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Geophysics

Carbon Dioxide in Collision(April 23, 2008)
A new study provides the best understanding yet of how carbon dioxide molecules absorb infrared radiation even in the act of colliding other molecules

Carbon Dioxide in Collision(April 24, 2008)
A new study provides the best understanding yet of how carbon dioxide molecules absorb infrared radiation even in the act of colliding other melecules

Carbon Dioxide in Collision(April 23, 2008)
A new study provides the best understanding yet of how carbon dioxide molecules absorb infrared radiation even in the act of colliding other molecules

Gravity Imprint of Sumatra Earthquake(August 28, 2007)
The GRACE satellite measures gravity at places around the Earth and can show the effect of the deadly earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

A Climatic Roller Coaster(January 7, 2002)
In what could be the latest identified example of a phenomenon called stochastic resonance, researchers have found evidence that abrupt ice-age warming events could have been triggered by random fluctuations, or "noise," in the North Atlantic ocean.

Underwater Volcano Erupts (November 29, 1999)
The Axial Volcano, 200 miles offshore the Oregon-Washington coast, has been closely watched by geophysics using a battery of instruments.

Cosmic rays and Earth's Climate (November 9, 1998)
Galactic cosmic rays might influence Earth's climate

Neutrino Tomography of the Earth (January 5, 1998)
A proposed scheme for using neutrinos to measure radioactive deposits inside the Earth.

Did Cosmic Snowballs Create Earth's Water Supply? (May 30, 1997)
Images from NASA spacecraft suggest the idea that small water-filled comets enter the Earth by the thousands every day.

Earth's Inner Core (August 5, 1996)
Earth's core spins independently of the rest of the planet, researchers have discovered.

Test of Category 8 Upload (6 December, 2000)
This is a test of posting to category files. Each category will now have test data that needs to be overwritten. It is important to get the file permissions straight on everything. Also, it is crucial to change the order in which these files are updated prioir to releasing the software.