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GeoLog
‘Coaland’ – fossil fuel addiction, renewables envy and Poland’s energy future
glucksman
December 20, 2013
The Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network brings together young professionals from Europe and North America with the aim of fostering transatlantic relations. As Warsaw prepared to host last month’s UN climate convention (COP19), ELEEP members, including former EGU Science Communications Fellow Edvard Glücksman, sat down for coffee with one of the early pioneers of Po ...[Read More]
Geology for Global Development
Friday Photo (110): Imaggeo – A Great Resource!
Dr Joel C. Gill
December 20, 2013
Rather than share one of our photographs with you this week, we thought we would share the fantastic, new-look Imaggeo website (brought to you by the EGU). This repository of beautiful images are all open access and can be used within your blogs and work – following the guidance on how to credit images. Website Snapshot from: http://imaggeo.egu.eu Photo (Being Displayed) Credit: Ian Joughin ...[Read More]
VolcanicDegassing
Friday Field Photo – Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat in 1998
David Pyle
December 20, 2013
View of the steaming dome of the Soufrière Hills Volcano (SHV), Montserrat, in February 1998, just at the beginning of the first pause in the eruption which began in 1995. Since that time, the volcano has gone through another 4 cycles of slow lava extrusion,along with a number of major episodes of dome collapse. The volcano remains active, and closely monitored by the Montserrat Volcano Observator ...[Read More]
GeoLog
Seawater, fish larvae and sediments – a snapshot of an ecosystem off South Africa
Sara Mynott
December 19, 2013
Earlier this month Jens Weiser set out from southern Africa to find out more about the region’s biology and geology. Back aboard FS Meteor, he’s searching for layers of lagoonal muds to see what the climate was like here in the late Quaternary… After quite a lot of transit, we arrived at our first big station off Durban on Wednesday afternoon. On our way here we used the time to introduce ourselve ...[Read More]
GeoLog
Geoscience under the tree
Sara Mynott
December 18, 2013
In a festive-themed post, EGU Media and Communications Manager Bárbara Ferreira selects a plethora of geoscience-inspired Christmas presents, which you could give to your favourite researcher. Please note that, with the exception of the last one, the items listed below are not necessarily recommended or endorsed by the EGU. For me Christmas is more about eating large amounts of food and celebratin ...[Read More]
Geology for Global Development
From Our Archives: Guest Blogs (2)
Dr Joel C. Gill
December 18, 2013
We’ve gone back even further into our archives (back to our old blog site in fact!) to bring you some brilliant guest blogs written by students and professionals on topics ranging from water to ocean nutrients! **Hydrogeology/Water and Sanitation Donald John MacAllister – Groundwater Use and Challenges in South Asia Christopher Barry – Water of Life Project – Safe Drinking ...[Read More]
Soil System Sciences
Soils at Imaggeo: soil erosion in olive groves
Antonio Jordán
December 18, 2013
Artemi Cerdà, Spain Olive-cropped soils in Spain cover more than 2.4 million ha, 75% in southern Spain. Historically, high soil erosion rates have been determined in olive groves due to soil management, mostly. Due to Mediterranean climate conditions and low water inputs, traditional management is based on reduced tree density, canopy size control by pruning, and intensive weed control. Weed contr ...[Read More]
Soil System Sciences
New SOIL journal
Antonio Jordán
December 17, 2013
New EGU journal SOIL to be launched at the 2014 General Assembly SOIL is the newest interactive and open access journal of the EGU, which is dedicated to the publication and discussion of high-quality research in the field of soil system sciences. It will open for submissions in May 2014, following the journal’s official launch at the EGU 2014 General Assembly. SOIL is at the interface between the ...[Read More]
Soil System Sciences
Monday paper: Seasonal changes in the soil hydrological and erosive response depending on aspect, vegetation type and soil water repellency in different Mediterranean microenvironments
Antonio Jordán
December 16, 2013
Gabarrón-Galeote, M.A., Martínez-Murillo, J.F., Quesada, M.A., Ruiz-Sinoga, J.D. 2013. Seasonal changes in the soil hydrological and erosive response depending on aspect, vegetation type and soil water repellency in different Mediterranean microenvironments. Solid Earth, 4, 497-509. DOI: 10.5194/se-4-497-2013. Abstract Mediterranean areas are characterized by a strong spatial variability that make ...[Read More]