Detail of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) can submit their images to this repository. Being open access, it can be used by scientists for their presentations or publications as well as by the press. If y ...[Read More]
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Short Courses at the EGU General Assembly 2011
There are nine Short Courses at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011. Short courses are opportunities to learn about a subject or further your knowledge in a particular area, the length of the courses ranges from 1.5 hours to a whole day. The short courses at this year’s General Assembly are listed below. Some courses (SC5, SC6, SC7) require contact with the convenors in adva ...[Read More]
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Christchurch NZ Earthquake
You may have seen that there was an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 that struck Christchurch, New Zealand at 1251 local time on Tuesday. Christchurch experienced an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 in September 2010. For more information you may be interested in the following links: The USGS and BGS have information pages on the 22 February earthquake. The New Zealand Herald reports that ice was shaken loo ...[Read More]
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Imaggeo on Mondays: Vatnajokull glacier from a plane
Image by: Lamquin Nicolas ,CNRS/IPSL LMD, Paris – France , distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. The third biggest ice cap in the world, the Vatnajokull in Iceland, seen from plane, taken October 1, 2008. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also other people) ca ...[Read More]
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European Geosciences Union Publications
The EGU has been a pioneer in open-access publications, the mission statement can be found on the publications page of the EGU webpage. This is alongside EGGS, the EGU newsletter. There are currently 16 open access peer-reviewed journals, each with their own homepage which can be found on the publications page. On Fridays, articles from the journals will be highlighted along with research presente ...[Read More]
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Imaggeo on Mondays: Asphalt Volcano
Image by: MARUM Research Center Ocean Margins, Bremen University, Germany, distributed by EGU under a Creative Commons licence. In many areas of the Gulf of Mexico asphalt seeps from the sea floor and offers a biotope for diverse organisms. Imaggeo is the online open access geosciences image repository of the European Geosciences Union. Every geoscientist who is an amateur photographer (but also o ...[Read More]
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Geosciences and Web 2.0 at EGU GA 2010
The Educational and Outreach Symposia at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 cover a variety of topics. Several include examples of best practice. Virtual conferences and observatories are covered in ST6/EOS9 as described in the below guest blog from Sini Merikallio of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Thursday in Room 29, 10:30-12:00 in ST6/EOS9 Best practices in Education an ...[Read More]
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Geosciences and Social Media Research at EGU GA 2010 (1)
There are several presentations at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010 that investigate social media and the Geosciences, as a tool for dissemination or source of material for research. The below guest blog comes from Dr. Maria del Carmen Llasat Botija of GAMA (Meteorological Hazards Analysis Team) at the University of Barcelona concerning research into using social media for comm ...[Read More]
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The Role of Science in Climate Policy making
If you missed the Great Debate on Tuesday lunchtime you can watch the webstream. What do you think should be the role of science in climate policy making? The next Great Debate is on Thursday 6th May, in Room D, 15:30-17:15 on Getting real about energy.
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Written Feedback on the EGU GA 2010
In addition to the usual summing up and evaluation meetings for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, this year there is the possibility of submitting feedback online. If you have questions, suggestions please visit the form and fill it in. This is a ‘quick’ mechanism for giving feedback that will go directly to the EGU GA 2010 programme chair, and will be collated and ...[Read More]