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SSP
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Congo Canyon: A Chat with Dr Steve Simmons

January 11, 2020
Congo Canyon: A Chat with Dr Steve Simmons

It is always an interesting period when the time comes around for me to write my blog for the SSP page. My research is predominantly in numerical modelling, which would be interesting if I was modelling awesome natural phenomena, but I don’t. I general assess the sensitivities of the numerical models to different sorts of uncertainty and whilst this is important work for understanding the outputs ...[Read More]

CR
Cryospheric Sciences

Did you know? – Ocean bathymetry can control Antarctic mass loss!

January 10, 2020
Did you know? – Ocean bathymetry can control Antarctic mass loss!

Ice shelves (the floating parts of the Antarctic ice sheet) play a fundamental role in the stability of the Antarctic ice sheet (see this post) and, therefore, its contribution to global sea-level rise. They lose mass primarily through melting at their bases, which are in contact with the ocean. This thins them and makes them more vulnerable, reducing their stabilising potential and causing more i ...[Read More]

HS
Hydrological Sciences

Andreas Hartmann (EGU ECS Awardee) on Doing What You Love Will Pay Off

January 8, 2020
Andreas Hartmann (EGU ECS Awardee) on Doing What You Love Will Pay Off

Andreas Hartmann makes a point to attend Hofer Filmtage – or the Hof International Film Festival – every year to keep up a tradition he started when he was 12. As a professor, he sets down research to make the yearly pilgrimage to his German hometown to visit with his best friends and family. This year, he couldn’t completely separate from work. After getting out of a film, he got a note saying th ...[Read More]

SM
Seismology

…ever thought of becoming a guest writer?

January 6, 2020
…ever thought of becoming a guest writer?

Why guest writers? Seismology opens a window into volcanic, tectonic, oceanic, atmospheric and artificial processes. Spanning from the generation of earthquakes, to their environmental effects, to the most hidden phenomena inside Earth, Seismology involves different scales in time and space. Different studies, different stories and different perspectives for a broader overview on the latest discov ...[Read More]

BG
Biogeosciences

EGU2020 BG Sessions in the spotlight: Stable isotopes

January 6, 2020
EGU2020 BG Sessions in the spotlight: Stable isotopes

The deadline for EGU 2020 abstract submissions is coming closer – today we highlight sessions focused on the application of (stable) isotope tracers to questions in biogeoscience.   First, for those of you who use light stable isotopes, there is session BG2.8 Application of Stable Isotopes in Biogeosciences, co-organized by HS13, co-sponsored by EAG and convened by Michael E. Böttcher, ...[Read More]

BG
Biogeosciences

EGU2020 BG Sessions in the spotlight: Global P and N cycles

January 2, 2020
EGU2020 BG Sessions in the spotlight: Global P and N cycles

The EGU 2020 abstract submissions are open until January 15. Here, we’ll highlight the planned Biogeoscience (BG) sessions. Stay tuned and find the session for your abstract!   Today’s focus is on the more general BG-sessions for those of you dealing with the important nutrient cycles. First, BG1.2: Nitrogen cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems: microbiological processes, gas fluxes, ...[Read More]

HS
Hydrological Sciences

2019 Recap of the HS Blog

December 31, 2019

Let’s look back on the first 22 HS blog posts published since our first Welcome to the HS division blog post in March. First and foremost, thanks to all the authors who contributed to the successful start of our blog in 2019! We hope to continue with the fortnightly publication of posts covering various topics related to hydrological sciences. If you have an idea for a topic, would like to write s ...[Read More]

NH
Natural Hazards

Behind the scene: knowing the President of the EGU Natural Hazard Division – Ira Didenkulova!

December 30, 2019
Behind the scene: knowing the President of the EGU Natural Hazard Division – Ira Didenkulova!

In this last post of 2019, I have the pleasure to ask some questions to Ira Didenkulova, the President of the EGU Natural Hazards division who has been recently elected for a second mandate.   Ira, can you introduce yourself and tell what led you the position of EGU Natural Hazard (NH) Division president? What are the main challenges you had and what’s next for the NH division? It seems this ...[Read More]

BG
Biogeosciences

EGU2020 BG Sessions in the spotlight: Permafrost

December 30, 2019
EGU2020 BG Sessions in the spotlight: Permafrost

The EGU 2020 abstract submissions are open until January 15. Here, we’ll highlight the planned biogeoscience (BG) sessions. Stay tuned and find the session for your abstract! Today’s focus is on permafrost. These perennially frozen regions span the Arctic, the Tibetan Plateau, and mountain regions throughout the globe. Permafrost is highly vulnerable to current and future climate change and could ...[Read More]