Each month we feature specific Divisions of EGU and during the monthly GeoRoundup we put the journals that publish science from those Divisions at the top of the Highlights roundup. For January, the Divisions we are featuring are: Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI), Planetary and Solar System Sciences (PS) and Solar-Terrestrial Sciences (ST). They are served by the journals: Annales Geophysicae (ANGEO), Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) and Geoscientific Model Development (GMD).
Featured highlights
Geoscientific Model Development:
Global biomass burning fuel consumption and emissions at 500m spatial resolution based on the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED) – 23 January 2023
We present a global fire emission model based on the GFED model framework with a spatial resolution of 500 m. The higher resolution allowed for a more detailed representation of spatial heterogeneity in fuels and emissions. Specific modules were developed to model, for example, emissions from fire-related forest loss and belowground burning. Results from the 500 m model were compared to GFED4s, showing that global emissions were relatively similar but that spatial differences were substantial.
Other highlights
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics:
Opinion: Coordinated development of emission inventories for climate forcers and air pollutants – 2 January 2023
Not all types of secondary organic aerosol mix: two phases observed when mixing different secondary organic aerosol types – 11 January 2023
The climate impact of hydrogen-powered hypersonic transport – 18 January 2023
The evolution and dynamics of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai sulfate aerosol plume in the stratosphere – 30 January 2023
Highest methane concentrations in an Arctic river linked to local terrestrial inputs – 16 January 2023
Is it possible to estimate aerosol optical depth from historic colour paintings? – 6 January 2023
Dynamics of the Great Oxidation Event from a 3D photochemical–climate model – 9 January 2023
Building confidence in STEM students through breaking (unseen) barriers – 20 January 2023
Exploring TikTok as a promising platform for geoscience communication – 27 January 2023
Exceptional freshening and cooling in the eastern subpolar North Atlantic caused by reduced Labrador Sea surface heat loss – 4 January 2023
Internal tides off the Amazon shelf during two contrasted seasons: interactions with background circulation and SSH imprints – 25 January 2023
Improving interpretation of sea-level projections through a machine-learning-based local explanation approach – 13 January 2023
EGU science in the news – January 2023
- New study reveals arctic ice, tracked both above and below, is freezing later (Inside Climate News), quotes study published in the EGU journal The Cryosphere (based on EGU press release and interview with Donald K. Perovich, study author)
- Brian L. N. Kennett earns top honor in seismology (Seismological Society of America press release) mentions EGU’s Beno Gutenberg Medal
- Central Asia’s shorter winters are whittling away glaciers (Eurasianet) quotes authors of preprint article in discussions of the EGU journal The Cryosphere
- As cracks develop on Badrinath highway, experts say Joshimath displacement ongoing for years (The Wire and the Times of India), cites preprint in the EGU journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
- Stanford University’s fickle commitment to science (American Council on Science and Health) cites study published in the EGU journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
- Drought, heat waves and hurricanes: These are the biggest weather stories of 2022 (ABC news), mentions study published in the EGU journal Earth Surface Dynamics
