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Research Spotlights

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

Snow blankets East Gros Ventre Butte, just west of Jackson, Wyo., in the Upper Snake River Basin
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Capturing Snowmelt Patterns from Cloudy Satellite Images

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 August 201925 October 2022

A new modeling strategy could improve streamflow predictions in places where mountain snow is a critical source of water.

Diagram showing the locations and deploying countries of more than 1,400 sea surface temperature-measuring ocean drifters
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Updating a Crucial Source of Sea Surface Temperature Data

by Terri Cook 31 July 201918 October 2022

A new version of a major sea surface temperature data set reduces systematic errors in measurements of one of the most important indicators of the state of Earth’s climate system.

Wispy cirrus clouds hover high above an open farm field.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Better Way to Measure Cloud Composition

by E. Underwood 30 July 201925 July 2022

An enhanced satellite remote sensing suite accurately measures ice particles, temperature, and water vapor.

An ocean wave breaks, sending sea spray into the air.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Detailed Origins of Sea Spray Revealed, One Droplet at a Time

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 29 July 20193 December 2021

An energized air-sea interface facilitates exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean. A new study looks at the formation of sea spray, an important component of this exchange.

An illustration showing microscopic colloidal particles adhered to sand grains in an aquifer from which groundwater is being pumped to the surface via a well.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Treating Colloids as Clusters Better Predicts Their Behavior

by Terri Cook 25 July 20196 February 2023

New research suggests that an accurate prediction of colloidal particle mobilization in the environment should account for the effect of clustering.

Cumulus congestus clouds like these are usually a sign of incoming rain.
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One Step Closer to a Milestone in Climate Modeling

by David Shultz 24 July 20196 March 2023

A pair of revisions to the Energy Exascale Earth System Model improves its ability to capture late afternoon and nocturnal rainfall as well as the timing and movement of convection.

Lake Chad as seen from Apollo 7 in 1968
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The Ups and Downs of Rainfall in Chad Since 1950

by David Shultz 24 July 201910 March 2023

A new study finds that rainfall rates are recovering in some cities since a 1966–1990 dry spell, but precipitation is still down overall since 1950.

Lupines bloom in Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Restoring Natural Fire Regimes Can Yield More Water Downstream

by Terri Cook 22 July 20193 November 2022

Research in Yosemite National Park offers a new benchmark for understanding water balance changes in a mountainous basin 4 decades after its natural wildfire regime was reestablished.

A cold-water stream flows through a dense forest.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Forested Streams May Warm More Than Observations Predict

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 July 201928 February 2023

Understanding how temperatures of cold-water streams respond to global warming could help clarify the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems.

Illustration of observations of airglow collected by the International Space Station
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The When and Where of Mesospheric Bores Revealed

by David Shultz 17 July 201916 March 2023

In a new study, the enigmatic gravity waves were seen most frequently at equatorial latitudes and propagating from the winter to the summer hemisphere.

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