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 6 September 201824 February 2023

Brackish wetlands and their salt-tolerant vegetation are significant methyl halide emitters. The natural emissions add chlorine and bromine to the stratosphere, which break down ozone.

Image of part of the Cerberus Fossae fault, taken by the HiRISE instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Searching for Signs of Marsquakes

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 28 August 201828 July 2022

Researchers use high-resolution images of Mars’s surface to look for signals of coseismic displacement.

A new modeling approach offers insights into the mechanics of important climate feedbacks.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Modeling Framework Improves Radiative Feedback Estimates

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 23 August 201824 March 2023

A new approach offers insights into the relationship between surface temperature and top-of-atmosphere energy imbalances and improves the understanding of important climate feedbacks.

Researchers assess how future geoengineering technology could play out on the geopolitical stage
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Countergeoengineering Could Ease or Escalate Climate Tensions

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 22 August 20181 February 2022

Researchers systematically consider the feasibility and political implications of future strategies to counteract temperature-lowering solar geoengineering efforts.

A better definition of nuisance flooding could help communities prepare and respond to hazardous events.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Is a Nuisance Flood, Exactly?

by E. Underwood 20 August 20186 March 2023

A more precise definition could help cities and governments prepare and respond to hazards.

Lab technician inspecting micrometeorological tower that measures greenhouse gas, energy, and water fluxes
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Restored Wetlands Could Lower Local Surface Temperatures

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 August 201824 February 2023

A 3-year study of wetlands and cropland in a major California delta highlights the need to consider the physical effects of vegetation when planning land use changes.

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