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Dry Creek in South Australia, flooded after a heavy rain

Research Spotlight 6 February 2019

Balancing Robustness and Cost in Hydrological Model Optimization

A new study presents a framework for finding the best optimization algorithm.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Geomorphology pioneer Gilbert’s groundbreaking work in the American West include a study or Utah’s Henry Mountains.

Feature 28 December 2018

Reflections on the Legacy of Grove Karl Gilbert, 1843–1918

In the company of other explorers as passionate as he was about geomorphology, Gilbert derived one fundamental geological insight after another from the landscapes of the American West.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Young citizen scientists use a ski pole to collect snow depth data

Project Update 3 December 2018

Crowdsourcing Snow Depth Data with Citizen Scientists

A new project harnesses the power of the winter backcountry recreation community to gather data that are vital to understanding snow, from winter hazards to water resources.

Geology & Geophysics

The flat Australian outback overlies a series of ancient mountain chains.

Research Spotlight 5 November 2018

Unraveling the Origins of Australia’s Ancient Mountain Chains

New data synthesis suggests that varying rates of trench retreat along the margin of the Gondwana supercontinent were responsible for the curvature of the Tasmanide mountain chains.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Scientific Press Releases 17 October 2018

Antarctic Ice Shelf “Sings” as Winds Whip Across Its Surface

Winds blowing across the massive ice shelf’s surface cause its snow covering to rumble, like the pounding of a colossal drum.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Roger Barry

Tribute 15 October 2018

Roger G. Barry (1935–2018)

Barry, a giant in climate and cryospheric sciences, pioneered the archival of computer data and traveled the world to share his vision with others.

Mathematical Geophysics

Schematic of information theory flow in Earth sciences

Meeting Report 10 October 2018

Using Information Theory in Earth Sciences

Second Workshop on Information Theory and the Earth Sciences; Santander, Spain, 16–19 May 2018

Researchers examine the link between drowned river deltas and methane emissions, and how they might be affected by rising sea levels

Research Spotlight 2 August 2018

Rising Seas Increase Methane Emissions from the Mouths of Rivers

Drowned river deltas exhale large quantities of greenhouse gas, new study finds.

A sudden monsoon downpour sweeps across a desert valley in Arizona.

Feature 27 June 2018

When Environmental Forces Collide

Multiple factors often interact to amplify the effects of severe storms, droughts, and other extreme water-related events.

Geology & Geophysics

New evidence suggests volcanoes on China’s Hainan Island are the result of a hot spot

Research Spotlight 11 June 2018

Linking Mantle Plumes to Volcanoes and Hot Spot Tracks

Study bolsters hypothesis that volcanoes on China’s Hainan Island were formed by a hot spot.