A new cross-journal special collection invites contributions that unlock the next frontier in hydrology and Earth sciences through artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Geophysical Research Letters
AI Meets Its Match: The Butterfly Effect
Artificial intelligence algorithms fail to account for a key limitation in weather prediction.
The First Slow-Slip Events Seen off Southern Costa Rica
Five events observed off the Osa Peninsula shed new light on the role that these small, slow earthquakes can play in strain accumulation and tsunami hazards along subduction zones.
Warming Reduces Relative Humidity Through Soil Moisture
Relative humidity over land decreases in a warmer climate as a result of interactive soil moisture response.
Earthquakes Have Preparatory Stage Years Before Rupture
Tidally induced seismicity increased locally before the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake, suggesting that fault sensitivity to stress increases in the years immediately before large earthquakes.
Exploring the Mantle Through Microseisms
A new method for examining the tiny vibrations of Earth caused by ocean swells could help reveal details of deep-Earth structure.
Wet Conditions Delay Wildfire Detection
When accompanied by a considerable amount of rainfall, ignition of wildfire by lightning over forested land may not be detected until days later.
Modeling the Outer Winds of Tropical Cyclones
A new analytical solution for Emanuel’s theory on how the winds vary with the distance from the hurricane center outside of the core of the storm.
Lightning-Caused Wildfires are 80 Percent More Likely Under Dry Vegetation
Mimicking a randomized control trial of wildfires, scientists use satellites to uncover the key role of vegetation dryness in wildfire risk, aiding wildfire management and preparedness in California.
Mud Could Have Made Meandering Rivers Long Before Plants Arrived
New evidence from 1.2-billion-year-old rocks suggests that single, sinuous channels could have formed in muddy floodplain sediments without the stabilizing help of vegetation.
