Geophysical Research Letters Archives - Page 5 of 59

A view of a river running through a valley with green trees. On the right, in the foreground, is a ledge of red rocks.

Lithospheric Oddities May Be Sculpting Continental Interiors

by Sarah Stanley 20 August 202420 August 2024

Researchers propose a novel explanation for vertical motions of Earth’s surface far from active tectonic plate boundaries.

Viewed from the air above at nighttime, several bright fountains of lava erupt along a linear fissure, with orange-tinged plumes rising above them. The lights of a city are in the distance.

Research Spotlights

In Rare Opportunity, Researchers Observe Formation of Icelandic Valleys

by Sarah Stanley 7 August 20249 September 2024

During the lead-up to recent volcanic eruptions near the city of Grindavík, scientists documented graben formation in real time.

Two wide, brown, gnarled tree trunks with sparse, dark greenery grow against a blue sky from lightly snow- and rock-covered ground, with low, sparse surrounding shrublike vegetation and more dark-colored trees in the far distance along a ridgeline.

Research Spotlights

Ancient Pines Could Reveal the Heat of Thousands of Past Seasons

by Sarah Stanley 5 August 20245 August 2024

A novel 3D CT scan approach unlocks temperature records preserved in the gnarled wood of bristlecone pines.

Ein Bild von Deutschlands höchstem Gipfel, der Zugspitze

Research Spotlights

Seismologie: Ein vielversprechender Weg zur Überwachung von Permafrost

by Terri Cook 5 August 20245 August 2024

Passive seismische Daten von einer Messstation auf der Zugspitze zeichneten im Lauf der letzten 15 Jahre den Schwund von Permafrost auf. Somit eignet sich dieses Verfahren vermutlich auch für die langfristige Überwachung der Umwelt.

Artist’s depiction of a huge rope of fire stretching out from the Sun, with Earth pictured to scale, very small in the corner

Research Spotlights

Coronal Mass Ejection Gives Earth’s Magnetosphere Rare “Wings”

by Nathaniel Scharping 2 August 20242 August 2024

A massive disturbance in the solar wind caused Earth’s magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail.

Small brown structures against a backdrop of tall, snowy mountain peaks and a blue sky

Research Spotlights

Mantle Upwelling May Have Triggered Morocco Earthquake

by Rebecca Owen 18 July 202418 July 2024

Researchers glean new information about the deep origins of a deadly event.

Editors' Highlights

Need for Better Accounting of CFC-12 Emissions from China

by Lynn Russell 18 July 202417 July 2024

New observations show that bottom-up tracking of CFC-12 emissions from China are underestimated, illustrating the need for better accounting for reductions from the Montreal Protocol.