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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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Icelandic Eruption Caused Record-Breaking Sulfur Dioxide Release

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 14 March 20168 October 2021

Satellite and ground-based data reveal sulfur dioxide flux, trace element release, and preeruption magma movement.

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Moored Ocean Buoy Tracks Marine Carbon Cycle Variations

by Mark Zastrow 14 March 201617 March 2023

Years of data from a North Pacific ocean station show that the ocean's ability to pull carbon out of the atmosphere is controlled by biological and physical processes that change between seasons.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Estimating Evaporation

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 14 March 20162 August 2022

A new framework provides scientists with a more precise understanding of potential evaporation from drying land surfaces.

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Permafrost Area Is Sensitive to Key Soil and Snow Physics

by David Shultz 11 March 20161 March 2023

Accounting for key soil and snow variables shows a much higher impact on simulated permafrost area than uncertainties in land cover and climate data.

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Which Geodynamo Models Will Work Best on Next-Gen Computers?

by Terri Cook 11 March 201630 September 2022

A new study uses identical tests to evaluate the accuracy and performance of current models of Earth's magnetic field, then extrapolates the results to anticipated "petascale" supercomputers.

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Demystifying Mercury "Hollows"

by Terri Cook 11 March 201628 July 2022

Spectral data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft indicate that the properties of the depressions on Mercury's surface can vary within a single crater and that these differences may correlate to age.

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Gamma Ray Bursts Leave Their Mark in the Low Ionosphere

by L. Strelich 10 March 201610 March 2023

Scientists use very low and low-frequency radio signals to detect short gamma ray bursts and their impact on the low ionosphere.

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Bark Beetles Cause Big Tree Die-Offs, but Streams Flow Steadily

by L. Strelich 9 March 201611 January 2022

Recent beetle epidemics have driven tree die-offs across North America, and previous studies predicted an increase in annual streamflow would follow—but a new study shows this may not be the case.

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At the Intersection of Ice and Water

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 9 March 201617 March 2023

Scientists observe ice dynamics in water-terminating glaciers around the world to better understand how the process of subaqueous melt drives ice loss.

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The High Cost of Switching Power Sources

by S. Kelleher 7 March 201614 November 2022

Researchers construct a world where nuclear energy everywhere is replaced with coal, with stark consequences for human health and the environment.

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