Research
A new study in Nature Communications finds that agriculture is the main driver of short-term fluctuations in atmospheric carbon. Led by Danica Lombardozzi (CSU), the research team includes Will Wieder (INSTAAR, NCAR).
A hole drilled into Greenland's heart reveals ice ready to slide into the sea. An international group of researchers - including TYLER JONES - discuss their research and its often ominous implications. Don't miss the fantastic photos too!
Pollution-laden dust storms are depositing black carbon on the Himalayas. New research from INSTAAR’s Karl Rittger and collaborators reveals the process.
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Chancellor Justin Schwartz recently dropped in on INSTAAR, where he discussed the institute’s research strengths and potential collaborations at the university level.
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ scientists, including Diane McKnight, recently presented results from water-quality sampling of a tributary to the Roaring Fork River. In addition to having high concentrations of certain metals, the samples contain rare earth elements. But what the latter means for health is unclear.
A refined mathematical model is now capable of predicting carbon inputs and outputs for freshwater lakes around the world, according to new research from INSTAAR’s Isabella Oleksy and collaborators. Their work could help scientists understand the role of freshwater lakes in the global carbon cycle.
An investigation of ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during periods of abrupt climate change throughout the last Ice Age. Led by Ben Riddell-Young (OSU/CIRES/NOAA), the team includes Reid Clark from our Stable Isotope Lab.
Michael Gooseff and collaborators are gathering the first-ever continuous, long-term water quality sample of the Colorado River's upper basin. INSTAAR senior communication specialist Gabe Allen joined them for three days on the river.
Using a 92-year record of ice freezing and thawing from Mohonk Lake in New York, Isabella Oleksy and her co-author David Richardson (SUNY New Paltz) uncover new insights into the relationship between changing ice cover and lake dynamics, with implications for bodies of water worldwide.
Alexandra Jahn speaks with KUNC's Erin O'Toole about her recent research to predict when the first ice-free day on the Arctic Ocean might occur. Jahn and her collaborator found that day could happen within the next 20 years – and possibly in as few as three years. An ice-free Arctic could significantly impact the ecosystem and Earth’s climate.