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Research Spotlights

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

A researcher examines the methods behind a rocket launched in 1966 to measure electric fields in space.
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Retracing the First Spaceborne Electric Field Measurement

by Mark Zastrow 4 January 201724 October 2022

Fifty years ago, a sounding rocket made history by taking the first measurement of an electric field in space. What techniques were used to capture this data?

Scientists identify a crack in the Pine Island Glacier as the culprit behind an iceberg that broke off in 2015
Posted inResearch Spotlights

West Antarctic Ice Shelf Breaking Up from the Inside Out

by Lauren Lipuma 4 January 20177 February 2023

Researchers trace the origin of a 2015 iceberg to a crack that formed deep beneath the ice.

A remote-controlled robot offers insight into open ocean typhoons.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Wave Gliding in the Eye of the Storm

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 29 December 201631 March 2022

Scientists use a new remote-controlled robot to capture data from the middle of an open ocean typhoon.

Oil spills can have bigger impacts on coastal wetlands than hurricanes.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Oil Residues Accelerate Coastal Wetland Losses

Elizabeth Thompson by E. Jacobsen 28 December 201618 May 2022

Coastal wetland loss after an oil spill can be more extensive than after a hurricane.

New research indicates the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is more powerful than scientists realized.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Notorious Ocean Current Is Far Stronger Than Previously Thought

by E. Underwood 27 December 201612 January 2022

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the only ocean current to circle the planet and the largest wind-driven current on Earth. It's also 30% more powerful than scientists realized.

Changes in cloud organization due to increasing temperatures may lead to more extreme precipitation events.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Global Warming's Effect on Clouds May Make It Rain Harder

by E. Underwood 22 December 201628 February 2023

More clustering of clouds due to higher temperatures increases the likelihood of heavy downpours.

Researchers look at how flood risk will impact different regions in a warming world.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking Trends in U.S. Flood Risk

by S. Witman 21 December 201615 February 2023

As floods become more frequent around the globe, scientists work to pinpoint what puts certain regions at risk.

Researchers examine the dire impacts of climate change on ocean circulation, and how they may be avoidable.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Major Ocean Circulation Pattern at Risk from Greenland Ice Melt

by E. Underwood 20 December 20162 July 2024

The current warming trend could mean the collapse of ocean's global conveyor belt, which would have far-reaching effects on climate around the world. But this collapse could still be avoided.

Researchers pinpoint differences in fracture energy and rupture mechanisms between deep and shallow earthquakes.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Probing the Source Properties of Deep Earthquakes

by Terri Cook 19 December 201610 March 2022

A global review of earthquake rupture parameters reveals that deep earthquakes have larger fracture energies and may have different rupture mechanisms than shallower seismic events.

Cows may be a reason for increases in atmospheric methane
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Using Isotope Fingerprints to Solve a Methane Mystery

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 16 December 201625 October 2021

Atmospheric methane levels are rising, and isotopic ratios within the greenhouse gas suggest that the tropics may be to blame.

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