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Research Spotlights

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

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Adapting Weather Forecasting Techniques to Paleoclimate Studies

by Terri Cook 17 June 201614 June 2022

First results of the Last Millennium Climate Reanalysis Project demonstrate the potential of the method to improve historical climate estimates by linking proxy data with climate models.

The Sleeping Dragon seep site, one of two sites where hydrocarbons seep naturally, surveyed by the ROV Hercules.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Fate of Hydrocarbons Seeping from the Ocean Floor

by W. Yan 17 June 20163 March 2023

Researchers investigate the properties of bubbles at deep-ocean oil seeps to improve oil spill models.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Defining the Onset and End of the Indian Summer Monsoon

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 June 201616 March 2023

A new, objective definition of the onset of the summer monsoon could improve predictions of rainfall in India.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

A River Runs Through It, but Why?

by W. Yan 14 June 201630 March 2023

Researchers investigate the factors that cause river terraces to form.

The confluence of the Rees and Dart Rivers (New Zealand).
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The Mathematics of Braided Rivers

by David Shultz 10 June 201627 April 2022

River researchers find a mathematical relationship that predicts the average shape of a riverbed over a defined distance, opening the door to new ideas about modeling braided rivers.

Mangroves at Coral Creek, Hinchinbrook Island. Australia.
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Can Mangroves Buffer Ocean Acidification?

by W. Yan 9 June 201620 April 2022

New research evaluates the ability of coastal foliage to influence the ocean's pH.

Portion of a photo taken by NASA's Curiosity rover while traversing the Kimberly formation on its journey south toward the center of Gale Crater.
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Curiosity Sends Curious Water Data from Mars

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 June 201624 April 2024

The rover's neutron spectroscopy instrument hints at an unexpected trend: The upper soil levels in the layers of Gale Crater's Kimberley formation seem to hold more water-associated hydrogen.

A large waterfall plunge pool system within the Seven Tea Cups, Dry Meadow Creek, California.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Plunging into Waterfall Sediment Transport Modeling

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 7 June 20163 May 2022

A first-of-its-kind model describes how pools at the base of waterfalls adjust their depth to keep up with sediment flow.

Micrograph of a recrystallized quartz aggregate from a high-temperature shear zone in Italy’s Truzzo granite, showing a grain boundary migration microstructure.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Despite Dryness, Quartz Grains Can Deform in Earth's Crust

by Terri Cook 6 June 20161 October 2021

A comparison of water content in undeformed and deformed quartz indicates that grains may change shape via weakening processes that cannot be duplicated in laboratory experiments.

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How Regional Wind Patterns Will Influence Climate Change

by W. Yan 6 June 201612 January 2022

Climate change is expected to cause wet regions to get wetter and dry regions to get drier, but new research suggests that the truth is more complicated.

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