GeoLog

Imaggeo On Monday: Studying shell morphodynamics to improve climate models

Jennifer Guarini June 14, 2021

Studying shell morphodynamics to improve climate models. Credit: Jennifer Guarini (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Profile of a specimen of Arctica islandica, one of the longest lived marine bivalves known, undergoing a 3D scan. Their longevity is exploited for reconstruction of climate patterns in the North Atlantic. However, mathematical models of their morphodynamics are necessary to account for bias induced by their asymmetric growth (“morphodynamics” is the study of how an organisms’ gro ...[Read More]

So you want to make a podcast….

Oliver Strimpel June 11, 2021

Image credit: Oliver Strimpel.

Have you ever wanted to set up your own science podcast? I have been running the Geology Bites podcast now for almost a year and I have often been asked what it takes to set up your own podcast. Here are some of my top tips on what’s involved, the challenges I faced, and how I overcame them. Choose your podcast topic. If there’s one essential step, it’s that you choose a topic you’re fascinated b ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Catch the wave hitting on the rocks

Angel Ling June 7, 2021

Catch the wave hitting on the rocks. Credit: Angel Ling (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A wave is caught on camera when it hits the rocks on Tung Ping Chau, an offshore island in the northeastern corner of Hong Kong. Tung Ping Chau is unique island in Hong Kong that is mainly made up of sedimentary rock. Weathering and erosion have great impacts on forming the current landscape and geologic features such as wave-cut platforms and sea cliffs on Tung Ping Chau. Description by An ...[Read More]

EGU Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme: supporting geoscience education in schools

Solmaz Mohadjer June 4, 2021

School teacher, Hélder Pereira, and his classroom students explore the origin on the South American volcanic gaps during the vEGU21.

For the vEGU21 General Assembly, the EGU Education & Outreach Committees tried something new. They connected school teacher, Hélder Pereira, with seismologist, Susana Custódio, to create and teach a lesson plan on a topic relevant to Hélder’s classroom curriculum: the origin of the South American volcanic gaps. The lesson was live streamed online from Hélder’s class in Algarve, Por ...[Read More]