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Geodesy

PhD abroad: Shuxian Liu

A graphical illustration in watercolour optic with human silhouettes in different colours, and several smaller elements such as an ocean and a satellite.

Doing a PhD is a challenge in itself. Doing it in another country, away from family and friends, is even harder. Handling the requirements of academia while adjusting to a new culture, language, and way of life can be overwhelming at times. But, doing a PhD abroad is not defined by challenges alone. A new …[Read More]

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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Behind the Poster: Extending the Wave Telescope – An Interview with EGU 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Leonard Schulz

Behind the Poster: Extending the Wave Telescope – An Interview with EGU 2024 Outstanding Student Paper Presentation (OSPP) Award Winner Leonard Schulz

1. Congratulations on your OSPP Award 2024! What was your initial reaction to winning, and how has it helped your career as an early-career scientist? I was very delighted and also proud that my work is recognized in this way. I also understood in hindsight why I had little time to breathe during my poster …[Read More]

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Soil System Sciences

Soil Carbon, Resilience, and Modelling the Future: A Conversation with Katerina Georgiou

Soil Carbon, Resilience, and Modelling the Future: A Conversation with Katerina Georgiou

Soils play a central role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, with soil carbon management increasingly seen as a key pathway for enhancing ecosystem resilience—particularly in agricultural systems. At the same time, predicting how soil carbon responds to changing climate and management remains one of the major challenges in soil system science. In this interview, …[Read More]

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

CSI: Sedimentology

CSI: Sedimentology

INTRODUCTION Shows involving homicides and associated crime scene investigation (CSI) are among the most popular on television. The public is fascinated by the work that goes into collecting and analysing data from crime scenes in the field (Figure 1), whether it be DNA, wounds and bloodstains, footprints, tire tracks, or even evidence of arson. Skeletal …[Read More]

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Ocean Sciences

How do mesoscale eddies modulate CO2 fluxes in the Southern Ocean?

How do mesoscale eddies modulate CO2 fluxes in the Southern Ocean?

Mesoscale eddies and Southern Ocean carbon sink The Southern Ocean takes up more than a quarter of the anthropogenic CO₂. Its powerful westerly winds, deep overturning circulation, and intense mixing make it a major player in Earth’s climate system. But beneath this large-scale picture lies a world of swirling, dynamic structures that constantly reshape the …[Read More]