Hydrology has evolved as a transdisciplinary, data-driven science in a remarkably short period of time.
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Making the First National Seafloor Habitat Map
Seamap Australia integrates seafloor maps with information on plant and animal habitats, environmental stressors, and resource management to create a first-of-its-kind resource.
Strategies for Conducting 21st Century Oceanographic Research
Planning a research cruise requires extensive coordination among research teams, ship operators, funding agencies, logistics companies, and international government entities.
Collaboration Reveals What’s Beneath the Surface
How do scientists look underground? Answering questions about Earth’s interior requires an attack from many angles.
Preparing Graduate Students for 21st Century Climate Conversations
Graduate students at the University of Washington are becoming skilled in interdisciplinary climate science and finding opportunities to collaborate outside the academy.
Soil Moisture Data Sets Become Fertile Ground for Applications
An integrated data platform harmonizes many disparate soil moisture data sets to better inform disaster response planners, climate scientists and meteorologists, farmers, and others.
SciArt: Teaching Across the Interface
A new program brings undergraduates together to collaborate across disciplines and to see their respective fields with new eyes.
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean
1st National Workshop on Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean; Rome, Italy, 5–6 July 2018
Recognizing an Architect of the Age of Informatics
A look back at the life of Greg Leptoukh, pioneer of informatics, and a look ahead to the field’s future through the annual lecture at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018 dedicated to Leptoukh.
Facilitating Field-Scale Experiments in Volcano Hazards
Multidisciplinary Volcano Hazards Experiments at the Geohazards Field Station; Amherst and Springville, New York, 24–27 July 2018