Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the main form and active component of natural organic matter in lakes. Microbial- and photo-degradation of DOM can release large amounts of small molecule organic acids and biogenic substances.
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2023
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The trawling of thousands of satellite measurements using artificial intelligence has shown researchers from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and University of Copenhagen that meltwater in tunnels beneath Greenland's ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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A team of international researchers has shown for the first time how 18 meltwater lakes in Greenland collapse during winter, which causes the edges of the ice to flow faster. The new knowledge is essential for understanding ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Feb 16, 2023
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The East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) is a major component of the East Asian monsoon circulation, and its intensity is closely linked to the volume of the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets (NHIS) on orbital timescale.
Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2023
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New images of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope herald the start of the planet's "spoke season" surrounding its equinox, when enigmatic features appear across its rings. The cause of the spokes, as well as their seasonal ...
Astronomy
Feb 9, 2023
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Volcanoes draw plenty of attention when they erupt. But new research led by the University of Washington shows that volcanoes leak a surprisingly high amount of their atmosphere- and climate-changing gases in their quiet ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 3, 2023
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The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California's worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies and wide swaths of burned landscape. Some of the impacts of these fires are well known, including ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2023
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A study led by the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) and the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA CSIC-UIB), both belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has ...
Environment
Jan 31, 2023
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When a Southwest Research Institute scientist discovered surprising evidence that Saturn's smallest, innermost moon could generate the right amount of heat to support a liquid internal ocean, colleagues began studying Mimas' ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2023
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