International Workshop on Airborne Geodesy and Geophysics with Focus on Polar Applications; Dresden, Germany, 19–21 April 2017
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Airborne Laser Spectroscopy System Can Map Atmospheric Gases
A new versatile spectroscopy system could create ultraprecise maps of Earth’s atmosphere, detect methane emission sources, and scan for chemical weapons.
Tracking Water Through the North Atlantic Ocean
Workshop on Currents and Transports Across the Iceland-Faroe-Scotland Ridge; Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 9–10 January 2017
Instrument Development Enables Planetary Exploration
Third International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions; Pasadena, California, 24–27 October 2016
New Instrument May Aid Search for Extraterrestrial Life
For 2 weeks on the Greenland ice cap, scientists tested an instrument that might help us find life on icy moons with oceans beneath their crusts.
Synthesizing Our Understanding of Earth's Deep Carbon
The Deep Carbon Observatory is entering a new phase, in which it will integrate 10 years of discoveries into an overarching model to benefit the scientific community and a wider public.
Measuring Earth’s Gravity Field from the Air
2016 Airborne Gravimetry for Geodesy Summer School; Silver Spring, Maryland, 23–27 May 2016
Developments in the Study of Rock Physics
AGU/SEG Joint Workshop on Upper Crust Physics of Rocks; Hilo, Hawaii, 11–14 July 2016
Why We Must Tie Satellite Positioning to Tide Gauge Data
Accurate measurements of changes in sea and land levels with location and time require making precise, repeated geodetic ties between tide gauges and satellite positioning system equipment.
New Technique Tracks Rock Deformation at a Micrometric Scale
Scientists explore microscopic marble deformation at high pressures and temperatures using a novel experimental technique that could improve our understanding of rock deformation in nature.
