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Thin Precollision Crust Can Explain Aspects of Indo-Asian Convergence

by JoAnna Wendel 30 September 201416 August 2022

The paradoxical thickness of the Tibetan Plateau has puzzled scientists for decades. Now new research offers up an explanation for this mystery.

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What Drives Migration of Riverbed Sand Dunes?

by C. Schultz 23 September 201424 July 2015

A new experimental apparatus makes it possible to measure concentrations of suspended and bed load sediments.

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How a Change in Slope Affects Lava Flows

by C. Schultz 23 September 20144 October 2021

Using observations from historical eruptions and a simple mechanical model, researchers studied how changes in slope can affect lava flows.

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A Model to Predict When a Cholera Outbreak Might Hit the Congo

by C. Schultz 16 September 201429 April 2022

Researchers determined the environmental conditions most likely to trigger a cholera epidemic in a region in eastern Congo.

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Large Volcanic Eruptions Cause Drought in Eastern China

by C. Schultz 16 September 201418 November 2022

In a study with implications for geoengineering, large Northern Hemispheric volcanic eruptions are found to cause strong droughts in much of eastern China.

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Pyroxenes Can Be Used to Estimate Upper Mantle Water Content

by JoAnna Wendel 9 September 201422 September 2022

Scientists suggest using the mineral pyroxene to study the water content of the Earth’s upper mantle.

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A Remote Sensing Technique for Measuring Forest Composition

by C. Schultz 9 September 20141 June 2015

A new technique to remotely sense a forest’s tree composition using airborne observations.

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How Should Flood Risk Assessments Be Done in a Changing Climate?

by C. Schultz 2 September 201420 May 2022

The common assumption that flood behavior is not changing over time causes water managers to undervalue flood protection benefits. A better method of risk assessment is proposed.

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Tracking the Sources and Sinks of Antarctica’s Subglacial Waterways

by C. Schultz 2 September 201424 July 2015

Researchers examined the water flowing into and out of several Antarctic ice streams to determine the cause of a recent observed slowdown of some of these ice streams.

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Proposed Satellite Would Improve Study of Cloud Physics

by JoAnna Wendel 2 September 20143 February 2022

Researchers propose a new satellite that would help scientists study how cloud physics is affected by aerosols.

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