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Research Spotlights

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

Viendo hacia afuera desde el Canion del Antílope Inferior, con el cielo cerca de la parte superior de la foto. La laminación característica de la arenisca es visible.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

La primera mirada de la meteorización a escala angstrom

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 19 August 202124 February 2022

Investigadores observan cómo el vapor de agua y el líquido alteran las rocas sedimentarias a través de procesos físicos y químicos.

Smoke plume rising and spreading over California during the 2018 Ranch Fire
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Satellite Sensor EPIC Detects Aerosols in Earth’s Atmosphere

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 August 202110 October 2021

Aerosol observations from EPIC—a sensor aboard a satellite—align well with ground- and aircraft-based data, including measurements of smoke plumes produced by recent megafires.

A collection of globular, multicellular membrane-bearing algae from the Kuanchuanpu biota
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Multicellular Algae Discovered in an Early Cambrian Formation

by David Shultz 16 August 202130 January 2023

A new study describes eukaryotic organisms found organized in a cortex-medulla pattern in southern China’s Kuanchuanpu Formation.

Active layer detachments in the Brooks Range, Alaska
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Ice Lenses May Cause Many Arctic Landslides

by Morgan Rehnberg 13 August 202120 October 2021

When permafrost thaw reaches concentrations of ice underneath the surface, it may trigger local soil instability.

Highway near Los Angeles damaged after heavy rain
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Is Your Home at Risk of Experiencing a Natural Disaster?

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 11 August 20211 June 2023

In the contiguous United States, 57% of structures are at risk of experiencing at least one natural hazard—and risk is driven by greater development in hazardous areas against a backdrop of climate change.

英国布里斯托动物园一种未知树种的生长年轮图片
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树木年轮显示了最新发现的极端太阳活动事件记录

by Morgan Rehnberg 11 August 202121 February 2023

对树木年轮物质的光谱分析表明,碳-14浓度在一年内急剧上升,这与发生在公元前5410年左右的极端太阳高能粒子事件相一致。

Deciduous forests, like the one pictured here, are important sinks of ozone.
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Examining the Intricacies of Ozone Removal by Deciduous Forests

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 9 August 20211 June 2023

A new study looks into how air movement in the atmospheric boundary layer affects ozone removal by deciduous forests, which are a significant ozone sink.

Roadside ditches can remove nitrogen from water before it gets to waterways.
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Roadside Ditches Are Effective at Nitrogen Removal

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 4 August 202130 March 2023

Researchers compared the nitrogen removal potential by microbes in ditches that drained forested, urban, and agricultural lands and discovered that roadside ditches are important areas for removing nutrients.

西弗吉尼亚州的天然气管道地役权。
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美国天然气管道路线与环境公正

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 4 August 20213 March 2025

管道基础设施给美国最脆弱的社区带来了不成比例的负担。

An extratropical cyclone over the U.S. Midwest
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Improving Weather Simulations Through Increased Generality

by Morgan Rehnberg 3 August 20218 July 2024

By adding support for spatially variable velocity fields and anisotropy, the CoSMoS simulation package can more accurately reproduce physical phenomena.

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