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High water tables can be a boon to crop yields
A high water table - usually a bane to crop yields - can provide much-needed water during drought and to crops planted in coarse-grained soils, found a new study published online in Water Resources Research.3-D maps illustrate formation of the Hangai Dome in central Mongolia
Scientists used 1.7 million seismic wave measurements from 227 earthquakes across East Asia to create animated 3-D images of subsurface rock formations under the Hangai Dome in central Mongolia as part of their recent study accepted in Geophysical Research Letters.A weather eye on coastal winds
New satellite radar image-processing system provides wind speed maps with an unprecedented degree of precision. Such maps will help coastal communities prepare for wind-related hazards.
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Hydrothermal vents discovered in Southern Ocean
Researchers have discovered 20 underwater hydrothermal plumes along the Australian-Antarctic Ridge, an underwater mountain range that sits between Tasmania, New Zealand, and Antarctica. They are the first hydrothermal vents discovered on the Australian-Antarctic Ridge, according to a new study in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
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Geophysical Research Letters