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Research Spotlights

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

一次严重的烟雾事件
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医院如何应对野火

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 23 June 202122 March 2023

一项新研究跟踪调查了野火烟雾污染之后重症监护病房的入院情况。长期或严重的烟雾事件有可能使医院资源紧张。

Debris flows during the largest rainstorm following the 2009 Station Fire in California.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Wildfire One-Two: First the Burn, Then the Landslides

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 22 June 202128 September 2021

Severe wildfires strip away plant cover and reduce the soil’s ability to hold water. A new study develops a model to better understand landslide risk following a burn.

The Puysegur Trench
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Subduction Initiation May Depend on a Tectonic Plate’s History

by David Shultz 21 June 202118 January 2022

New seismic imaging study of the Puysegur Trench aims to solve one of the last major questions in plate tectonics.

A new population of highly energetic ions has been discovered at midlatitudes within the inner edge of Jupiter’s relativistic electron belt.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Juno Detects Jupiter’s Highest-Energy Ions

by Morgan Rehnberg 17 June 202127 January 2022

Trapped ions discovered at midlatitudes can have energies exceeding 100 megaelectron volts per nucleon. Their detection adds to our understanding of the powerful radiation environment around Jupiter.

Lava that erupted from the Juan de Fuca Ridge formed these pillow and sheet flow basaltic rocks on the seafloor off the coast of Oregon.
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Magma Pockets Lie Stacked Beneath Juan de Fuca Ridge

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 14 June 202127 October 2021

Analysis of new imaging data suggests that vertically stacked magma chambers are short-lived and contribute to eruptions.

Artwork of high-energy lightning events in the sky
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Observations from Space and Ground Reveal Clues About Lightning

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 11 June 202110 March 2023

In a coordinated monitoring effort, scientists have uncovered the timing and triggering of high-energy lightning events in the sky.

OFP traps being recovered and deployed
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Particles at the Ocean Surface and Seafloor Aren’t So Different

by Jack Lee 10 June 202127 September 2022

Despite occurring on different scales, flux measurements throughout the water column share log-normal probability distributions.

Diatom hot spots associated with Gulf Stream intrusions
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Gulf Stream Intrusions Feed Diatom Hot Spots

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 9 June 202120 July 2022

Previous research suggested that the intrusion of low-nutrient Gulf Stream water into the Mid-Atlantic Bight would reduce productivity, but a new study finds that it can also lead to chlorophyll hot spots.

La atmósfera sobre las regiones remotas del océano alberga una química importante que controla el presupuesto global de metanol.
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Mejorando el presupuesto mundial para el metanol atmosférico

by David Shultz 8 June 20213 December 2021

Nuevos datos de exploración con aeronaves muestran que aunque la química atmosférica sobre regiones oceánicas remotas es una fuente considerable de producción de metanol, la emisión neta de metanol del océano es menor.

Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku-oki earthquake in Japan
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A New Approach to Calculate Earthquake Slip Distributions

by Morgan Rehnberg 4 June 202124 May 2022

A transdimensional, probabilistic approach is more flexible than traditional least squares fits and provides better handling of sharply varying slip distributions.

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