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WaterUnderground

Baseflow, groundwater pumping, and river regulation in the Wisconsin Central Sands

15th March 2016
Baseflow, groundwater pumping, and river regulation in the Wisconsin Central Sands

By Sam Zipper, postdoctoral fellow at Madison and author of tacosmog.com We often think of groundwater as a nonrenewable reservoir, deep underground, and with good reason – less than ~6% of groundwater globally entered the ground within the past 50 years. However, where a river or stream intersects the water table, water is able to move from the aquifer to the stream (or vice versa). This supply o ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonland

March 14, 2016
Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonland

The moon-like landscapes surrounding the Himalayan village of Lamayuru attract tourists seeking off-the-beaten track adventures. The village is enchanting, not only for the striking geological formations that frame it, but also for the presence of an 11th Century Buddhist monastery. “The rock formations are known as ‘Moonland'”, says Arjun Datta, author of this week’s imaggeo on ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 4 of 4)

March 14, 2016
The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 4 of 4)

Christopher Barry is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham. He has written for the GfGD Blog in the past – detailing his contribution to water projects in Burkina Faso and fundraising efforts to support such work. We have recently added a briefing note to our website, written by Christopher, describing the role of climate change on global groundwater resources. You can access ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoSciences Column: Mapping floods with social media

March 11, 2016
GeoSciences Column: Mapping floods with social media

Picture this: you are on your commute home, smartphone or tablet in hand, surfing the internet. You might quickly catch up on the latest news, check in with your friend’s on Facebook, or take to Twitter to share a morsel of information with your followers. This scenario is common in the modern era of technology. No doubt we are all guilty of indulging in a serious session of internet navigation ev ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Image of The Week – That’s a Damn Fine Ice Dam!

March 11, 2016
Image of The Week – That’s a Damn Fine Ice Dam!

With today’s image of the week we want to transport you to Patagonia to look at a unique fresh-water calving glacier –  Perito Moreno in Argentina. This is a hot topic at the moment as the glacier did something rather unusual yesterday, read on to find out more….. This large glacier (Fig 2, highlighted red) flows down a valley, calving into the southwestern arm of Lago Argentino ...[Read More]

ERE
Energy, Resources and the Environment

Navigating the EGU General Assembly, short course for Early Career Scientists

March 10, 2016

If you are an Early Career Scientist (ECS) your first experience at the EGU General Assembly can be a bit bewildering with the sheer numbers of sessions and people milling around. You might find it worthwhile attending a short course on:  “How to navigate the EGU, Tips & Tricks”  (SC36): http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/22155.” Monday 18th of April; 12.1 ...[Read More]

GeoLog

What is in your field rucksack? The bag of a mining geologist

March 10, 2016
What is in your field rucksack? The bag of a mining geologist

Inspired by a post on Lifehacker on what your average geologist carries in their rucksack/backpack, we’ve put together a few blog posts showcasing what a range of our EGU members carry in their bags whilst in the field! Of course, it’s not only research geoscientists who carry kit! Earth scientists in industry often require a number of tools to carry out their daily duties. Today we feature the co ...[Read More]

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Biogeosciences

Coffee break biogeosciences – using truffle dogs for science!

March 9, 2016
Coffee break biogeosciences – using truffle dogs for science!

Coffee break biogeosciences, your bi-weekly biogeoscience cake to accompany your coffee… Do you remember your last scientific conference? Did you also find the scientific coffee break discussion as interesting as the scientific talks? If yes, these short blog posts will allow you to keep the interesting coffee break discussions going as we´ll give you on a bi-weekly basis your scientific bio ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 3 of 4)

March 9, 2016
The Impacts of Climate Change on Global Groundwater Resources (Part 3 of 4)

Christopher Barry is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham. He has written for the GfGD Blog in the past – detailing his contribution to water projects in Burkina Faso and fundraising efforts to support such work. We have recently added a briefing note to our website, written by Christopher, describing the role of climate change on global groundwater resources. You can access ...[Read More]

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Seismology

Great achievements of Adam M. Dziewonski

March 7, 2016

Through the IRIS community some sad news reached us today: Adam M. Dziewonski, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, passed away 1st of March 2016. Dziewonski, a Polish-American geophysicist, was a GIANT in seismology. Among others, we owe him the first direct proof of the solidity of the inner core, and the Primary Reference Earth Model (PREM), which he built with Don Anderson, also recently ...[Read More]