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The Amazon River and its tributaries as seen from the International Space Station
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Perspective from Space Unlocks the Amazon Water Cycle

by Aaron Sidder 23 December 202126 April 2022

Satellite imaging and remote sensing offer unique insights into the Amazon’s complex hydrology. A new review summarizes decades of findings and charts a path forward for new remote sensing missions.

Photograph of a rainforest
Posted inEditors' Vox

New Insights into Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Reanalysis

by Roland Baatz, Harrie-Jan Hendricks-Franssen and Harry Vereecken 10 December 202122 December 2021

Reanalysis data, already used to understand terrestrial processes on the physical land surface, the carbon cycle, and the hydrologic cycle, is now being applied to terrestrial ecosystems.

A picture of rainfall in a tropical rainforest.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Understanding Abrupt Climate Change in the Late Quaternary

by Raymond S. Bradley and Henry F. Diaz 18 November 20218 March 2022

During the late Quaternary period, a series of abrupt climate changes in the tropics and sub-tropics driven by changes in ocean circulation were both dramatic and disruptive.

Photograph of the Sheep Mountain Anticline.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Birth, Growth, and Death of Continents

by Rixiang Zhu, Guochun Zhao, Wenjiao Xiao, Ling Chen and Yanjie Tang 28 October 202128 January 2022

There are various explanations for how the Earth’s continents form, develop, and change but challenges remain in fully understanding the driving forces behind plate tectonics on our planet.

A photograph of polar stratospheric clouds near Kiruna, Sweden.
Posted inEditors' Vox

New Insights into Polar Stratospheric Clouds

by Lamont R. Poole 18 October 202126 April 2022

New satellite observations of polar stratospheric clouds have advanced our understanding of how, when, and where they form, their composition, and their role in ozone depletion.

Figure showing different perspectives on deep learning.
Posted inEditors' Vox

When Deep Learning Meets Geophysics

by J. Ma and S. Yu 1 September 20212 March 2022

Traditional physical models are no longer the only foundational tools for processing geophysical data; “big data” help to reveal the laws of geophysics from new angles with exciting results so far.

A photograph of downtown Los Angeles.
Posted inEditors' Vox

How Anthropogenic Drought Plays Out

by A. AghaKouchak 26 May 202118 February 2022

Drought should be considered and modeled as a process, including human–nature interactions, and not merely a product of water deficit.

从一个位于山间的水库上方的山坡上俯瞰。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

更好地理解干旱

by Elizabeth Thompson 25 May 202118 February 2022

新的模型应该将干旱视为一个过程,而不仅仅是一个结果,并且应该考虑到在现实世界中出现的各种各样的原因、影响和反馈。

Illustration of the Wind spacecraft in front of the magnetosphere that surrounds Earth.
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Wind: Discoveries and Impacts of a Venerable Spacecraft

by L.B. Wilson III 18 May 202127 January 2022

Wind has been one of the most robust, diverse, long-lasting, and impactful heliophysics missions ever to have been carried out.

View from upslope of a water reservoir situated among mountains
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Better Way to Understand Drought

by Elizabeth Thompson 27 April 202118 February 2022

New models should consider drought a process, not merely a product, and should factor in the huge variety of causes, effects, and feedbacks that play out in the real world.

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