EGU Blogs

Hydrological Sciences

Join the Early Career Scientist Representative (ECS Rep) Team of the Hydrological Sciences (HS) Division of EGU

Christina Orieschnig February 15, 2024

With the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna (April 14-19) approaching fast, it’s time to assemble the new team to represent Early Career Scientists (ECS) of the Hydrological Sciences Division! We’re looking for a new ECS representative, as well as team members to coordinate social media, our newsletter, online campfires, and …[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

TS Must-Read – Mancktelow (2008): Tectonic pressure: Theoretical concepts and modelled examples

The Must-read team February 15, 2024

Neil Mancktelow published this Must-Read paper on the concept of “tectonic pressure” in 2008. The paper reviews previous work and theoretical concepts published on this fundamental topic. Additionally, numerical models that estimate the magnitude of tectonic pressure variations are presented for several realistic natural structures, such as folds, boudins, and inclusions. The premise of tectonic …[Read More]

GeoLog

AI-based tools in scientific publishing: to what extent can we rely on them?

Eduardo Queiroz Alves February 14, 2024

Academic publishing has considerably evolved in response to technological developments. Current discussions revolve around the rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools or Large Language Models (LLM). They exceed the capabilities of simple spelling and grammar checkers or translation software and their use in the publication process has several implications that need to be considered. …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

H2 production associated with mantle wedge hydration in subduction zones

Alexis Gauthier and edited by Betti Hegyi February 14, 2024

Dihydrogen (H2) is a promising source of energy that may allow reducing carbon emissions in industry and transportation. Artificial production methods have been explored, natural sources of H2 (also called white dihydrogen) offer a more eco-friendly and cost-effective production process. In this week’s blog post, Alexis Gauthier, a PhD student from ISTeP, France, is discussing …[Read More]

GMPV

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Tuesday 27th February 11am CET

GMPV ECS Campfires Team February 13, 2024

Mark your calendar! We have prepared the first edition of the ECS Tips Campfire of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology division, which will take place on Tuesday 27th February at 11am CET on Zoom. This special edition will be dedicated to Outreach & science communication, during which three scientists will present their outreach activities …[Read More]

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Seismology

Earthquake Watch: Seismicity in the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

EGU Guest blogger February 13, 2024

For this Earthquake Watch we are very happy to have Yesim Cubuk-Sabuncu write about the seismicity around the recent eruptions in the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland! Yesim is a postdoctoral researcher in seismology at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, Service and Research Division since 2019. She obtained her Ph.D. in Geophysical Engineering at the Istanbul Technical University, …[Read More]

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Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

Interviews with Women in Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences: Exploring Inspiration and Challenges

Mireia Ginesta-Fernandez February 11, 2024

In celebration of Women in Science day, we delve into the experiences and insights of five accomplished women scientists in the field of Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences: Prof. Bérengère Dubrulle, Dr. Vera Melinda Galfi, Dr. Giorgia di Capua, Dr. Meriem Krouma, and Anupama K Xavier. Through a series of interviews, these women share their journeys, …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoPolicy: Fluvial geomorphology and its potential for policy impact

Grace Skirrow and Chloe Hill February 9, 2024

In this month’s GeoPolicy blog post, Dr Grace Skirrow outlines how researchers can share their expertise with environmental regulators to have policy impact and the role that fluvial geomorphology can play in policy decisions. Fluvial Geomorphology and why it is relevant for policymakers Fluvial Geomorphology (“fluvial”, derived from the Latin “fluvialis”, meaning “of the river”) …[Read More]

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Geodesy

High resolution terrestrial water storage changes from combination of GRACE and models

Khosro Ghobadi-Far, edited by Öykü Koç and Bramha Dutt Vishwakarma February 7, 2024

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission (2002-2017) consisted of two satellites at ~500 km altitude separated by 200 km, following each other in the same orbit. The distance between the two GRACE satellites changes because of the gravitational pull of the masses beneath the satellites. As such, mass changes at or near …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Animating the past using numerical modeling

João Pedro Macedo Silva and edited by Jamison Assunção February 7, 2024

The human lifespan is too short compared to the geological time. To comprehend long-term phenomena, numerical modeling emerges as an imperative approach. But, there are several ways for visualizing the output of these models. Among these, animations stand out as a powerful tool, allowing us to watch the dynamic evolution of our planet over geological …[Read More]