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Cryospheric Sciences

Hysteresis For Dummies – Why history matters

Hysteresis For Dummies – Why history matters

Perhaps you have stumbled upon the word ‘hysteresis’ before, for example in connection with the stability behavior of our Earth’s large ice sheets and their long-term effect on global sea-level rise, or the long-term stability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or even in another context outside earth/climate science. Or you might have come across …[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

GMPV ECS online talks: Tuesday 15 December

GMPV ECS online talks: Tuesday 15 December

The 6th edition of the Geochemistry, Minerology, Petrology and Volcanology division’s early career scientists talks will be on Tuesday 15 December 4pm CET. Our speakers are: Giulia Consuma (PhD candidate @ University of Bologna) – Orogenic garnet peridotite: a window to trace carbon and sulfur mobility in fossil continental collision zones  Niamh Faulkner (PhD candidate …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – The Art Of War

The Sassy Scientist – The Art Of War

It has been a while since Sun has published something. With working conditions improved, moral standards raised, publishing does and don’ts altered, the methods of funding acquisition have changed greatly during his quietude too. All puffed up again to get back in the game, Sun seeks to throw his hat in the ring: How can …[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

#vEGU21 – Session in the Spotlight: From minerals to the dynamics of Earth’s interior: linking crystal chemistry, rheology and geodynamics across the scales

#vEGU21 – Session in the Spotlight: From minerals to the dynamics of Earth’s interior: linking crystal chemistry, rheology and geodynamics across the scales

In only 6 weeks the abstracts for the vEGU21 are already due! As always, the submission deadline is approaching way faster than we probably would like to, so it’s about time to think about a session you would like to submit your abstract to. However, in case you have not yet decided where you want …[Read More]

GeoLog

It’s Black in Marine Science Week!

It’s Black in Marine Science Week!

Earlier this summer, as a global society we were reminded; our societies are riddled with inequalities. The deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people over minor infringements of the law if any, flooded our news feeds; Black people like myself were reminded of just how dangerous our world is. The …[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Featured catchment: The Alento Hydrological Observatory in the middle of the Mediterranean Region

Featured catchment: The Alento Hydrological Observatory in the middle of the Mediterranean Region

Importance of investigating water fluxes in Mediterranean catchments MOSAIC (Modeling and Observing a mosaic of processes for Soil and water resources management in the Alento critical zone and Implementing adaptation strategies to climate and land use Changes) is an interdisciplinary research program that was established by the Soil Hydrology Group of University of Naples Federico …[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

TS Must-read – Morgan (1968) Rises, Trenches, Great Faults, and Crustal Blocks

TS Must-read – Morgan (1968) Rises, Trenches, Great Faults, and Crustal Blocks

In his 1968 paper “Rises, Trenches, Great Faults, and Crustal Blocks”, Jason Morgan added the missing pieces of the plate tectonics: the representation of plates’ motion in terms of spherical surface, and plate rigidity. In the very first lines of the paper he describes his contribution as an “extension of the transform fault concept [of …[Read More]

GeoLog

Why is research in Antarctica so important?

Why is research in Antarctica so important?

On the 1st December 1959 the Antarctic Treaty was signed by 12 nations, setting aside nearly 10% of the Earth “forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes… in the interests of all mankind.” In the years that followed more and more countries signed the agreement, until today when the agreement has been signed by …[Read More]