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Scientists identify a crack in the Pine Island Glacier as the culprit behind an iceberg that broke off in 2015
Posted inResearch Spotlights

West Antarctic Ice Shelf Breaking Up from the Inside Out

by Lauren Lipuma 4 January 20177 February 2023

Researchers trace the origin of a 2015 iceberg to a crack that formed deep beneath the ice.

An acoustic tide gauge monitors the harbor at Burnie on the northern coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Posted inOpinions

Why We Must Tie Satellite Positioning to Tide Gauge Data

by P. L. Woodworth, G. Wöppelmann, M. Marcos, M. Gravelle and R. M. Bingley 3 January 201730 September 2021

Accurate measurements of changes in sea and land levels with location and time require making precise, repeated geodetic ties between tide gauges and satellite positioning system equipment.

A trail meanders through Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest.
Posted inScience Updates

The Pace of Change on Tropical Landscapes

by B. P. Wilcox, S. Bruijnzeel and H. Asbjornsen 30 December 20162 November 2021

Emerging Issues in Tropical Ecohydrology; Cuenca, Ecuador, 5–9 June 2016

Aerial view, looking west over Wordie glacier, one of the smaller outlet glaciers in northeastern Greenland
Posted inScience Updates

Using Landsat to Take the Long View on Greenland's Glaciers

by M. Scheinert, R. Rosenau and B. Ebermann 29 December 201627 July 2022

A new web-based data portal gives scientists access to more than 40 years of satellite imagery, providing seasonal to long-term insights into outflows from Greenland's ice sheet.

Changes in cloud organization due to increasing temperatures may lead to more extreme precipitation events.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Global Warming's Effect on Clouds May Make It Rain Harder

by E. Underwood 22 December 201628 February 2023

More clustering of clouds due to higher temperatures increases the likelihood of heavy downpours.

Microwave brightness temperature maps derived from satellite data.
Posted inScience Updates

Bringing Earth's Microwave Maps into Sharper Focus

by A. C. Paget, M. J. Brodzik, D. G. Long and M. A. Hardman 21 December 201631 March 2023

New processing capabilities improve the spatial resolution of satellite microwave data, enabling scientists to analyze trends in coastal regions and marginal ice zones.

Researchers examine the dire impacts of climate change on ocean circulation, and how they may be avoidable.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Major Ocean Circulation Pattern at Risk from Greenland Ice Melt

by E. Underwood 20 December 20162 July 2024

The current warming trend could mean the collapse of ocean's global conveyor belt, which would have far-reaching effects on climate around the world. But this collapse could still be avoided.

Posted inNews

Scientists Ponder the Way Forward Under Incoming Administration

by Randy Showstack 20 December 201627 March 2023

Eos asked several attendees of the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting for reactions to the U.S. national election. Here are their thoughts.

A partial frame from a movie showing land cover change across the United States, created by Descartes Labs.
Posted inNews

Tracking Global Change with a Cloud-Based Living Atlas

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 19 December 20165 September 2023

With their feet in the cloud, Descartes Labs is pushing the limit of how we study the Earth with satellite images.

Cows may be a reason for increases in atmospheric methane
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Using Isotope Fingerprints to Solve a Methane Mystery

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 16 December 201625 October 2021

Atmospheric methane levels are rising, and isotopic ratios within the greenhouse gas suggest that the tropics may be to blame.

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