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Research Spotlights

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

Researchers integrate multiple data sources to better understand how aerosols might impact global climate.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Satellite Data Reveal Effects of Aerosols in Earth's Atmosphere

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 24 March 201713 February 2023

Combining data from multiple sources could aid in predicting the tiny atmospheric particles' effects on global warming.

Incorporating complex ozone chemistry in climate models can improve scientific understanding of the jet stream’s behavior.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Including Ozone Complexities in Climate Change Projections

by B. Bane 22 March 201728 February 2023

A simplified view of ozone chemistry can cause climate models to overestimate the response of jet streams to increasing greenhouse gases.

Researchers use samples from Mt. St. Helens to test paleomagnetic methods.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Explaining Why Some Paleomagnetic Results Fail

by Terri Cook 22 March 201727 January 2023

Reordering of mineral crystal lattice structures during laboratory heating may explain the frequent need to reject results of experiments that estimate the intensity of Earth's past magnetic fields.

Understanding how solar storms subside will help to improve future forecasting
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Probe the Calm After Solar Storms

by Mark Zastrow 21 March 201721 February 2023

In forecasting the effects of solar storms, understanding how they subside—and not just how they arrive—will be crucial.

sunlight on water
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sun Glitter Provides a Detailed Map of Ocean Waves

by S. Witman 20 March 20176 February 2023

European scientists use satellite sensors to detect light reflected off waves at the ocean's surface, which could help improve wave forecasts.

Cracking of a fluid barrier beneath Japan’s Mount Ontake may have caused the deadly eruption in 2014
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Caused the Fatal 2014 Eruption of Japan's Mount Ontake?

by Terri Cook 17 March 20176 December 2021

Analysis of the change in the stratovolcano's tilt just prior to the explosion suggests that the cracking of a previously intact fluid barrier caused the country's deadliest eruption since 1926.

The federal Water Quality Portal gives disparate water quality data sets and resources a home on the Web
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Water Quality Database Offers New Tools to Study Aquatic Systems

by L. Strelich 17 March 20175 May 2022

Researchers assess the federal Water Quality Portal, a Web portal that unites disparate water quality data sets and resources.

Researchers work to improve modeling of how thawing permafrost may impact Earth’s ecosystems
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Modeling Permafrost's Role in the Global Carbon Cycle

by S. Witman 15 March 20179 December 2021

A team of international scientists surveyed an array of Earth ecosystem models, recommending several ways to reduce uncertainties.

New research shows how lightning-triggered plasma waves in Earth's magnetosphere trigger processes that can threaten satellites
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Lightning Creates "Killer Electrons" in Earth's Radiation Belts

by Mark Zastrow 14 March 201718 January 2023

New calculations show that lightning-triggered plasma waves in Earth's magnetosphere absorb energy from slow particles and energize electrons to levels that can damage satellites severely.

Researchers work to track the fragmented magma bombs that fly through the air during an explosive eruption
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking Volcanic Bombs in Three Dimensions

Leah Crane by L. Crane 13 March 20172 May 2022

A new method allows researchers to precisely track in three dimensions bits of fragmented magma as they are expelled in explosive volcanic eruptions.

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