Tag Archives: Geophysics

Forecasting steam-burst eruptions

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

Satellite data can pinpoint the locations of potentially life-threatening geothermal events.   Continue reading →

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An eruption mechanism for underwater volcanoes

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

A new model explains how some lava that rises from the seafloor eventually sinks back down.   Continue reading →

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Move a plateau, change a climate

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

Climate models explore how changes in the Tibetan Plateau’s latitudinal position and elevation may have affected ancient Asia’s climate. Continue reading →

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The history of a monsoon-inducing plateau

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

The East Asian monsoon evolved in response to changes in the latitude and elevation of the Tibetan Plateau.  Read more in Physics Today…

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Squeezing oil from stone

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

A laboratory experiment offers guidance for how to maximize oil extraction through the injection of water.   Continue reading →

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Identifying avalanche tipping points

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

The balance between snow depth and surface slope is the key to how avalanches behave. Continue reading →

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Decoding an asteroid’s magnetic history

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Meteorite samples show that metal asteroids exhibited dynamo activity while they solidified from the outside in. Continue reading →

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Continental rift exposes mantle melting at work

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

Changes in the degree of melting of mantle rock explain uplift and subsidence patterns in New Zealand’s Taupo Volcanic Zone. Continue reading →

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Sea turtles don’t just go with the flow

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

Satellite data reveal that the marine reptiles change their behavior to interact with currents. Continue reading →

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Carbon speeds through the ocean’s twilight zone

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

New measurements show how the sinking velocities of organic matter in the water vary with depth, region, and season. Continue reading →

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