AGU is excited to welcome new Editors-in-Chief for seven of our journals in 2024, including the founding Editor of JGR: Machine Learning and Computation.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
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Should I Stay or Should I Go…To Another Paleomagnetic Site?
When collecting a finite number of paleomagnetic samples, having more sites, each with only one sample, achieves superior results compared to sites with multiple samples.
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Rift-to-Ridge: Mid-Atlantic Ridge Segments Imprinted During Rifting
A new seismic study shows that magmatism along the eastern North American rift margin was segmented, and that rift discontinuities influence formation of fracture zones along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Illuminating the Complex Structural Fabric Beneath the European Alps
A new study investigates the dynamics of the complex continental collision that formed the European Alps and reveals how structural alignments change with depth.
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Fluid Release from Subducted Slabs Without Percolation Flow
A new study demonstrates the absorption mechanism of H2O release out of subducting slabs, making the previous hypothesis of dehydration embrittlement unnecessary.
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Uncovering Mantle Heterogeneities Beneath Drifting Continents
Computational models of the composition and volumes of magmas during continental rifting evolution provide clues on the heterogeneities of the deep melting mantle.
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Source Selection Essential to Inter-Source Cross-Correlation
Inter-source correlograms yield coherent signals upon careful consideration of source mechanisms and source-receiver geometry, affording new means of characterizing planetary interiors.
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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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Deciphering the History of a Rock’s Crystallization
By combining a phase field function approach with bulk thermodynamics of mineral phases, the thermal history of a rock can now be deciphered from its distribution of mineral phases.
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A New Workflow to Image the 3D Structure of Active Faults
A new approach to illuminate 3D fault structures using earthquake hypocenters may improve our understanding of earthquake propagation and arrest across step overs.