Research Spotlights Archive - Page 116 of 119

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

25 November 2014

Measuring Rainfall in West Africa Using Cellular Networks

Scientists demonstrated that rainfall can be monitored using the network of cellular towers throughout West Africa.

Space Science & Space Physics

25 November 2014

Role of Lunar Atmospheric Tides in Thermosphere Density

Researchers explored how lunar gravity affects the density of the thermosphere. The study could help improve the accuracy of satellite orbit predictions.

Geology & Geophysics

18 November 2014

Measuring Small-scale Changes Along a Fault as Plates Slip

A see-through plastic fault lets researchers directly measure how earthquake stresses affect fault properties.

Geology & Geophysics

18 November 2014

Changing Crustal Velocities Preceded 2011 Tohoku-oki Quake

Researchers examined the crustal deformation associated with earthquakes that occurred before the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake.

Ocean Sciences

18 November 2014

Nearshore Internal Bores Increase Hypoxia Risk

Researchers head to the field to investigate the causes of low-oxygen waters in coastal aquatic environments.

Planetary Sciences

18 November 2014

Measuring Solar Wind Interactions in Mars’s Exosphere

An updated analytical technique gave researchers a new look at ion cyclotron waves in Mars's extended hydrogen exosphere.

Planetary Sciences

18 November 2014

Manganese Deposits on Mars Suggest a Highly Oxidized Past

Data from the Curiosity rover suggest that the surface of Mars has experienced more strongly oxidizing conditions than previously thought.

Climate Change

18 November 2014

Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Fields Detected from Space

Methane hot spots were detected in the atmosphere near North Dakota’s Bakken formation and the Eagle Ford formation in Texas after oil and gas production ramped up starting in 2009.

Ocean Sciences