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News Release 09-238
From Outer Space to Inner Earth: NSF-supported Presentations at American Geophysical Union Conference Present New Discoveries
Water in Earth's critical zone; declining water resources in the U.S. west; "zebra stripes" in rock; dark energy under the sea-floor; undersea volcanic eruptions; Sumatra earthquake zone among topics
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NSF National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics scientists study rock "zebra stripes."
Credit: NASA
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NSF's Advisory Committee for Geosciences released a report in October: GEO Vision.
Credit: NSF Advisory Committee for Geosciences
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Scientists at NSF's Critical Zone Observatories research watersheds across the country.
Credit: Roger Bales, University of California, Merced
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Desert dust tinges snow red in Colorado mountains, affecting water supplies.
Credit: Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
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"Dark energy" is found in ocean depths: life abounds above and beneath the seafloor.
Credit: WHOI
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The locations of NSF's Ocean Observatories Initiative sites are shown in this graphic.
Credit: Center for Environmental Visualization, University of Washington
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NSF EarthScope geologists have installed seismic stations across the continent.
Credit: EarthScope
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The National Ecological Observatory Network is among NSF's environmental observatories.
Credit: NSF
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Drillship JOIDES Resolution has led to the success of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
Credit: Ocean Leadership
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Ice fields atop Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro glow golden, melting in a warming climate.
Credit: Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
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Scientists from NSF LTER sites like Luquillo in Puerto Rico will talk about stream and river flow.
Credit: Todd Crowl, NSF
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Newly discovered interactions between the Sun and the Earth affect our climate.
Credit: UCAR
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The interface between a sunspot's central and outer regions: a complex structure.
Credit: NCAR
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An artist's rendering shows the solar wind as it streaks by Earth.
Credit: NASA
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