Decades-old data analyzed for the first time suggest that astronauts’ disturbance of the Moon surface increased solar heat intake, warming the ground below.
Data management
NOAA Seeks Emerging Technologies to Further Its Mission
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Emerging Technologies for Observations Workshop; College Park, Maryland, 22–23 August 2017
What’s the Best Way to Responsibly Collect Ocean Data?
Evolving and Sustaining Oceans Best Practices Workshop; Paris, France, 15–17 November 2017
Counting Every Drop
The challenge of collecting and analyzing precipitation data collected at different times, in different places, and on different scales.
Connecting Scientific Data and Real-World Samples
International Symposium on Linking Environmental Data and Samples; Canberra, Australia, 29 May to 2 June 2017
Linking Instrumental and Proxy Data Climate Records
Treatment of the Climatic Signal in Time and Space: From Instrumental and Proxy Data to Modelling; Rouen, France, 18–20 April 2017
Addition by Subtraction: Raising the Bar for Satellite Imagery
When it comes to forecaster analysis of complex satellite imagery, less can be more, and a new technique aims to simplify imagery interpretation by suppressing the background noise.
Hurricanes Expose Vulnerabilities in Puerto Rico Seismic Network
Could overreliance on cell networks to transmit data leave instruments in the dark after the next storm hits?
A Survey of Solar Radio Burst Statistics
National solar radio archive records have substantial missing data potentially affecting the ability to benchmark extreme solar events.
“Do You Expect Me to Just Give Away My Data?”
The Editor-in-Chief of JGR: Oceans explains why the new AGU data policy is important for the rigor and long-term security of scientific research.
