Geodynamics

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NetherMod Day 2 – The science starts

Editorial team 1 August 28, 2017

Lakeview from the hotel by Yue Zhao

Today’s NetherMod update is written by Yue Zhao. She did her MSc at Utrecht University and is now a PhD at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. To study the thermal evolution of the Moon, she incorporates high temperature and pressure experimental results from her group into numerical models of lunar mantle convection. After a wonderful ice-breaking evening in the glimmering setting sun over ...[Read More]

The eastern Mediterranean: What’s in a name?

Editorial team 1 August 16, 2017

Image Credit: modified by Anne Glerum after NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens.

Every 8 weeks we turn our attention to a Remarkable Region that deserves a spot in the scientific limelight. To kick off this series, Anne Glerum introduces us to the eastern Mediterranean, which has been a natural laboratory for generations of scientists. The name of our Remarkable Region is quite descriptive: it designates the region around and including the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea ...[Read More]