News tagged with geophysicists
Geophysicists claim conventional understanding of Earth's deep water cycle needs revision
A popular view among geophysicists is that large amounts of water are carried from the oceans to the deep mantle in "subduction zones," which are boundaries where the Earth's crustal plates converge, with ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Underwater gas may hold clues on Turkey quake risk
Natural gas that lies under Turkey's Marmara Sea close to Istanbul could provide advance warning of an earthquake experts believe will hit the country's largest city, scientists said on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
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New Technology Allows Geophysicist To Test Theory About Formation of Hawaii (w/ Podcast)
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever been to Hawaii, you probably spent your time enjoying the scenery of the beautiful islands, rather than wondering how they got to be there in the first place. But that's just what scientists ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2009 |
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New funding will stimulate alternative energy research
Initiatives to provide geothermal heating or power at the Pueblo of Jemez and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology campus are receiving Los Alamos National Laboratory assistance, thanks to recent American Reinvestment ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Optical properties of the Antarctic system and new radiation information
The Antarctic system comprises of the continent itself, Antarctica, and the ocean surrounding it, the Southern Ocean. In a study for a doctoral degree by geophysicist Kai Rasmus, University of Helsinki, Finland, measurements ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2009 |
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The least sea ice in 800 years
New research, which reconstructs the extent of ice in the sea between Greenland and Svalbard from the 13th century to the present indicates that there has never been so little sea ice as there is now. The ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Satellites show the way to new oil finds
A new map of the Earth’s gravitational force based on satellite measurements makes it much less resource intensive to find new oil deposits. The map will be particularly useful as the ice melts in the oil-rich ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2009 |
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