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Hurricane Michael approaches the coastline of the Florida Panhandle on 10 October 2018.

Artificial Intelligence May Be Key to Better Weather Forecasts

by S.-A. Boukabara, V. Krasnopolsky, J. Q. Stewart, S. G. Penny, R. N. Hoffman and E. Maddy 1 August 20195 October 2021

Recent advances in machine learning hold great potential for converting a deluge of data into weather forecasts that are fast, accurate, and detailed.

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this microwave image of the Earth including Arctic sea ice cap on 3 September 2010.

Science Updates

Updated Temperature Data Give a Sharper View of Climate Trends

by H.-M. Zhang, J. H. Lawrimore, B. Huang, M. J. Menne, X. Yin, A. Sánchez-Lugo, B. E. Gleason, R. Vose, D. Arndt, J. J. Rennie and C. N. Williams 19 July 201915 November 2021

The latest version of NOAA’s Global Surface Temperature Dataset improves coverage over land and sea and improves the treatment of historical changes in observational practices.

Two musicians play on stage in front of an outdoor audience at an ancient Roman theater.

GeoFIZZ

Rock On with a Group That Makes Music from Geophysical Data

by Jenessa Duncombe 28 June 20195 October 2021

Musical numbers include an Italian fault and a tour of an African greenstone belt.

Research Spotlights

Data Mining Reveals the Dynamics of Auroral Substorms

by Mark Zastrow 31 May 201916 November 2021

An analysis of 5 decades of satellite data has pieced together the most comprehensive picture yet of substorms, the magnetic disturbances that cause surges of aurora.

Photo of twelve gold grains used in this study

Editors' Highlights

X-Ray Computed Tomography Detects Resolution Scale Gold Grains

by A. Revil 2 May 20191 October 2021

A method combining partial-volume and blurring effects can be used to measure small features in computed tomography data volumes.

A pathway leads to a community water treatment plant in rural southeastern Puerto Rico.

Science Updates

Sharing Data Helps Puerto Ricans Rebound After Hurricane Maria

by J. Hart, C. Bandaragoda and G. Ramirez-Toro 30 April 20198 October 2021

Recent hurricane seasons left many communities wondering if this is the new normal. Digital infrastructure designed for citizen data collection may help these communities increase resilience.

We need to holistically design numerical toolboxes to ensure accuracy, transparency, and replicability in Earth sciences.

Opinions

It’s Time to Shift Emphasis Away from Code Sharing

by C. A. Greene and K. Thirumalai 20 February 201914 January 2022

Building well-documented, citable frameworks for Earth data analysis will encourage scientific replicability by addressing the underlying issues that inhibit code sharing.