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Radionuclide contamination in flood sediment deposits in the coastal rivers draining the main radioactive pollution plu…
Abstract. Artificial radionuclides including radiocesium (134Cs and 137Cs) and radiosilver (110mAg) were released into the environment following the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear pow…
Reconciling North Atlantic climate modes: revised monthly indices for the East Atlantic and the Scandinavian patterns b…
Abstract. Climate variability in the North Atlantic sector is commonly ascribed to the North Atlantic Oscillation. However, recent studies have shown that taking into account the …
The pan-Arctic catchment database (ARCADE)
Abstract. The Arctic is rapidly changing. Outside the Arctic, large-sample catchment databases have transformed catchment science from focusing on local case studies to more syste…
Grüneisen parameter formalism in the study of the Earth's core formation: a sensitivity study
The Grüneisen parameter is an important parameter for the thermal state and evolution of the core, but its uncertainties and their implications are sometimes overlooked . Several …
Long-term trends of ambient nitrate (NO <sub>3</sub> <sup>−</sup> …
Abstract. High loadings of nitrate (NO3-) in the aerosol over China significantly exacerbate the air quality and pose a great threat to ecosystem safety through dry–wet deposition…
A detailed streamflow and groundwater salinity dataset for Muttama Creek Catchment, NSW, Australia
Abstract. Dryland salinity remains a major global natural resource management concern, and which is amplified in Australia. However, limited detailed space-time data sets with obs…
An inventory of phreatomagmatic volcanoes in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
The formation of phreatomagmatic volcanoes (PVs) usually involves small volumes of magma but also very violent eruptive activity. Along the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) the …
A database of marine macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the highly productive island of S…
Abstract. We present a database from substantial collections of macronutrient data made on 20 oceanographic cruises, primarily from around the island of South Georgia and the Scot…
RAPSODI: radiosonde atmospheric profiles from ship and island platforms during ORCESTRA, collected to Decipher the IT…
Abstract. The RAPSODI (Radiosonde Atmospheric Profiles from Ship and island platforms during ORCESTRA, collected to Decipher the ITCZ) radiosonde dataset was collected during the …
ALTICAP: a new global satellite altimetry product for coastal applications
Abstract. Observing sea level and its variations is of great importance for many scientific, societal and economic issues. This data paper presents a new coastal high resolution S…
Sink of eddy energy by submesoscale sea surface temperature variability in a coupled regional model
Air-sea interaction impacts ocean energetics via modifications to the exchange of momentum and buoyancy. Prior work at the submesoscale has largely focused on mechanisms related t…
MODIS daily cloud-gap-filled fractional snow cover dataset of the Asian Water Tower region (2000–2022)
Abstract. Accurate long-term daily cloud-gap-filled fractional snow cover products are essential for climate change and snow hydrological studies in the Asian Water Tower (AWT) re…
An observational record of global gridded near-surface air temperature change over land and ocean from 1781
Abstract. We present a new gridded data set of air temperature change across global land and ocean extending back to the 1780s. This data set, called the GloSAT reference analysis…
Tracing Andean Origins: A Machine Learning Framework for Lead Isotopes
This study uses machine learning techniques to facilitate the geolocation of Andean lead isotopes, a novel approach in this geographical context. Two predictive models for latitud…
Development of a standard database of reference sites for validating global burned area products
Abstract. Over the past 2 decades, several global burned area products have been produced and released to the public. However, the accuracy assessment of such products largely dep…
Generation of global 1 km daily land surface–air temperature difference and sensible heat flux products from 2000 to …
Abstract. Accurate estimation of land surface sensible heat flux (H) is crucial for comprehending the dynamics of surface energy transfer and the cycles of water and carbon. Yet, …
Monitoring the Earth's deformation with the SPOTGINS series
Abstract. A distributed Global Navigation Satellite System analysis center, designated SPOTGINS, has been established by several research groups that utilize the GINS software and…
A first global height-resolved cloud condensation nuclei data set derived from spaceborne lidar measurements
Abstract. We present a global multiyear height-resolved data set of aerosol-type-specific cloud condensation nuclei concentrations (nCCN) estimated from the spaceborne lidar aboar…
Elevation change of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: 1985 to 2020
Abstract. The largest uncertainty in future projections of sea level change comes from the uncertain response of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to the warming oceans and atmosphere. The …
Evolution of the ESA CCI Soil Moisture climate data records and their underlying merging methodology
Abstract. The European Space Agency's Climate Change Initiative for Soil Moisture (ESA CCI SM) merging algorithm generates consistent quality-controlled long-term (1978–2018) clim…
Decadal and spatially complete global surface chlorophyll- <i>a</i> data record…
Abstract. Decadal-scale satellite-based climate data records of chlorophyll-a (chl-a), an essential climate variable, are now readily available at high accuracy and precision. The…
Statistical atlas of European agriculture: gridded data from the agricultural census 2020 and the spatial distribution …
Abstract. International organizations have voiced the need to integrate geographical information from agricultural holdings into official statistics to gain a better understanding…
HydroRTC: A Web-Based Data Transfer and Communication Library for Collaborative Data Processing and Sharing in the Hyd…
The exponential growth in data generated by satellites, radars, sensors, and analysis and reanalysis from model outputs for the hydrological domain requires efficient real-time da…
AxiSEM3D - an introduction to using the code and its applications
Welcome to the wonderful world of AxiSEM3D, a flexible, high-performance computational method for solving the elastodynamic wave equation in three-dimensional, hetereogeneous medi…
The effect of different meteorological factors on the concentrations of air pollutants.
The concentration of harmful air pollutants is increasing and one of the reasons is meteorological factors. It is necessary to identify how much influence factors like wind speed,…
Field geology under the sea with a remotely operated vehicle: Mona Rift, Puerto Rico
We implemented concepts of field geology at great ocean depths by constructing virtual outcrops from a string of overlapping video frames collected by remotely operated vehicles (…
A review on how Big Data can help to monitor the environment and to mitigate risks due to climate change
Climate change triggers a wide range of hydrometeorological, glaciological and geophysical processes that span across vast spatiotemporal scales. With the advances in technology a…
Coral Ba/Ca reflected the past earthquake and tsunami on Kikai Island in 1911
Natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis significantly affect coral reefs and marine ecosystems. The Ryukyu Islands, including Kikai Island and the surrounding coral reefs,…
Spatiotemporal forecast of extreme events in a chaotic dynamical model of slow slip events
Seismic and aseismic slip events result from episodic slips on faults and are often chaotic due to stress heterogeneity. Their predictability in nature is a widely open question. …
Reconciling ultra-emitter detections from two aerial hyperspectral imaging surveys in the Permian Basin
Reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations is key to minimizing the climate impact of fossil fuels. Two comprehensive aerial studies in 2019 in the Permian Basin revea…
On evaporation kinetics of multicomponent aerosols: Characteristic times and implications for volatility measurements.
This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the evaporation of individual compounds from an aerosol in vapor-free conditions, demonstrating that the evaporation of mixture compo…
ND70 Series Basaltic Glass Reference Materials for Volatile Element (H2O, CO2, S, Cl, F) Measurement and the C Ionisati…
We present a new set of reference materials, the ND70-series, for in situ measurement of volatile elements (H2O, CO2, S, Cl, F) in silicate glass of basaltic composition. The mate…
Executive Summary: The Anthropocene Epoch and Crawfordian Age: proposals by the Anthropocene Working Group
This is the Executive Summary of a report produced by the membership of the Anthropocene Working Group as part of a submission to the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy to s…
Brittle origin of off-fault fractures during the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence
According to the classical Mohr-Coulomb-Anderson theory, faults form at an angle from the largest regional compressive stress that is approximately 30° for most rocks. However, re…
Experimental method for quantifying macroplastic fragmentation in rivers
Direct field measurements of macroplastic fragmentation during its transport in rivers are unavailable, and there is no method to perform such measurements. Recent theoretical wor…
A Multiplex Rupture Sequence under Complex Fault Network due to Preceding Earthquake Swarms during the 2024 Mw 7.5 Noto…
A devastating earthquake with moment magnitude 7.5 occurred in the Noto Peninsula in central Japan on 1 January 2024. We estimate the rupture evolution of this earthquake from tel…
Assessing the mean output rate (MOR) of past effusive basaltic eruptions - a look at the postglacial volcanism of the R…
Volcanological approaches for assessing the effusion rate of past effusive volcanism are of great importance, to enable proper evaluation of the eruption magnitude and past tecton…
Different growth response of mountain rangeland habitats to annual weather fluctuations
An accurate long-term monitoring of mountain rangelands is of primary importance for biodiversity conservation and sustainability of pastoral land use. In this study, we investiga…
Turbulence and mixing from neighbouring stratified shear layers
Studies of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) have typically modeled the initial mean flow as an isolated stratified shear layer. However, geophysical flows frequently exhibit mul…
Carbon dioxide migration along faults at the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project revealed using time shift analysis of sei…
Large scale geological storage of CO2 is being deployed worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Previous modelling studies have investigated the potential …
Geospatial Modeling and Mapping of Soil Erosion in India
Soil erosion generally removes the topmost fertile layer of soil, affecting agricultural productivity on a larger scale. As a significant portion of the Indian economy depends on …
Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under future climate change
Wildfire activity has increased in the US and is projected to accelerate under future climate change. However, our understanding of the impacts of climate change on wildfire smoke…
The Virtual Water Gallery: Art as a catalyst for transforming knowledge and behaviour in water and climate
Water is life. Water-related challenges, such as droughts, floods, water quality degradation, permafrost thaw and glacier melt, exacerbated by climate change, affect everyone. It …
Natural sampling and aliasing of marine geochemical signals
It is well known that the sedimentary rock record is both incomplete and biased. Correlation between geographically distinct records is problematic in the absence of absolute age …
The Great Oxidation Event (GOE): Biogeochemical Feedback and Tipping Points
Approximately 1.4 Ga after life first appeared, atmospheric O2 suddenly jumped by more than an order of magnitude over a 20-50 Ma period. The contrast between these two timescales…
Lunar Crater Detection Using YOLOv8 Deep Learning
In lunar exploration missions, the detection of lunar craters is essential for scientific inquiry, navigation, and terrain analysis. Conventional approaches for identifying crater…
Linking local climate scenarios to global warming levels: Applicability, prospects and uncertainties
Global warming levels (GWLs) are increasingly becoming a central concept in climate change studies. In recent years, their integrative quality for climate change impact analysis h…
Evaluation of the Sentinel-1 SAR image processing algorithms performance
The following paper discussed the performance of previously developed SAR algorithms applied to Sentinel-1 imagery. The outputs of algorithms were correlated to top-performing Sen…
The long journey of a benzodiazepine
Medications make up 12-25% of health care’s greenhouse gas emissions production. By utilizing a life cycle analysis approach, this article lays out each step of production a…
Assessing the Earthquake Recording Capability of an Ocean-bottom Distributed Acoustic Sensing Array in the Sanriku regi…
Sparse seismic instrumentation in the oceans limits our understanding of the Earth’s dynamics. The emerging technology of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS), which can turn existi…
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