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Cryospheric Sciences

A ‘Ticking Bomb’: Understanding the 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim Himalaya

Two photos of a glacial lake, on the left in 2022 and on the right in 2013, visually smaller.

  In this week’s blog post, Dr. Remya S N and Dr. Vishnu Nandan talk about how optical and radar satellite images were used to characterize the very recent catastrophic Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) from the South Lhonak Lake in the Indian Himalaya before and after the flooding and highlight the importance of timely …[Read More]

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Geodesy

Geodetic reference frames – Why do we need them?

Geodetic reference frames – Why do we need them?

  A geodetic reference frame provides the foundation for determining positions on Earth and in space, as well as for reliably quantifying our planet’s changes due to geodynamic processes and ongoing climate change. The ITRF ensures a uniform basis to tackle current and future challenges, including a wide range of location-based applications (navigation, traffic and …[Read More]

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Geomorphology

A Day in the Life – Riccardo Reitano

A Day in the Life – Riccardo Reitano

This blog post is part of our series: “A day in the life of a geomorphologist” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily or Emma, if you’d like to contribute on this topic, or others.  by Riccardo Reitano, PostDoc Researcher, University of Rome “Roma Tre”    Email: riccardo.reitano@uniroma3.it …[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Recipe to quantify calibration errors in a time-dependent ice sheet model

Recipe to quantify calibration errors in a time-dependent ice sheet model

Ice sheet models are awesome tools that help us learn and predict the fate of ice sheets under human-induced climate change. However, all models have errors. What types of uncertainties exist in an ice sheet model and how can we quantify some of them efficiently? Check out our recipe to quantify one type of uncertainty …[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoPolicy: From research to regulation – unpacking the EU Soil Directive

GeoPolicy: From research to regulation – unpacking the EU Soil Directive

This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post unpacks the Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience, it’s impacts from research to regulation and how scientists can get involved with it. It can be challenging for scientists to understand and engage with the European policymaking process. The intricacies and nuances of the legislative process, with its numerous institutions, committees, …[Read More]