EGU Blogs

Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

NPG Paper of the Month: “Application of a local attractor dimension to reduced space strongly coupled data assimilation for chaotic multiscale systems”

Tommaso Alberti April 23, 2020

This month the NPG Paper of the Month award is achieved by Courtney Quinn for her paper “Application of a local attractor dimension to reduced space strongly coupled data assimilation for chaotic multiscale systems” (https://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/27/51/2020/). Dr. Courtney obtained her PhD in Mathematics at the University of Exeter (UK) researching critical transitions in dynamical systems. She …[Read More]

GeoLog

#shareEGU20: how to participate in the live-streamed sessions

Chloe Hill April 23, 2020

The foundation of Sharing Geoscience Online, as the name of course suggests, is interacting with other scientists, whether via the presentation materials you upload, comments you exchange with colleagues, and/or the live text chats scheduled for each session. In addition to the text-based interactions, all week you’ll also be able to participate in a series …[Read More]

GeoLog

#shareEGU20: comments on your display presentation

Hazel Gibson April 22, 2020

Now that you have uploaded your presentation materials, you might start to get some comments! This is great news and is exactly how we hope people will use our format to share ideas about their research. If you are wondering about how you will be informed that your display presentation has comments, how to reply …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Geodynamics – What does it really mean?

Colin Hardy and edited by Iris van Zelst April 22, 2020

We are all studying geodynamics, but what does that really mean? Do we limit ourselves to the mantle? The lithosphere? The equations we solve? In this Wit & Wisdom post, Colin Hardy, PhD student in fluid dynamics at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, makes his case for an often forgotten boundary condition of mantle …[Read More]

GeoLog

#shareEGU20: publication and copyright

Hazel Gibson April 21, 2020

Several questions have come up recently about uploading materials to #shareEGU20 and what that means in terms of copyright protections and publication. So we have decided to address two of the biggest questions here: Will sharing my content on #shareEGU20 affect my chance of publishing it later? Short answer: No, it shouldn’t. Long answer: …[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

#ShareEGU20: An online EGU General assembly?

Hannah Davies and Anne Pluymakers April 21, 2020

In mid-March it was decided that the EGU conference in Vienna was to be cancelled, with an alternative proposed, the online GA. Being the first EGU general assembly to be held online, many people are doubtful about many aspects, such as how the conference will be organised and conducted. EGU has been providing answers to …[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

#ShareEGU20: How to turn your research into an attractive display

Silvia Brizzi and Elenora van Rijsingen April 21, 2020

In response to the growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus and travel restrictions, in-person attendance for the EGU General Assembly 2020 in Vienna has been cancelled. The conference is instead being transformed into a virtual event, where attendees can remotely share their research by uploading presentation material online. Let’s be honest: digital alternatives …[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

EGU 2020: Sharing Geoscience Online, NhET activities

Vale Cigala April 20, 2020

We are currently living uncertain times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we hope that you and your relatives are healthy and safe. As you may know by now, the physical EGU 2020 General Assembly was cancelled. To keep science in the front line, provide a discussion and sharing platform also at these times, it …[Read More]

WaterUnderground

Re-thinking watersheds from the bottom up

WaterUnderground 20th April 2020

n a recent commentary published in Water Resources Research, a group of us asked the question: “Where is the bottom of a watershed?” Discussions around the role of deeper groundwater in the hydrologic cycle within this group were triggered by a lecture that Jennifer McIntosh delivered at the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Water …[Read More]

GeoLog

Imaggeo on Mondays: A window to ice and fire

Wuquan Cui April 20, 2020

Brown Bluff is a basalt tuya located on the Tabarin Peninsula of northern Antarctica. This site supports a breeding colony of about 20,000 pairs of adelie penguins and about 550 pairs of gentoo penguins. Geologically speaking, Brown Bluff is simply fascinating. The towering bluffs were the result of an explosive volcanic eruption under ice. Large …[Read More]