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ٺƵ experts to speak at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting

ٺƵ scientists from fields across earth and space science will present their work during the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, Dec. 14-18. about the meeting.

This tip sheet highlights a range of ٺƵ research, from the origin of planets and Pluto, to the future of water in the West, to minerals in Earth's mantle. 

Monday, Dec. 14:

8 a.m. (thharter@ucdavis.edu) looks at nitrate contamination in the Central Valley aquifer from 1945 until today.

8 a.m. (lockhart.katherine@gmail.com) estimates the contribution of manure, fertilizers, septic waste and natural sources to groundwater nitrate in the San Joaquin Valley, California.

10:50 a.m. (anclark@ucdavis.edu) examines the elastic properties of silicate melts to develop new interpretations of low velocity anomalies under hot spots and arcs.

1:40 p.m. (karredondo@ucdavis.edu) models deforming slabs in subduction zones.

1:40 p.m. (akhawkins@ucdavis.edu) investigates induced and triggered earthquakes at The Geysers geothermal field in California.

1:40 p.m. Quinn Norris (jqnorris@ucdavis.edu) discusses a simple model for understanding fracking and fracking-related earthquakes.

1:40 p.m. (jwoltjen@ucdavis.edu) presents a Web-based mapping platform named "BeefTracker” to provide beef cattle ranchers a tool to determine how cattle production fits within sustainable ecosystems.

1:40 p.m. (yoder@physics.ucdavis.edu) introduces Virtual Quake, a system for developing earthquake forecasts.

Tuesday, Dec. 15:

8 a.m. (mskang007@gmail.com) presents experimental results from tests of brine migration, a concern in long-term nuclear waste storage sites.

8 a.m. (mkrusor@gmail.co)m investigates mineralization within modern microbial mats.

8:15 a.m. (sts@ucdavis.edu) discusses planetary formation models and problems.

9 a.m. (mibillen@ucdavis.edu) describes an irregular feature in the Tonga Slab that suggests the slab is tearing in two.

9:05 a.m. (celesher@ucdavis.edu) presents new constraints on the mantle lithosphere beneath Greenland.

9:30 a.m. (jbrundle@ucdavis.edu) discusses methods to calculate probabilities of major earthquakes.

11:05 a.m. (meoskin@ucdavis.edu) shows how high-precision 3D imaging is revolutionizing information collection immediately following earthquakes.

1:40 p.m. (kishida@ucdavis.edu) tracks the ratio of snow to precipitation as it gradually decreases over three Northern California watersheds during the 21st century.

1:40 p.m. (sarahevelynmoffitt@gmail.com) examines changes in benthic ocean ecosystems during mid-Pleistocene climate change.

1:40 p.m. (aerubin@ucdavis.edu) investigates pre-eruptive processes in volcanoes.

2:40 p.m. (sujoy@ucdavis.edu) presents high-precision xenon measurements suggesting between five to eight mantle turnovers in Earth's history.

3:10 p.m. (slock@fas.harvard.edu) demonstrates a new model for the origin of the moon.

Wednesday, Dec. 16:

8 a.m. (cctrexler@ucdavis.edu) explores the role of subduction in generating the Greater Caucasus Mountains.

8 a.m. (slambart@ucdavis.edu) estimates the proportion of pyroxenites in the mantle, which affects buoyancy and could have geodynamic implications.

8 a.m. (lhkellogg@ucdavis.edu) models the onset of convection in planetary interiors.

8 a.m. (cdwill@ucdavis.edu) documents helium isotope variation along the global mid-ocean rift system.

11:51 a.m. (Npgriffis@ucdavis.edu) finds better time constraints for the late Paleozoic Ice Age in the Paraná Basin, Brazil.

1:40 p.m. (mweisfeiler@ucdavis.edu) discusses methods for estimating the surface temperature of exoplanets.

1:40 p.m. (jwitcover@ucdavis.edu) documents a shift towards a diverse mix of alternative fuels since California enacted the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in 2010.

2:40 p.m. (josuemedellin@gmail.com) reviews the impacts of California’s ongoing four-year drought and its importance for state water supply systems.

Thursday, Dec. 17:

8 a.m. (msdogan@ucdavis.edu) shows how sustainable groundwater management and climate change are likely to affect California’s water supply system.

8 a.m. (geobg@nf.au.dk) studies the metamorphic history of 1.8 billion-year-old rocks in West Greenland.

8 a.m. (skenders@ucdavis.edu) examines 40,000 years of nitrogen cycling as recorded in northeast Siberian permafrost.

8 a.m. (shrkhanna@ucdavis.edu) tracks invasive species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California.

8 am. (tjmackey@ucdavis.edu) discusses microbial mats in Lake Joyce, a perennially ice-covered lake of the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys.

9 a.m. (joportiz@ucdavis.edu) analyzes the economic effects of water management policies.

9:30 a.m. (kmcooper@ucdavis.edu) investigates the history of magma reservoirs through zircon crystals in plutons and volcanic rocks.

10:20 a.m. (deborahbrosnan@gmail.com) discusses applying science in the midst of disaster events during a special session on scientists and hazards.

10:35 a.m. (tswaldien@ucdavis.edu) documents complex patterns of exhumation in the Alaska Range along the Denali Fault System.

11:20 a.m. (gpast@ucdavis.edu) examines habitat restoration on the lower Yuba River, California, through sediment sluicing and natural floods.

11:50 a.m. (khmarkovich@ucdavis.edu) analyzes the declining alpine snowmelt runoff in California and Chile.

12:05 p.m. (cdcappa@ucdavis.edu) studies the complex relationships between sea spray aerosols, ocean water and phytoplankton. The aerosols scatter solar radiation and serve as cloud seeds.

1:40 p.m. (angelescasasp@gmail.com) maps habitat suitability for the black-backed woodpecker in the 2013 Rim Fire burn area in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

1:40 p.m. (alnichols@ucdavis.edu) looks at the effects of intentional levee breaches on the lower Cosumnes River, California.

1:40 p.m. (kwschultz@ucdavis.edu) combines tsunami modeling and earthquake simulations to develop better tsunami scenarios for the prototype Pacific Rim Tsunami Early Warning System.

1:55 p.m. (escowgill@ucdavis.edu) finds evidence of earthquake clustering in the paleoseismic record along the Altyn Tagh fault bordering the Tibetan Plateau.

4 p.m. (mlkavvas@ucdavis.edu) looks at future floods in the Cache Creek watershed, California, under various climate change scenarios.

Friday, Dec. 18:

8 a.m. (erikjdavies@gmail.com) proposes collision scenarios for the origin of Pluto and its moons.

8 a.m. (rwzhang@ucdavis.edu) finds a large-scale meteorological pattern during cold air outbreaks over the California Central Valley. The outbreaks can trigger multibillion dollar agricultural losses.

8 a.m. (mdweber@ucdavis.edu) documents topographic changes on the lower Yuba River, California, during flooding caused by atmospheric rivers.

8 a.m. (cycch@ucdavis.edu) tests a tropical cyclone model for the Northwestern Pacific.

8 a.m. (marielle.pinheiro@gmail.com) documents changes in water and energy during the life cycle of Hurricane Katrina.

9 a.m. (cvdavis@ucdavis.edu) probes the foraminifera paleothermometer at high latitudes.

9:15 a.m. (mnlubell@ucdavis.edu) provides an overview of several studies of how farmers make decisions about climate change adaptation and mitigation.

9:45 a.m. (slustin@ucdavis.edu) analyzes the impact and recovery of wetlands following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

1:40 p.m. (dysumner@ucdavis.edu) discusses the geologic history of rocks at the base of Aeolis Mons in Gale Crater, Mars.

1:40 p.m. explores the social and technical barriers to software attribution among the members of the geodynamics modeling community.

1:40 p.m. (biello@math.ucdavis.edu) reveals that midlatitude Rossby waves can generate convectively coupled Kelvin waves.

3:10 p.m. (alan.m.rhoades@gmail.com) forecasts future climate change impacts on water resources in the western United States.

4 p.m. (grotjahn@ucdavis.edu) studies how Californian Central Valley summer extreme hot spells develop.

4:30 p.m. (slustin@ucdavis.edu) co-authors an assessment of the potential impact of the 2015-2016 El Niño on the California Rim Fire burn scar.

Media Resources

Andy Fell, Research news (emphasis: biological and physical sciences, and engineering), 530-752-4533, ahfell@ucdavis.edu

Kat Kerlin, ٺƵ Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 530-750-9195, kekerlin@ucdavis.edu

Becky Oskin, (530) 754-2222, bcoskin@ucdavis.edu

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