How much does the Weddell Gyre contribute to the Global Overturning Circulation?
Research Spotlights
Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.
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Identifying Biases in Satellite Temperature and Humidity Records
Researchers estimated the sampling biases that affect temperature and humidity climatologies derived from detectors on NASA’s Aqua satellite.
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Mountain Ranges Hold New Clues to Pangaea’s Formation
A new tectonic history of the Allegeny-Variscan range.
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Observing the Birkeland Currents
Scientists use continuous measurements to observe a complicated process in the Earth’s magnetosphere.
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Thin Precollision Crust Can Explain Aspects of Indo-Asian Convergence
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?
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
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
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
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
Scientists suggest using the mineral pyroxene to study the water content of the Earth’s upper mantle.