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Research Spotlights

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

Red-filter image of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai eruption on 15 January 2022
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Modeling Atmospheric Waves from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 12 May 202230 November 2022

A shallow-water oceanic model showed agreement with satellite observations of atmospheric waves produced by the eruption of the underwater volcano.

Europa situated in front of Jupiter.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Dynamics of Ocean Worlds Likely Controlled by Their Rotation

by Morgan Rehnberg 9 May 202227 July 2022

New simulations suggest that subsurface oceans on icy moons with small natural Rossby numbers may be dominated by rotational effects.

A view of a swamp on Rishiri Island, with trees and water in the foreground and a snowy mountain in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Climate and Currents Shaped Japan’s Hunter-Gatherer Cultures

by Rebecca Dzombak 5 May 2022

New climate records from a peat bog show how two neighboring cultures responded differently to shifts in climate and ocean currents.

Líneas de campo magnético simuladas en amarillo alrededor de la luna de Saturno Triton.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Encontrando los océanos ocultos de las lunas usando campos magnéticos inducidos

by Morgan Rehnberg 5 May 20225 May 2022

Un análisis de componentes principales de modelos especulativos puede predecir con más seguridad que las técnicas anteriores la p^ppresencia de un océano subsuperficial en un objeto planetario.

Aerial image of the California Aqueduct
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Assessing Water Infrastructure Investments in California

by Terri Cook 4 May 20224 May 2022

Exploratory modeling in California’s Central Valley indicates that evaluating the costs, benefits, and risks to individual providers is necessary to ensure the viability of future water projects.

中国桑沟湾的筏式水产养殖
Posted inResearch Spotlights

沿岸水产养殖减少营养输送

by Jack Lee 3 May 20222 September 2022

对中国桑沟湾的高分辨率模拟显示,筏式养殖改变了水动力场,减少了营养盐从近海海底向养殖区的输送。

Gradual fault creep can be seen deforming the walls of this stadium at the University of California, Berkeley.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Earthquake Modelers Unite to Compare and Improve Code

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 May 202224 June 2022

International community–driven efforts lend confidence to fault-slip simulations while highlighting key discrepancies.

Carpentaria湾上方的GRACE-FO卫星
Posted inResearch Spotlights

卫星激光揭示地球水运动的变化

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 27 April 202227 April 2022

GRACE-FO卫星上基于激光的仪器可以扩展到其他地球物理应用,用来收集地球系统中月内时间尺度上的质量变化的数据。

Deciduous trees in the Odem Forest
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Paired Gas Measurements: A New Biogeochemical Tracer?

by Terri Cook 21 April 202228 July 2022

A technique that measures the ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed could improve predictions of soil’s response to climate change.

The explosive eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai in the South Pacific
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tonga Eruption Made Waves in Earth’s Ionosphere

by Jack Lee 21 April 202230 November 2022

The blast from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai produced far-reaching ionospheric disturbances, including one with an initial speed up to 950 meters per second.

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