Geophysical Research Letters

Geophysical Research Letters

Cooling power of sea ice is decreasing faster than its area

The Arctic has lost around a quarter of its cooling power since 1980.

Painting roofs white can be more effective at cooling cities

Cool roofs are best at beating cities' heat!

Researchers find Earth and space share the same turbulence

Air turbulence in the Earth’s thermosphere is governed by the same principles as those in the troposphere.

Largest ice shelf in Antarctica moves once or twice a day

Ice stream activity triggers sudden displacement of Ross Ice Shelf.

Most of the Mars craters today could have once been habitable rivers

Curiosity rover finds new evidence of ancient Mars rivers: a key signal for life.

No, you probably wouldn’t see bolts of lightning flashing from Venus’ clouds

Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place than some scientists give it credit for.

For the first time, a solar eruption detected simultaneously on Earth, the Moon, and Mars

Emphasizing the need to prepare human exploration missions for the dangers of space radiation.

Giant swirling waves identified at the edge of Jupiter’s magnetosphere

The waves are an important process for transferring energy and mass from the solar wind.

Tonga’s Hunga eruption produced the highest-altitude lightning flashes ever

The eruption produced 2,600 flashes per minute.

Scientists unveiled global observations of carbon dioxide aurora

Scientists unveiled global observations of aurora associated with carbon dioxide using satellite measurements.

Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters east, study

Earth's pole has drifted toward 64.16°E at a speed of 4.36 cm/yr during 1993–2010.

First observation: Scientists discovered a cyclone on the north pole of Uranus

It’s a much more dynamic world than you might think.

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