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• Select Geophysics: the slower side of the sciences

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  Geophysics: the slower side of the sciences

  Author:Richard A. KerrFrom:Science (Vol. 240, Issue 4860) Peer-Reviewed

  June 24, 19882,116 words Article Geophysics: The Slower Side of the Sciences The Midwest has been long been a geological terra incognita. Blanketed by several kilometers of sediment, the continental crust there is out of reach of the geologist's hammer...
• Select Making the world's roof

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  Making the world's roof

  Author:Richard A. KerrFrom:Science (Vol. 236) Peer-Reviewed

  May 22, 1987756 words Article Making the World's Roof On average, India creeps 5 centimeters closer to central Asia every year. This collision between continents has been going on for about 45 million years, so something had to give--the northern...
• Select Origin of the Sudbury complex by meteoritic impact: neodymium isotopic evidence

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  Origin of the Sudbury complex by meteoritic impact: neodymium isotopic evidence

  Authors:Billy E. Faggart, Jr., Asish R. Basu, and Mitsunobu TatsumotoFrom:Science (Vol. 230) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 25, 19852,927 words Article Origin of the Sudbury Complex by Meteoritic Impact: Neodymium Isotopic Evidence The Sudbury geological structure in Ontario, Canada, may be the most profitable igneous rock body on this planet. The complex is the...
• Select Terminal cretaceous environmental events

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  Terminal cretaceous environmental events

  Authors:Charles B. Officer and Charles L. DrakeFrom:Science (Vol. 227) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 8, 19856,242 words Article Terminal Cretaceous Environmental Events Although there is general agreement that the end of Cretaceous time is marked by one of the most significant faunal and floral transitions in the Phanerozoic record, there is...
• Select Analysis of the deformation of homogeneous electrical fields over some two-dimensional structures

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  Analysis of the deformation of homogeneous electrical fields over some two-dimensional structures

  Authors:M. Srinivas and N. SundararajanFrom:Ground Water (Vol. 34, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 19962,730 words Article The Hilbert transform is an analytical method which identifies and determines the specific location of important geological structures such as thin beds. It also identifies the parameters of the host formations such as...
• Select A new spin on hydrothermal plumes

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  A new spin on hydrothermal plumes

  Author:Kevin G. SpeerFrom:Science (Vol. 280, Issue 5366) Peer-Reviewed

  May 15, 19981,399 words Article Mid-ocean ridges are undersea boundaries between Earth's crustal plates where new crust is formed. During crust formation, upwelling magma cools from temperatures of about 1200 [degrees] C to ambient values, releasing...
• Select Using conodont elements to distinguish Permian-Triassic boundary disconformity near Haftad Gholleh, central Iran

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  Using conodont elements to distinguish Permian-Triassic boundary disconformity near Haftad Gholleh, central Iran

  Authors:Mostafa Yousefirad, Somayeh Ghanbari, and Mahnaz Parvanehnejad ShiraziFrom:Earth Sciences Research Journal (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20132,008 words Report 1330LThe present study focuses on the stratigraphy of the Permian-Triassic boundary in the Haftad Gholleh area in eastern Arak and north of Mahallat, located in central Iran. This boundary of erosional unconformity or...
• Select Accuracy assessment of the ground deformation monitoring with the use of GPS local network: open pit mine Kozmin case study

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  Accuracy assessment of the ground deformation monitoring with the use of GPS local network: open pit mine Kozmin case study

  Authors:Radoslaw Baryla, Jacek Paziewski, Pawel Wielgosz, Katarzyna Stepniak, and Marta KrukowskaFrom:Acta Geodynamica et Geromaterialia (Vol. 11, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20142,875 words Report 1240LGround deformation monitoring at the open pit mine Kozmin has been conducted since 2008. The principles and results of the precise determination of the three dimensional displacements using GPS technology has been...
• Select An assessment of sub-snow GPS for quantification of snow water equivalent

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  An assessment of sub-snow GPS for quantification of snow water equivalent

  Authors:Ladina Steiner, Michael Meindl, Charles Fierz, and Alain GeigerFrom:The Cryosphere (Vol. 12, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 4, 2018175 words Author abstract, Bri...

  Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) contribute to various Earth observation applications. The present study investigates the potential and limitations of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to estimate in situ...

• Select ReOBS: a new approach to synthesize long-term multi-variable dataset and application to the SIRTA supersite

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  ReOBS: a new approach to synthesize long-term multi-variable dataset and application to the SIRTA supersite

  Authors:Marjolaine Chiriaco, Jean-Charles Dupont, Sophie Bastin, Jordi Badosa, Julio Lopez, Martial Haeffelin, et al.From:Earth System Science Data (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  May 23, 2018367 words Author abstract, Bri... A scientific approach is presented to aggregate and harmonize a set of 60 geophysical variables at hourly timescale over a decade, and to allow multiannual and multi-variable studies combining atmospheric dynamics and...
• Select Spatial and temporal variations in basal melting at Nivlisen ice shelf, East Antarctica, derived from phase-sensitive radars

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  Spatial and temporal variations in basal melting at Nivlisen ice shelf, East Antarctica, derived from phase-sensitive radars

  Authors:Geir Moholdt, Keith W. Nicholls, Tore Hattermann, Bhanu Pratap, Meloth Thamban, and Kenichi MatsuokaFrom:The Cryosphere (Vol. 13, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2, 2019332 words Brief article

  Thinning rates of ice shelves vary widely around Antarctica, and basal melting is a major component of ice shelf mass loss. In this study, we present records of basal melting at a unique spatial and temporal...

• Select Estimation of Self Noise of Geomagnetic and Geoelectric Field Sensors by the Method of Multichannel Measurements.

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  Estimation of Self Noise of Geomagnetic and Geoelectric Field Sensors by the Method of Multichannel Measurements.

  Authors:P. F. Astaf'ev and A. D. KonoplinFrom:Measurement Techniques (Vol. 63, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20203,693 words Article 1400LThe application of the methods of electromagnetic sounding for geophysical research is considered. The results of synchronous measurements of the Earth's electric and magnetic fields made by different types of sensors in...
• Select Geotechnical characteristics and stability analysis of rock-soil aggregate slope at the Gushui Hydropower Station, Southwest China

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  Geotechnical characteristics and stability analysis of rock-soil aggregate slope at the Gushui Hydropower Station, Southwest China

  Authors:Jia-wen Zhou, Chong Shi, and Fu-gang XuFrom:The Scientific World Journal (Vol. 13) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20136,526 words Report 1410LTwo important features of the high slopes at Gushui Hydropower Station are layered accumulations (rock-soil aggregate) and multilevel toppling failures of plate rock masses; the Gendakan slope is selected for case study...
• Select Geophysical Investigation of a Third Order Splay of the Simms Mountain Fault Zone in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Geology Section)

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  Geophysical Investigation of a Third Order Splay of the Simms Mountain Fault Zone in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Geology Section)

  From:Transactions of the Missouri Academy of SciencePeer-Reviewed

  Annual 2001186 words Brief article Horrell, A. and I. El-Hussain. Department of Geosciences, Southeast Missouri State University. GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF A THIRD ORDER SPLAY OF THE SIMMS MOUNTAIN FAULT ZONE IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. The study area is...
• Select 3D cross-hole resistivity tomography to monitor water percolation during irrigation on cracking soil

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  3D cross-hole resistivity tomography to monitor water percolation during irrigation on cracking soil

  Authors:A.K. Greve, R.I. Acworth, and B.F.J. KellyFrom:Soil Research (Vol. 49, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20115,463 words Article 1540LIrrigation water entering soil cracks can quickly move past the root-zone without being utilised by plants. To assess the efficiency of irrigation practices, reliable methods to monitor water percolation are needed....
• Select 3. Agency programs

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  3. Agency programs

  From:Arctic Research of the United States (Vol. 19) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall-Winter 20059,023 words Article 1800L3.1 Selected New Opportunities for Arctic Research The following sections describe some new opportunities for Arctic research. The focus is on selected new agency programs and is not intended to be a comprehensive...
• Select Interplanetary magnetic field enhancements and their association with the asteroid 2201 Oljato

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  Interplanetary magnetic field enhancements and their association with the asteroid 2201 Oljato

  Authors:C.T. Russell, R. Aroian, and K. NockFrom:Science (Vol. 226) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 5, 19841,819 words Article Examination of Pioneer Venus observations of the interplanetary magnetic field at 0.72 AU has revealed a new class of magnetic variation, in which the magnetic field increases to a peak and then decreases almost...
• Select High-pressure mineral physics: an inside view of the Earth

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  High-pressure mineral physics: an inside view of the Earth

  Author:Eiji ItoFrom:Science (Vol. 262, Issue 5132) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 15, 19931,971 words Article Japanese researchers have advanced the field of high-pressure mineral physics. Japanese research that interprets seismic information in terms of material science and clarifies the state of the Earth's interior is...
• Select Evidence for Early Pleistocene glaciation from borecore stratigraphy in north-central Alberta, Canada

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  Evidence for Early Pleistocene glaciation from borecore stratigraphy in north-central Alberta, Canada

  Authors:Laurence D. Andriashek and Rene W. BarendregtFrom:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Vol. 54, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20176,921 words Report 1490LAbstract: Pleistocene sediments collected in north-central Alberta, Canada, were subsampled and studied for paleomagnetic remanence characteristics. A magnetostratigraphy has been established for sediments previously...
• Select New features within the henge at Avebury, Wiltshire: aerial and geophysical evidence

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  New features within the henge at Avebury, Wiltshire: aerial and geophysical evidence

  Authors:Robert Bewley, Mark Cole, Andrew David, Roger Featherstone, Andrew Payne, and Fiona SmallFrom:Antiquity (Vol. 70, Issue 269) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 19962,835 words Article The hot, dry 1995 summer proved beneficial to the archaeologists who were closely studying the Avebury henge. Aerial survey revealed new features which became visible as parchmarks within the henge. The parchmarks do not...