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Posted inFeatures

Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?

by Mark Betancourt 21 November 202230 November 2022

Thanks to the advent of exascale computing, local climate forecasts may soon be a reality. And they’re not just for scientists anymore.

Image of a Coronal Mass Ejection traveling towards Earth.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Machine Learning Helps to Solve Problems in Heliophysics

by Enrico Camporeale, Veronique Delouille, Thomas Berger and Sophie Murray 3 November 20222 November 2022

A new special collection invites papers pertaining to the use of machine learning techniques in all sub-fields of heliophysics.

An illustration of the Solar Orbiter positioned in front of the Sun.
Posted inAGU News

Brighter Skies Ahead

by Heather Goss 25 August 202217 January 2023

As solar max approaches, new tech is on call.

Ions moving in the Earth’s dipole magnetic field are represented by colored dots in equatorial phase coordinates.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Modification of Energetic Particles Loss Cone During Storms

by Viviane Pierrard 17 August 202214 October 2022

The loss cone of energetic particles in the Earth’s inner magnetosphere is substantially modified during disturbed times, with important implications for the radiation-belt and ring current modeling.

Lava in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater in the Kīlauea volcano.
Posted inNews

Volcanic Lava Lake Belts Out Its Secrets in Seismic “Songs”

by Andrew J. Wight 15 July 202219 July 2022

A cacophony of magma displacements and volcanic gases recorded underneath Kīlauea’s roiling lake of lava could one day provide information to help predict future eruptions.

Illustration of an atom being held in place by six lasers.
Posted inFeatures

Lasers and Ultracold Atoms for a Changing Earth

by Michel Van Camp, F. Pereira dos Santos, Michael Murböck, Gérard Petit and Jürgen Müller 20 December 202119 October 2022

Applying new technology rooted in quantum mechanics and relativity to terrestrial and space geodesy will sharpen our understanding of how the planet responds to natural and human-induced changes.

Two plots showing the Cumulative probability of scintillation exceeding a certain value versus geomagnetic activity in July-December 2017.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Auroral E-region is a Source for Ionospheric Scintillation

by Michael P. Hickey 9 August 202111 August 2022

Observations reveal a connection between auroral particle precipitation and scintillation, indicating that the ionospheric E-region is a key source region for phase scintillation at auroral latitudes.

Artist’s depiction of Earth in a shower of cosmic rays coming from a background Sun.
Posted inNews

Taking Stock of Cosmic Rays in the Solar System

by Jure Japelj 5 May 202125 October 2021

Scientists seek to understand the elusive properties of stellar and galactic cosmic rays before searching for life on exoplanets.

Plot showing aftershocks triggered by the 1992 Landers earthquake in California and Coulomb stress changes
Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Failure of Physics-Based Earthquake Forecasting Models

by Agnes Helmstetter 12 February 202112 April 2022

Spatial clustering of aftershocks explains why simple statistical models often outperform complex physics‐based earthquake forecasting models even if the physical mechanisms are correctly modeled.

Artist’s conception of the motion of charged particles in Earth’s magnetosphere
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A New Approach to Characterizing Space Plasmas

by Morgan Rehnberg 16 December 202013 October 2022

When plasma particle velocity distributions have multiple, distinct parts, treating each as a separate beam may yield more intuitive results.

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