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Researchers use the 2015 eruption of Chile’s Calbuco volcano to test how well remote infrasound monitoring can detect volcanic activity
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Harnessing Remote Infrasound to Study Volcanic Eruptions

by Terri Cook 30 April 20182 May 2022

Data from the 2015 eruption of Chile’s Calbuco volcano suggest the international network built to monitor nuclear explosions may also be used to detect and characterize volcanic activity.

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Getting Littoral with Lake Carbon Efflux

by Ankur R. Desai 27 April 20188 November 2022

Next generation forced diffusion chambers reveal dynamic environment for lake carbon exchange with distance from shoreline.

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Catching the Oncoming Radiation Storm

by Michael A. Hapgood 13 April 201815 June 2022

Improved processing enables satellite-based radiation sensors to match ground-based sensors in providing prompt warnings of the onset of atmospheric radiation storms that can endanger civil aviation.

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Five Weird Archives That Scientists Use to Study Past Climates

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 30 March 20184 October 2021

When tree rings, ice cores, and cave formations can’t cut it, try your luck with whale earwax or bat poop.

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Virtual Mentoring Rewards Scientists at All Career Stages

Pranoti Asher, Education and Public Outreach Manager for AGU by K. Schupp, M. Irwin, L. Marasco and P. M. Asher 30 March 20188 October 2021

Five geoscience organizations recently established an online global mentoring service for their disciplines.

Scientists use everyday objects.
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Ten Everyday Objects That Can Be Used for Science

by Melissa Tribur7 March 201827 October 2022

Need a way to store sediment cores or grind up soil? These scientists have your answer.

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A Powerful New Tool to Analyze and Calibrate Earth System Models

by P. A. Dirmeyer 6 March 20189 March 2023

Polynomial chaos and Bayesian compressive sensing are applied to a land surface model to understand how large numbers of tunable parameters interact and may be optimized.

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Virtual Poster Showcase Experienced Steady Growth in 2017

Pranoti Asher, Education and Public Outreach Manager for AGU by P. M. Asher and N. Janick 6 March 20187 March 2023

A pilot project for high schools and a geographic information system map, as well as other embellishments, have enhanced a program that enables students to present research electronically.

In preparation for the Stratéole 2 project, a collaboration between France and the U.S., scientists launch a helium balloon
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Around the World in 84 Days

by J. S. Haase, M. J. Alexander, A. Hertzog, L. Kalnajs, T. Deshler, S. M. Davis, R. Plougonven, P. Cocquerez and S. Venel 1 March 201819 October 2021

In the Stratéole 2 program, set to launch in November 2018, instruments will ride balloons into the stratosphere and circle the world, observing properties of the air and winds in fine detail.

Researchers drill into New Zealand’s Alpine Fault to better understand fault structure and earthquake physics
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Drilling into a Future Earthquake

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 26 February 20186 October 2021

Researchers drill into a fault that is anticipated to rupture in coming decades to study fault structure and earthquake physics.

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