Research Spotlights Archive - Page 2 of 83

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Researchers trace the impact of severe storms through tree ring growth patterns in coastal forests

3 April 2018

Impact of Hurricanes and Nor’easters on Coastal Forests

Scientists trace severe storms’ effects through tree ring growth patterns.

Geology & Geophysics

Researchers use data from a network of buoys to visualize the undersea portion of Campi Flegrei caldera

29 March 2018

Visualizing One of the Most Hazardous Formations in Nature

A network of buoys provides a first glimpse of the seafloor beneath a volatile Italian caldera.

Geohealth

: Researchers conduct experiments in Sweden’s wet heathland to see how the ecosystem might adapt to climate change

28 March 2018

The Upside to a “Bad” Ozone Precursor

In Sweden’s wet heathland, scientists see how a sensitive ecosystem adapts to rising global temperatures.

Geology & Geophysics

27 March 2018

Evidence for Gravity Tectonics After the Great Sumatra Quake

A new method that applies structural geology principles to aftershock analyses suggests that gravity-driven motion may occur during part of the seismic cycle.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Researchers examine large-scale meteorological processes behind extreme precipitation events in the Middle East

26 March 2018

What Causes Flash Floods in the Middle East?

Researchers zero in on the large-scale meteorological processes driving extreme precipitation events in the hot, arid desert region.

Biogeosciences

Researchers uncover uncertainty in soil carbon estimates

22 March 2018

Major Uncertainty in Estimates of Carbon Trapped in Soil

A new study reveals discrepancies between global databases and field measurements.

Biogeosciences

22 March 2018

A Deeper Understanding of Carbon Decomposition in Arctic Soils

Physical parameters may help scientists extrapolate Arctic carbon soil losses from the local to the regional scale, according to the results of a yearlong incubation experiment.

Geology & Geophysics

Researchers analyze how low-angle, high-displacement faults influence the evolution of continental rifts.

21 March 2018

An Improved Understanding of How Rift Margins Evolve

A new seismic reflection study of the mid-Norwegian margin examines the role that low-angle, high-displacement faults play in the evolution of continental rifts.

Geology & Geophysics