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Airborne Platforms Help Answer Questions in Polar Geosciences

by M. Scheinert, G. Eagles and K. Tinto 29 September 201728 October 2021

International Workshop on Airborne Geodesy and Geophysics with Focus on Polar Applications; Dresden, Germany, 19–21 April 2017

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Annotation Tool Facilitates Peer Review

by Brooks Hanson, J. Panning, R. Townsend and Paige Wooden 14 September 201728 September 2023

AGU journals will incorporate open source software to facilitate dialog among reviewers, editors and authors during peer review.

Researchers use a new technique to look at electrical fields within storm clouds
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When Ice and Lightning Align

by E. Underwood 5 September 20176 March 2023

A new technique can remotely sense strong electrical fields within storm clouds.

Google Earth image displays data overlays showing ages of the ocean floor, together with tectonic plate boundaries.
Posted inScience Updates

A Grand Tour of the Ocean Basins

by D. G. De Paor 1 September 20174 November 2022

A new teaching resource facilitates plate tectonic studies using a Google Earth virtual guided tour of ocean basins around the world.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Detecting Gas Leaks with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

by S. Witman 29 August 201728 February 2023

A Norwegian team develops an improved, cost-effective method to detect chemical discharges under the sea.

A view of 21 August’s total solar eclipse from Oregon.
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Sixteen Eclipse Studies That Illuminate Science from the Shadow

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 17 August 20174 May 2022

From jets that will chase the Moon’s shadow to a telescope designed to mimic the eyes of a mantis shrimp, projects across the United States will pack science into mere minutes when day turns to dark.

This visualization shows water level changes as Hurricane Georges moves into the Caribbean Sea in 1998.
Posted inScience Updates

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.

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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.
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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.
Posted inScience Updates

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

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