Land subsidence and uplift determine where the Caspian Sea’s coastline shifts the fastest.
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Using Satellite Observations for Attribution of Radiation Changes
Analysis of infrared satellite measurements identifies the climate response to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Speed of Ice Shelf Rifting Controlled by Ocean-Ice Interactions
Scientists report the fastest rate of rift extension yet observed for an Antarctic floating ice shelf and explain why it is far slower than rates expected for brittle ice deformation.
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Challenges and Prospects for Modeling Lake Water Temperature in a Changing Climate
Climate change is having a significant impact on the temperature dynamics of lakes worldwide, affirming the need for accurate modeling to inform management and conservation strategies.
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New Insights on Atmospheric Waves from the Hunga Volcanic Eruption
High temporal resolution geostationary imagery reveals new details of atmospheric waves generated by the January 2022 Hunga volcanic eruption and provides a chronology of the eruption sequence.
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Step Aside, Internal Tides: Supercomputer Modeling Improves Satellite Altimetry Precision
New supercomputer models can provide valuable information about the ocean’s layers and movements, particularly slow moving features such as eddies and currents.
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Iceland’s Recent Eruptions Driven by Tectonic Stress
Magma flow in the magmatic dike near Grindavík was among the fastest recorded. The processes driving that flow could be at play at volcanoes in Hawaii, off the African coast, and anywhere crustal plates split apart.
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Monitoring Polar Ice Change in the Twilight Zone
Landsat’s new extended data collection program is mapping Arctic and Antarctic regions year-round, even in polar twilight.
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Deep Learning Facilitates Earthquake Early Warning
A deep learning model trained with real-time satellite data significantly reduces the time to predict the ground motion of big earthquakes.
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Pre-Season Wet Soil Produces Fire-Prone Conditions
The SMAP satellite shows that wetter-than-normal soil five months prior to wildfires in the western United States increases fuel availability and fire activity when desiccation occurs.