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Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

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Announcing the New AGU Publications Editors-in-Chief Starting in 2027

by AGU Publications 6 November 20266 November 2026

AGU is excited to welcome new Editors-in-Chief for six of our publications in 2027.

Diagram showing the pathway by which urban influence increases soil phosphorus content.
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Trash to Treasure? Increased Soil Phosphorus in Farmed Urban Soils

by Kendalynn A. Morris 5 November 20264 November 2026

A survey of farmed soil from Kumasi, Ghana into the surrounding countryside reveals that long-term history of farming and proximity to the city leads to higher soil phosphorous availability.

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Preserving Soil Carbon by Preserving the Forest Floor

by Rebecca Owen 5 October 20265 October 2026

A 20-year study of British Columbia forests examines how soil carbon is affected by logging.

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In Alaska, Wildfires Help Prevent Future Burns. Will That Feedback Loop Hold?

by Nathaniel Scharping 24 September 202625 September 2026

Without the suppressive effects of younger vegetation, Alaskan fire activity would be 5 times higher.

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Volatile Organic Compounds Have Been Underestimated in the Carbon Cycle

by Rebecca Dzombak 16 September 202616 September 2026

Better tracking of these reactive compounds is essential for understanding how the atmosphere and terrestrial biosphere interact.

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AGU Launches New Special Collection at the Nexus of Science and Policy

by Kristina Vrouwenvelder and Emille Beller 3 September 20263 September 2026

Seven AGU journals are encouraging submissions of policy-related commentaries and research articles, boosting scientists’ voices to decision-makers.

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Behind the Veil of Journal Editing

by Bailey A. Murphy, Ceara J. Talbot, Hongyan Bao, Kyle S. Boodoo and Kendalynn A. Morris 1 September 202631 August 2026

Training tomorrow’s editors today strengthens peer review, builds editorial capacity, and helps safeguard the integrity of scientific publishing.

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It Takes Three to Model Methane Right

by Rebecca Dzombak 20 August 202620 August 2026

By combining conventional process-based and atmospheric inversion modeling with machine learning, scientists home in on a more realistic methane model.

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The Under-the-Radar Creeks That Are Sweeping Carbon Out of Salt Marshes

by Rebecca Dzombak 11 August 202611 August 2026

Transport via tidal creeks is a “major and often underrecognized” pathway of carbon in the coastal wetlands, and a gap in most blue carbon assessments, new research reports.

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A Satellite-Based Global Carbon Flux Product is Sensitive to Droughts 

by Jing Chen 8 July 20266 July 2026

A parsimonious ecosystem model constrained by data from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active and Passive mission generates a global daily carbon flux product that is highly sensitive to drought and pluvial events.

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What Triggered an Ancient Magma Surge in the North Cascades?

6 November 20266 November 2026
Editors' Highlights

Trash to Treasure? Increased Soil Phosphorus in Farmed Urban Soils

5 November 20264 November 2026
Editors' Vox

Announcing the New AGU Publications Editors-in-Chief Starting in 2027

6 November 20266 November 2026
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