A 2017 executive order mandated a plan to evaluate U.S. access to critical mineral resources, but the airborne magnetic survey maps that support this effort are sadly out of date.
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In the Crosshairs: Ancient Rock Art Under Fire
Editor’s Note: This article has been retracted at the authors’ request. Citation: Mol, L.,Brassey, C.,Clarke, L.,Groom, K., and King, R. (2019), In the crosshairs: Ancient rock art under fire, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO118409. Published on 11 April 2019. Text © 2019. The authors. CC BY 3.0Except where otherwise noted, images are subject to copyright. Any reuse […]
Understanding Past Changes in Southern Ocean Sea Ice
C-SIDE Workshop; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 24–26 October 2018
Fiber-Optic Networks Find a New Use as Seismic Sensor Arrays
Distributed Acoustic Sensing: Principles and Case Studies; Washington, D.C., 9 December 2018
Putting the Cloud to Work for Seismology
The cloud infrastructure developed in the business community has made access to cluster computing possible for even the smallest research groups, enabling new kinds of research workflows in geophysics.
Bridging the Gap with the Science for Climate Action Network
A new report identifies missing support that is slowing progress in limiting and adapting to climate change. The Science for Climate Action Network aims to provide it.
Looking at “Night-Shining” Clouds from the Stratosphere
One research group studied noctilucent clouds at large distances from a different point of view, using cameras aboard a meteorological balloon that sailed into the stratosphere.
Compiling a Census for SEAFLEAs
Collaboration to Compile Open-Source Sites of Seafloor Fluid Expulsion Anomalies, AGU Fall Meeting 2018; Washington, D.C., 14 December 2018
Modeling Digs Beyond Soil Properties and Processes
International Soil Modeling Consortium Conference: New Perspectives on Soil Models; Wageningen, Netherlands, 5–7 November 2018
Examining Alaska’s Earthquakes on Land and Sea
The Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment is taking a close look at seismic activity along the Alaska Peninsula to understand earthquakes in this little-studied region.