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This visualization shows water level changes as Hurricane Georges moves into the Caribbean Sea in 1998.
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A Test Bed for Coastal and Ocean Modeling

by R. A. Luettich Jr., L. D. Wright, C. R. Nichols, R. Baltes, M. A. M. Friedrichs, A. Kurapov, A. van der Westhuysen, K. Fennel and E. Howlett 4 August 201710 December 2022

An ocean modeling program is improving our ability to predict circulation along the U.S. West Coast, dead zones and other coastal ecosystem responses, and storm surges in island environments.

A multicopter fitted with a retroreflector to receive a laser frequency comb signal.
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Airborne Laser Spectroscopy System Can Map Atmospheric Gases

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 31 July 201726 October 2021

A new versatile spectroscopy system could create ultraprecise maps of Earth’s atmosphere, detect methane emission sources, and scan for chemical weapons.

The Iceland–Faroe–Scotland Ridge and its role in the meridional overturning circulation.
Posted inScience Updates

Tracking Water Through the North Atlantic Ocean

by B. Berx, K. M. H. Larsen and T. Rossby 19 July 201723 December 2021

Workshop on Currents and Transports Across the Iceland-Faroe-Scotland Ridge; Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 9–10 January 2017

Laser-interrogated microfluidic chip, new planetary instrument technology to search for chemical indicators of life on other worlds.
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Instrument Development Enables Planetary Exploration

by S. M. Feldman, D. Beaty and J. W. Ashley 8 June 201716 February 2022

Third International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions; Pasadena, California, 24–27 October 2016

A researcher looks over the Greenland ice cap, a “frozen ocean.”
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New Instrument May Aid Search for Extraterrestrial Life

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 10 May 201729 September 2021

For 2 weeks on the Greenland ice cap, scientists tested an instrument that might help us find life on icy moons with oceans beneath their crusts.

Marine scientists deploy a video plankton recorder in the high-latitude North Atlantic in April 2012.
Posted inScience Updates

Optical Sensors Can Shed Light on Particle Dynamics in the Ocean

by S. L. C. Giering 2 May 201727 September 2022

First TOMCAT Workshop; Southampton, UK, 12–14 September 2016

Researchers examine the exchange of carbon dioxide between the air and water in an Arctic region where thick ice has prevented ship passage.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Arctic Ice Affects Gas Exchange Between Air and Sea

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 14 April 20179 August 2022

Scientists begin to fill a major data gap by investigating carbon dioxide dynamics in a remote region of the Arctic Ocean.

Researchers work to track the fragmented magma bombs that fly through the air during an explosive eruption
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Tracking Volcanic Bombs in Three Dimensions

Leah Crane by L. Crane 13 March 20172 May 2022

A new method allows researchers to precisely track in three dimensions bits of fragmented magma as they are expelled in explosive volcanic eruptions.

Researchers have developed a new tool to assess short-term changes in threatened coral reefs.
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Scientists Develop New Tool to Monitor Reef Health

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 March 201711 August 2022

A first-of-its-kind system could reveal short-term changes in threatened reefs worldwide.

Aerial view of the Udachnaya pipe deposit diamond mine in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Synthesizing Our Understanding of Earth's Deep Carbon

by Marie Edmonds and C. Manning 21 February 201728 March 2023

The Deep Carbon Observatory is entering a new phase, in which it will integrate 10 years of discoveries into an overarching model to benefit the scientific community and a wider public.

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