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Microbial catabolic and anabolic utilization of hydrocarbons in deep subseafloor sediments of Guaymas Basin

Guaymas Basin, located off the Gulf of California, is a hydrothermally active marginal basin. Due to steep geothermal gradients and localized heating by sill intrusions, microbial…

The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia Project: A Novel, Rapid, Automated Quantitative Mineralogy Workflow

The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia (HMMA) is the world’s first project aiming to define a continental heavy mineral baseline. It utilises a novel sample processing workflow and au…

Climate- and Weather-Driven Solid-Earth Deformation and Seismicity

There is long-standing interest in the interactions between atmospheric and hydrological processes and solid Earth deformation, including the occurrence of earthquakes. Here, we r…

Knowledge co-production for identifying sustainability indicators and prioritising solutions for food and land system t…

The sustainable transformation of food and land systems requires the rapid implementation and scaling up of a broad suite of solutions to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (S…

Field Report No. 3 - Tabor Tree Project Summary Report 2021

“The Friends of Mt. Tabor Park (FMTP) was organized as a non-profit group* in 2000. Our pur- pose is to improve and help maintain Mt. Tabor Park for the benefit of individuals, or…

Field Report No. 2 - Tabor Tree Project: Citizen Scientists Training

“NASA’s citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists)…

Field Report No. 1 - Tabor Tree Project Report 2021

In this Survey, the Tabor Tree Project identified 130 trees randomly in all 12 zones of the park called Mt. Tabor in Portland, Oregon. The Majority of the Trees at Mt. Tabor Park …

Rano Kao & Ava Ranga Uka: Rapa Nui Report 2014

29 March 2014 Objective: Sampling and testing Rano Kao water depth, evaporation and volume. Compare with previous results from 2005, 2008 and 2014 coring expeditions and detect th…

Superplastic deformation inside the knife-sharp shear bands in mid-crustal granites

We examined the microstructures of three ductile shear bands of granitic composition that deformed under mid-to-upper greenschist facies. These shear bands, from the Bundelkhand C…

Approaching coherent turbulence and the roll-cell transition with Lagrangian coherent structures and objective fluxes

We present the first analysis of objective and material vortices in Large Eddy Simulations of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence. We extract rotating fluid features that mainta…

The influence of fluid inclusions, organics, and calcite fabric on trace element distributions in stalagmites

Growing stalagmites entrap water and organic molecules while incorporating trace elements in diverse crystallographic fabrics. However, the interrelationships between crystal defe…

Site selection of desert solar farms based on heterogeneous sand flux

Site selection for building solar farms in deserts is crucial and must consider the dune threats associated with sand flux, such as sand burial and dust contamination. Understandi…

Progression of the surge in the Negribreen Glacier System from two years of ICESat-2 measurements

The unique measurement capabilities of ICESat-2 allow high spatiotemporal resolution of complex ice-dynamic processes that occur during a surge. Detailed and precise mapping of he…

Coral geochemical response to uplift in the aftermath of the 2005 Nias-Simeulue earthquake

On 28 March 2005, the Indonesian islands of Nias and Simeulue experienced a powerful Mw 8.6 earthquake and widespread co-seismic uplift and subsidence. In areas of coastal uplift …

The ‘hidden story’ in simulating reflected radiance by wind-roughened sea surface: Mobley’s 1999 paper on simulation of…

Remote sensing reflectance (Rrs, in sr-1) is defined as the ratio of water-leaving radiance (Lw) to downwelling irradiance just above the water surface (Es). To measure Rrs, the a…

Integration of Well Log, 3D Static Modeling, and Seismic Data in Characterization of KUKO Field Offshore Niger Delta, N…

The KUKO offshore field in Niger Delta exhibits complex structural deformation and faulting, impacting the exploration and development of reservoirs due to uncertain properties. T…

Digitization of Weather Records of Seungjeongwon Ilgi: A Historical Weather Dynamics Dataset of the Korean Peninsula in…

Historical weather records from Europe indicate that the Earth experienced substantial climate variability, which caused, for instance, the Little Ice Age and the global crisis in…

The importance of anisotropic viscosity in numerical models for olivine textures in shear and subduction deformations

Olivine lattice preferred orientation (LPO), or texture, forms in relation to deformation mechanisms such as dislocation creep and can be observed in the upper mantle as seismic a…

Monitoring surface deformation with spaceborne radar interferometry in landslide complexes: insights from the Brienz/Br…

We performed an extensive analysis of C-Band SAR datasets provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) satellites ERS-1/2, Envisat ASAR, and Sentinel-1 in the period 1992-2020 aimi…

A shift in the Sr isotopic composition of the magmatic source triggering 2019 paroxysmal eruptions at Stromboli Volcano

The persistent volcanic activity of Stromboli Volcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy, is interrupted by paroxysmal eruptions on a decadal interval. In 2019, two strong paroxysms on July …

Two-dimensional ideal magnetohydrodynamic waves on a rotating sphere under a non-Malkus field: I. Continuous spectrum a…

Two-dimensional ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) linear waves at the surface of a rotating sphere are studied as a model to imitate the outermost layer of the Earth'…

Novel observations of East Asian Summer Monsoon evolution during Glacial Termination II from Lake Suigetsu, Japan

Glacial terminations offer a unique opportunity to examine how the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) responds to rapid increases in global temperature and accompanying abrupt clima…

Insights into deglacial East Asian Monsoon seasonality and inter-regional teleconnections from Lake Suigetsu, Japan

The past evolution of the East Asian Monsoon (EAM) was affected by remote climate processes. However, there is uncertainty surrounding these teleconnections and their impact on ea…

CASH Paradox, ReWASH, Bronze-2-Gold and JEDI AWAKENS: introduction of new concepts to enhance the sustainability of the…

Amidst the escalating impacts of climate change and extreme weather events, participatory decision-making in water management stands out as a sustainable approach for disaster ris…

Spaceborne assessment of the Soviet Union's role in the 1990s methane slowdown

Methane is the second most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas, amounting to 60% of the radiative forcing from CO2 since pre-industrial times based on emitted compound. Global …

Complementary classifications of aeolian dunes based on morphology, dynamics, and fluid mechanics

Dunes form where winds blow over a bed of mobile sediment grains – conditions that are common in our solar system. On Earth, dunes abound in arid continental interiors and a…

Temporal and Spatial Satellite Data Augmentation for Deep Learning-Based Rainfall Nowcasting

Climate change has been associated with alterations in precipitation patterns and increased vulnerability to floods and droughts. The need for improvements in forecasting and moni…

Clarifying the trophic state concept to advance freshwater science, management, and interdisciplinary collaboration acr…

For over a century, ecologists have used the concept of trophic state (TS) to characterize an aquatic ecosystem’s biological productivity. Because measuring productivity can be ch…

The Application of Wavelet Deconvolution for Noise Reduction in Seismic Data

Seismic data plays a crucial role in investigating subsurface geological structures, but it is often contaminated by noise that reduces interpretability. This study investigates t…

The contemporary stable isotope hydrology of Lake Suigetsu and surrounding catchment (Japan) and its implications for s…

The Lake Suigetsu sediment cores exemplify a high-quality archive of palaeoclimatic change in East Asia during the past 150 ka. Robust interpretation of stable isotope-based proxy…

Fuzzy classification of countries according to their sustainable economic potential: application of the Solow-Swan and …

The pollution and the progressive depletion of resources are global problems that affect all humanity, but their approach is affected by the different sociopolitical and economic …

Persistent Global Greening Over the Last Four Decades Using Novel Long-term Vegetation Index Data with Enhanced Tempora…

Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite observations have provided the longest global daily records from the 1980s, but the remaining temporal inconsistency in …

Revisiting the 2015 Mw=8.3 Illapel earthquake: Unveiling complex fault slip properties using Bayesian inversion.

The 2015 moment magnitude Mw=8.3 Illapel earthquake is the largest mega-thrust earthquake that has been recorded along the Chilean subduction zone since the 2010 M_W=8.8 Maule ear…

Lower-Crustal Normal Faulting and Lithosphere Rheology in the Atlas Foreland

Earthquakes beneath the foreland basins of the Andes and Tibet follow a simple pattern, with normal-faulting events from 0--20 km depth and reverse-faulting events from 30--50 km …

Geological evidence confirms the staircase patterns of Earth’s rotation deceleration from the Neoproterozoic to the Mes…

Due to tidal dissipation, the Earth’s rotation has been slowing down, but the past rates of this process remain subject of debate. Here we conducted a comprehensive cyclostratigra…

Flight quotas outperform focused mitigation strategies in reducing the carbon footprint of academic travel

The carbon footprint of academia has become a prominent concern and a burgeoning research area, with a notable focus on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from research-related travel…

Modelling lateral meltwater flow and superimposed ice formation atop Greenland's near-surface ice slabs

At high elevations on the Greenland ice sheet meltwater percolates and refreezes in place, and hence does not contribute to mass loss. However, meltwater generation and associated…

Contemporary and Relic Waters Strongly Decoupled in Arid Alpine Environments

Deciphering the dominant controls on interconnections between groundwater, surface water, and climate is critical to understanding water cycles in arid environments, yet persisten…

The Holocene to Modern Fraser River Delta, Canada: Geological History, Processes, Deposits, Natural Hazards, and Coasta…

The Fraser River Delta (FRD) is a large sedimentary system and home to Metro Vancouver, situated within the unceded territories of several First Nations. This review provides an o…

Thermo-hydraulic analysis of desiccation cracked soil strata considering ground temperature and moisture dynamics under…

Global warming and climate change significantly affect ground temperature and flow patterns. Moreover, areas prone to cracking experience intensified temperature and moisture vari…

Benthic habitat mapping: A review of three decades of mapping biological patterns on the seafloor

What is benthic habitat mapping, how is it accomplished, and how has that changed over time? We query the published literature to answer these questions and synthesize the results…

Revisiting oxygen-18 and clumped isotopes in planktic and benthic foraminifera

Foraminiferal isotopes are widely used to study past oceans, with different species recording conditions at different depths. Their δ18O values record both seawater oxygen-18 and …

The Balanced Billion

There is a mid-Proterozoic stretch of Earth’s history (roughly 1.9–0.9 Ga) called, non-affectionately, the “boring billion”. The moniker was first inspired several decades ago by …

Combined genomic and imaging techniques show intense arsenic enrichment caused by detoxification in a microbial mat of …

Microbial mats and microbialites are essential tools for reconstructing early life and its environments. To better understand microbial trace element cycling, a microbial mat was …

Reliability of Raman analyses of CO2-dominated fluid inclusions as a rapid barometer at Kīlauea

Interpreting signals of volcanic unrest requires knowledge of the architecture of the magmatic system, particularly the depths at which magmas are stored. Such information can als…

Reproducing the Mid-Piacenzian Warm Period Climate in the 2020s.

The current expectation of climatologists is that levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases, such as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), will corres…

No respite from permafrost-thaw impacts in absence of a global tipping point

Arctic permafrost, the largest non-seasonal component of Earth’s cryosphere, contains a significant climate-sensitive carbon pool. Its potential for loss due to climatic changes l…

Space-time data-driven modeling of precipitation-induced shallow landslides in South Tyrol, Italy

Shallow landslides represent potentially damaging processes in mountain areas worldwide. These geomorphic processes are usually caused by a combination of predisposing, preparator…

Accuracy of UAV mapping of Natura 2000 forest, wetland and grassland habitats: Do we need more seasons or more spectral…

Mapping and monitoring of Natura 2000 habitats (Habitat Directive 92/43/EEC) is one of the key activities to ensure the protection of natural habitats in Europe. Remote sensing ca…

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