Category Archives: geology

Now you see it, now you don’t: the disappearing and reappearing waters of the River Manifold

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Chris Rowan

We’re just back from a couple of weeks in the UK, which included a week exploring the scenic Peak District in northern England. Interesting geological features abounded from day one, when we took a hike along part of the very … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geology, hydrology, photos

A ton of 2+ year-old AGU journal articles are now open access!

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Chris Rowan

All you have to do is wait two years after publication… Continue reading →

Categories: geology, public science, publication

Reconstructing ocean spreading when half your record is now in the mantle (or: a plug for my new paper)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Chris Rowan

If you’re studying the last 100 million years or so of plate tectonics, the history of sea-floor spreading recorded by the magnetic stripes that parallel and extend away from the Earth’s ocean ridges is a key source of information. Each … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, geophysics, palaeomagic, tectonics

Scenic Saturday: Frozen waterfall, end of winter

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

It’s been so cold, the geodog has been a bit shortchanged on long walks this winter. But we might finally be seeing a break in the weather and we took advantage of it for an end-of-day stroll along the Cuyahoga … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geology, ice and glaciers, photos

28-ish days of #sciwrite are over, but we’ve got momentum

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

We blew past our final check in for the 28-day, February edition of #sciwrite, but that’s because we’ve got some momentum going and didn’t want to say stop. 28. 33. It’s within the margin of error of a month, right? … Continue reading →

Categories: geology