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SS21 #5 Coast2Cast
https://coastalhub.science/coast2cast In a year where we were all stuck inside and less able to meet new colleagues abroad at conferences etc., Ana Vila Concejo and Giovanni Coco brought us all together with the Coast2Cast podcast. By interviewing experienced coastal researchers … Continue reading
SS21 #4 Source to Sink Lecture Series
https://meas.ncsu.edu/sealevel/s2s/talks.html Salutation: This is my favorite pandemic era science innovation. A simple accessible format, the flexibility of watching later, one general topic, and a murderers row of excellent talks and presenters. I have learned so much from this series this … Continue reading
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SS21 #3 Phillips (2014) Badass Geomorphology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/esp.3682 Although the notion of geomorphological badassery may seem silly at first, Jonathan Phillips makes a compelling case for its usefulness as a conceptual framework. Reading this paper also led me down a winding rabbit hole of nonlinear dynamics and … Continue reading
SS21 #1 Chatanantavet and Parker (2008) Experimental study of bedrock channel alluviation under varied sediment supply and hydraulic conditions
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2008JF001044 Salutation: Wonderfully thoughtful mathematical model of bedrock channel erosion that combines abrasion, “macroabrasion,” and plucking. What was awesome? It is a scienific frontier! From: Greg Tucker
SS21 #2 Lü et al. (2021) Direct validation of dune instability theory
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/17/e2024105118 Salutation: This study was such a perfectly elegant and rigorous linkage of mathematical theory, physical mechanism, and field validation. What was awesome? It was helpful! It was surprising! It made a key connection for me. From: Kieran Dunne, Caltech
SS #36 Ayoub et al. (2014) Threshold for sand mobility on Mars calibrated from seasonal variations of sand flux
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6096.pdf?origin=ppub Salutation: This is the first paper I read combining aeolian and planetary geology. What was awesome? It was helpful! From: Kashauna Mason, Texas A&M
SS #35 Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for The Geosciences
Salutation: Spurred anti-racism action across the geoscience community What was awesome? It was helpful! It was surprising! It made a key connection for me! It was a plan of action for my program and society! From: anonymous
SS #34 Leah Travis Taylor (2019) New evidence for complex mosasaur paleobiology: oxygen isotopes in enamel reveal habitat variation of clidastes from the Mooreville Chalk, Alabama
https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/6547 Salutation: This is a really cool application of stable isotopes to paleontology. It also demonstrates for the first time that mosasaurs were partially freshwater inhabitants! What was awesome? It was helpful! It was surprising! From: anonymous
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Tagged Cretaceous, mosasaurs, oxygen isotopes, Western Interior Seaway
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SS #33 Richey et al. (2020) Influence of temporally varying weatherability on CO2-climate coupling and ecosystem change in the late Paleozoic
Salutation: As the year comes to a close, I’m finally able to review some papers that have interested me. This is the work of the newly minted Dr. Richey and I find it a fascinating combination of paleo, geochemical, and … Continue reading
SS #31 Núñez et al. 2020 Applying an intersectionality lens to expand equity in the geosciences
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10899995.2019.1675131 Salutation: This work really helped me to think about how I teach my field courses. It helped me understand the many layers of challenges students face as well as how I can potentially address them. What was awesome? It … Continue reading
Shaw Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Laboratory at the University of Arkansas 