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High waves buffet Michigan’s Grand Haven Lighthouse, located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

Science Update 17 March 2015

Water Levels Surge on Great Lakes

The recent 2-year surge represents one of the most rapid rates of water level change on the Great Lakes in recorded history and marks the end of an unprecedented period of low water levels.
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Research Spotlight 12 March 2015

Shape of Stream Channels Gives Clues to Sediment Size

The shape can also reveal information on the force required to carve sediment from its bank.
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Ocean Sciences

Research Spotlight 9 March 2015

How Do Tiny Ice Crystals Help Sea Ice Stay Thick?

Supercooled water contributes to sea ice growth in Antarctica.
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Research Spotlight 18 February 2015

How a River Gets Its Width

A new model of deposition and erosion on river banks allows scientists to study how the banks control their stream's width.
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Research Spotlight 16 February 2015

Exploring How Wind Blows Sand on Dunes

Sand dunes migrate—so why haven't some budged in 60 years?
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 13 February 2015

Bank Materials Strongly Influence River Valley Evolution

Models suggest that the shape of river valleys depends strongly on how meandering rivers interact with the sediment and bedrock of the banks.
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Geology & Geophysics

Research Spotlight 12 February 2015

Wave Ripples Spaced by Flow Downstream of Ripple Peaks

The well-known ratio between sand ripple spacing and wave-driven flow oscillations may be dictated by flow dynamics downstream of ripple crests.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 11 February 2015

Caterpillar-Like Motion of the Greenland Ice Sheet

New measurements made in Greenland's ice sheet show ice deformation in a caterpillar-like flow.
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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 9 February 2015

Microbial Activity in Dry Soils

Researchers investigate how microbes respire in dry conditions.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 6 February 2015

A Database of African Precipitation from 1983 Onward

Satellite infrared observations are used to reconstruct African precipitation records for the past 30 years in an attempt to infer rainfall variability.
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