New experiments show how lead circulates through glaciers, meltwater, and sediments in polar environments.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
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Radar Tracks Unfortunate Creatures Trapped in Tropical Cyclones
Cyclones can sweep up birds and insects and transport them great distances.
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Минимальные свидетельства наличия углерода вечной мерзлоты в реке Колыме в Сибири
Новое исследование показало, что арктические реки в настоящее время переносят ограниченное количество растворенного органического углерода из вечной мерзлоты, что имеет значение для понимания изменения углеродного цикла в регионе и его потенциальной возможности ускорить изменение климата.
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Certaines plantes laissent une empreinte digitale chimique sur un gaz qui appauvrit la couche d’ozone
Une nouvelle étude, la première dans son genre, suggère qu’il serait possible de recourir à une analyse isotopique pour localiser les sources et les puits de chlorométhane dans l’atmosphère.
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Beavers Are Remaking Microbial Ecosystems in the Arctic
As beavers expand their range northward into the Arctic tundra, changes in bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities appear to be following.
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Current Agriculture Adds More Phosphorus to Streams Than to Lakes
Improved agricultural nutrient management could improve stream water quality by reducing phosphorus levels, but rising temperatures and rainfall due to climate change might offset improvements.
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The Art of Promoting Scientific Results
AGU has various avenues for promoting noteworthy research published in our journals and books, which increases visibility, downloads, and citations.
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Biogeochemical Insights from a Major Amazonian River
Underrepresented in global carbon budgets, tropical rivers like Brazil’s Tocantins are in need of study to establish their baseline characteristics in the face of increasing global change.
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An Open and Inexpensive ‘Fluxbot’ for Measuring Soil Respiration
An inexpensive system of automated gas sensors and open-source software, tested in a Kenyan savanna, will help democratize and expand science research on soil respiration.
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20 Years of Biogeosciences Research: Looking Back to Forge Ahead
A new special collection invites review papers to mark the 20th anniversary of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences with a focus on what we have learned and what is still unknown.