Research Spotlights Archive

Climate Change

Scientists exploring Arctic sea ice in 2005.

19 March 2018

Sea Ice Loss Suppresses Some Effects of Climate Change

Polar amplification could counteract weather patterns shifting toward the poles.

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Biogeosciences

Erosion eats away at the permafrost of Canada’s Yukon Coastal Plain

16 March 2018

Carbon Release from Permafrost Erosion Along the Yukon Coast

New findings highlight the need to account for large amounts of ground ice contained in frozen soil when assessing Arctic carbon cycling.

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Geohealth

Researchers assess the data gaps that obscure scientific understanding of how solid-fuel use can harm human health

15 March 2018

Solid-Fuel Use Puts Human Health at Risk

Data gaps obscure the full extent of deaths caused by heating homes with wood and other solid fuels.

Biogeosciences

Researchers study the Prairie-Pothole Region of North America to assess water resource management across the continent.

15 March 2018

Prairies, Potholes, and Public Policy

Studying the Prairie-Pothole Region of North America could help improve water resource management across the continent.

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Geology & Geophysics

Researchers examine how mantle upwelling under oceanic transform faults stabilizes these boundaries.

13 March 2018

Widespread Mantle Upwelling Beneath Oceanic Transform Faults

A global characterization of mantle flow patterns beneath active oceanic transforms suggests pervasive upwelling stabilizes divergent plate boundaries by warming and weakening these enigmatic features.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Researchers study how sunlight and wind impact evaporation in the Dead Sea.

9 March 2018

Dead Sea Provides Unique Insights on Water Evaporation

Scientists study the impacts of sunlight and wind on evaporation at one of Earth’s most unusual lakes.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Researchers compare two model scenarios to assess the role of a “moist shell” in storm development

6 March 2018

Modeling Storm Evolution

A “moist shell” makes all the difference in how some storms evolve.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

The first field measurements of deep-sea turbidity currents reveal the mechanism behind how they transport sediment so far.

2 March 2018

How Do Deep-Sea Gravity Currents Transport Sediment So Far?

The first field measurements of turbidity currents flowing around submarine channel bends indicate spiral flow plays a key role in keeping sediment suspended for hundreds of kilometers.

Biogeosciences