Chronology is at the heart of all geosciences, but its ubiquity has given it an image of a useful tool rather than a foundational discipline of its own.
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Developing New Rock Magnetic Tools to Drive Geoscience Research
First Order Reversal Curve Workshop (FORCshop); Minneapolis, Minnesota, 23–24 July 2015
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Taking the Pulse of the Earth's Surface Systems
As human activity alters the Earth's surface environment in unprecedented ways, a comprehensive survey campaign is necessary to predict future impacts.
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Aftershocks of Old Quakes Still Shake New Madrid Seismic Zone
Geodetic data show that earthquakes in 1450 and 1811–1812 may be responsible for present-day seismic activity in the region.
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Opportunities for Improving K-12 Geoscience Education
The Next Generation Science Standards present a set of performance expectations for stronger understanding of Earth and space science.
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Climate Variability Across Scales Affects Ecosystems over Time
Given enough time, short-term variations in temperature, precipitation, and solar radiation influence the fluxes of water and carbon through ecosystems.
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North America Does the Wave (Slowly)
Data-driven modeling helps explain how convection currents in Earth's mantle influence the rise and fall of surface features, but these models are in an early stage.
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White House Science Adviser Blasts Congress at NSF Meeting
John Holdren, science adviser to President Obama, critiqued geoscience budget cuts passed by the House of Representatives and Congress members equating geosciences with climate change research.
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Water Waves Provide Insight into Landslides and Avalanche Models
Boussinesq-type gravity waves appear to accurately describe vertical motion in granular flows found in geophysics.
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Field Data Management: Integrating Cyberscience and Geoscience
The smartphone and tablet revolution has changed how geologists work in the field, but now the community must come up with standards to tame the flood of data.