EGU Blogs

Geomorphology

Slow versus fast science – summary and thoughts on the vEGU21 GM-ECS Great Debate

Guest author May 19, 2021

The Early career representatives of EGU’s Geomorphology Division (Andrea Madella (University of Tübingen), Annegret Larsen (Wageningen University), and Michael Dietze (GFZ – German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam)) organized the ECS-Great Debate on “Slow science versus fast science” at this year’s vEGU21 – edited by Sabine Kraushaar. – GM Guest bloggers: Annegret Larsen (Wageningen …[Read More]

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Tectonics and Structural Geology

Features from the Field: S-C fabrics

Sandra McLaren, Samuele Papeschi and Hannah Davies May 19, 2021

As we have seen in previous Features from the field posts, structural fabrics are both informative and spectacular. But many structural geologists will list a shear zone fabric, such as mylonite, as their favourite! As Samuele, Hannah and I wrote in a previous post, shear zones are regions of intense deformation where rocks have accommodated …[Read More]

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Geodesy

Meet the new Geodesy Division President

edited by Rebekka Steffen and Andreas Kvas May 17, 2021

Now that you know who the new ECS Reps are. Who else is part of the Geodesy Division Team? The outgoing president Johannes Böhm did an excellent job for the last four years. Now Annette Eicker has taken over in April as she was elected as the new president of the Geodesy Division. But who …[Read More]

GeoLog

Imaggeo On Monday: Lichtenberg Figure Visualisation

Nicolas Strappini May 17, 2021

A visualisation of an electrical charge moving through plastic. Machines are used to discharge electricity onto surfaces then metallic powders are used to visualise the static. The image is then exposed onto a photopolymer plate and etched with ink. Is is called the photogravure process. Description by Nicolas Strappini, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu. …[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

LANDAWARE: the international network on landslide early warning systems

Gabriele Amato May 17, 2021

For today’s interview, it gives me great pleasure to host Dr Manfred Stähli, who will tell us about a new initiative in the field of Landslide Early Warning Systems (LEWS), which is attracting the attention and participation of researchers from many countries. This initiative is called LandAware. Manfred is a senior scientist in mountain hydrology, …[Read More]

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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Podcast conversations about geology with researchers making key contributions to our understanding of the Earth and the Solar System

Oliver Strimpel May 17, 2021

I have always sought to grasp the widest spatial and temporal context in which we find ourselves. So, after completing a physics degree at Cambridge University, I focused on cosmology and did a PhD on the structure of clusters of galaxies at Oxford University. I then joined the Science Museum, London, where I discovered the …[Read More]

GeoLog

#vEGU21: meet the new EGU Early Career Scientist Representatives!

Hazel Gibson May 14, 2021

Each year, at the end of the General Assembly, EGU’s volunteers who have come to the end of their terms go through the handover. This year in our Early Career Scientist (ECS) Division Representatives teams, we have nine new members (or members in a new role) joining us to start their terms volunteering to help …[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Women of Cryo III: Women monitoring the Peruvian glaciers

Mónica Alejandra Gomez Correa May 14, 2021

The ruins of a hidden majestic city as Machupicchu in Peru immediately call for our attention. However, there are far more beautiful attractions found hidden amongst the landscape, such as the glaciers, high mountains or the cultural heritage in the area. In South America, glacial bodies are geographically restricted to the Andes, the mountain range …[Read More]

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Geodynamics

The Sassy Scientist – Video Versatility

The Sassy Scientist May 14, 2021

Lis has been studying, investigating, deconvoluting, cross-correlating, referencing, inverting, plotting, database searching … and whatnot. With just a few synapses still firing at all cylinders and demonstrating an uninterrupted dispense of productivity, she wonders: Should I start my own (geodynamics…?) online video channel? Dear Lis, Why not? Everyone’s not working properly anyways in this day-and-age …[Read More]

GeoLog

#vEGU21: #EGUartKIDS Hall of Fame – Extreme e-ART-h!

Emily Mason, Maike Neuland and Hazel Gibson May 12, 2021

The EGU Kids Art activity normally happens in person in the creche at the conference centre during the General Assembly, but first last year and now this year we have had to move all our activities online instead. Working together – two of our Division Early Career Scientist teams, one from Natural Hazards and one …[Read More]