by Iliyah | Apr 6, 2022 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Prajvala Kurtakoti – Simulating Circulations in Earth’s Coldest Seas Climate models typically use mathematical equations that govern geophysical fluid dynamics to describe the behaviours of the ocean, atmosphere, sea ice and land ice. Computer simulations...
by Iliyah | Mar 23, 2022 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Editor's Pick, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr Alexandra (Sasha) Pavlova | Professor Paul Sunnucks – Genetic Rescue Saves Species from Extinction Human impacts on plant and animal populations can be striking. Landscape-level transformation of pristine habitats means less room for plants and animals and...
by Iliyah | Feb 16, 2022 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Hu Yang – Understanding Circulation Changes in Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere Large-scale circulation patterns can be found throughout Earth’s oceans and atmosphere, and play a crucial role in maintaining the stability of regional climates. As the climate...
by Iliyah | Feb 2, 2022 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
The United States National Vegetation Classification: Creating A Common Language To Classify The Nation’s Vegetation In every introductory biology class, students learn the classification system used to catalogue plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms. In order...
by Iliyah | Feb 2, 2022 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Ülo Mander – Tracking Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Land-based Ecosystems Land-based, or ‘terrestrial’, ecosystems can act as both a sink and a source of greenhouse gases. An active field of research centres on understanding which environmental parameters turn a...
by Iliyah | Feb 2, 2022 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Florence Magnin – Linking Rockfalls to Thawing Mountain Permafrost Permafrost is key to maintaining the stability of steep mountain slopes. Yet as the climate warms, this frozen ground is becoming increasingly prone to thawing. In some cases, these events can...
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