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Tracking Radioactive Cesium Released During Fukushima Disaster

by David Shultz 23 February 201621 February 2023

Scientists probe the Pacific to determine how far the damage from one of the largest nuclear meltdowns in history extends.

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New Weather Satellite Captures Sea Surface Temperatures

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 February 20169 February 2022

A new algorithm improves the accuracy of Pacific and Indian Ocean surface temperature measurements by the Japanese geostationary satellite Himawari-8.

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Objects That Slam into Ceres Remain on Its Surface

by Terri Cook 19 February 201628 January 2022

Hypervelocity impact experiments shed new light on the composition and evolution of the largest dwarf planet's little-known surface.

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How Sediment Transport Sways Wetland Stability

by L. Strelich 17 February 201616 February 2023

Scientists examine the role of variables like tides and suspended sediment concentration to improve methods of evaluating coastal wetlands and how they may respond to future sea level rise.

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Seismic Clues Reveal the Mechanisms Behind Iceberg Calving

by L. Strelich 16 February 20168 December 2022

Scientists combine models and video footage of iceberg calving to analyze the potential of seismology to unravel physical processes behind the breakup of ice sheets.

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Distant Rains Contributed to La Niña Ocean Warming Event

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 February 201616 November 2021

Unusually low salinity intensified a warm-water current off the coast of Western Australia in 2010–2011.

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Tracking the Fate of Antarctica's Ice

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 February 201617 March 2023

New, more accurate satellite data provide researchers with ice shelf thickness measurements that will allow for better ice loss monitoring.

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Satellites Reveal a Temporary Carbon Sink over Australia

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 8 February 201624 February 2023

Satellite measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide provide insights into how droughts and floods influence the carbon cycle on the semiarid continent of Australia.

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Tsunami Forecast System Could Provide Early Warnings in Japan

by David Shultz 4 February 20166 December 2021

New simulations show that an array of sensors mounted to the ocean floor can capture tsunami size and wavelength.

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Plate Displacement Rate Offers Insight into 2011 Tohoku Quake

by L. Strelich 4 February 201624 January 2023

For the first time, scientists use GPS to measure the displacement rate of the subducting Pacific Plate near the source of disastrous shaking in 2011.

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