Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences (also referred to as Geosciences), which deals with basic issues surrounding our planet, plays a vital role in the area of energy and raw materials supply.

Earth Sciences comprises subjects such as geology, geography, geological informatics, paleontology, mineralogy, petrography, crystallography, geophysics, geodesy, glaciology, cartography, photogrammetry, meteorology and seismology, early-warning systems, earthquake research and polar research.

Up, up, and away with PHILEAS

HALO research aircraft to analyze the transport of greenhouses gases and aerosols over the Pacific. The extreme precipitation that occurs during the Asiatic monsoon season repeatedly causes catastrophic devastation in…

Earth’s most ancient impact craters are disappearing

Earth’s earliest history still holds mysteries for geologists, and ancient craters could provide some answers — scientists are racing against time to find them. Earth’s oldest craters could give scientists…

Last experiments of the Aeolus satellite

… for TROPOS before re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. After completing a very successful mission, ESA’s Aeolus satellite is on its descent from 320 km altitude back to Earth’s atmosphere….

New radar technique lets probe invisible ice sheet region

… on Earth and icy worlds. Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have developed a radar technique that lets them image hidden features within the upper…

Supercomputer used to simulate winds that cause clear air turbulence

A research group from Nagoya University has accurately simulated air turbulence occurring on clear days around Tokyo using Japan’s fastest supercomputer. They then compared their findings with flight data to…

Researchers investigate the Earth’s “thermostat”

The Belgian research vessel RV Belgica is currently underway in the waters of Iceland. Two researchers from the University of Bonn are also on board. The goal of the mission…

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