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Jacqueline Campbell in a lab with a sample in hand, ready to observe it under a microscope.
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Jacqueline Campbell: Studying Oceans from Above

by Jure Japelj 25 July 202225 July 2022

Planetary scientist studies oceans with a combination of laboratory work and satellite imagery.

Emil Cherrington stands on a boat in the middle of a river in Belize in May 2019.
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Emil Cherrington: Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 July 202225 July 2022

Showing how eyes in the sky can help people on the ground.

Two figures from the paper that show wave measurements in the presence of sea ice using satellite remote sensing.
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Satellites Remotely Measure Ocean Waves and Sea Ice Interactions

by Ryan P. Mulligan 12 July 202228 September 2022

A new method for using satellite observations from multiple sensors improves measurements of ocean waves as they propagate through and interact with sea ice.

Photo of a scientist drilling into lake ice to take a sample.
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A Future Without Ice Cover

by Steven Sadro and Marguerite A. Xenopoulos 11 July 202221 July 2022

Winter is fading away, but the answers may be beneath the ice; a new collection on winter limnology tackles the unknowns.

Photograph of a volcano erupting.
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Dynamics of Volcanic Processes

by Olivier Roche, Yosuke Aoki, Nikolai Bagdassarov, Michael Heap, Sigrun Hreinsdottir, Qinghua Huang, Daniel Pastor-Galán, Michael Poland, Maria Sachpazi, Fang-Zhen Teng, Gregory Waite, Marie Edmonds, Paul Asimow, Minghua Zhang and Graziella Caprarelli 6 July 202220 September 2022

A new cross-journal special collection invites contributions on modern approaches used to investigate dynamics of volcanic processes.

Floating water hyacinths with trapped plastics.
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Remote Sensing Tracks Down “Plastic Plants” in Rivers

by Clarissa Wright 28 June 2022

Researchers are using remote sensing to track floating mats of plastic trapped in water hyacinth plants.

Palm swamp in Peru
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Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

A team of researchers stands in front of an airplane in Antarctica.
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Newly Discovered Lake May Offer a Glimpse into Antarctica’s Past

by Andrew J. Wight 9 June 20229 June 2022

Scientists dive in—metaphorically—to Lake Snow Eagle, only recently revealed through ice-penetrating radar.

Niveau du lac du Nyiragongo au cours du temps.
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Mesurer les oscillations d’un lac de lave depuis l’espace

by Michael Poland 19 May 202221 February 2023

Les images satellite permettent de mesurer les oscillations du lac de lave du Nyiragongo (RD Congo). Ces mesures renseignent sur la dynamique du volcan et aident à anticiper ses éruptions futures.

Lava lake activity over time at the Nyiragongo volcano.
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Tracking Lava Lake Levels at an African Volcano from Space

by Michael Poland 19 May 20222 August 2022

Satellite data from Nyiragongo Volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo, track changes in summit-crater lava levels that provide a window into eruption dynamics and aid in forecasting future activity.

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