Tag: Institute for Geophysics
October 22, 2014
Looking for Life
In a finding relevant to the search for life in our solar system, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics, the…
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Dissecting a Glacier
A decade of research on Thwaites Glacier has greatly advanced knowledge of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet’s potential contribution to sea level rise By Tim Green…
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Jackson School to Lead $58 Million Effort to Study Potential New Energy Source
AUSTIN, Texas — A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze deposits of…
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UT Gets Money to Study New Energy Source in Gulf
The University of Texas at Austin has won $58 million to investigate a potentially massive energy resource: methane trapped in ice-like crystals under the Gulf…
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Evolving Plumbing System Beneath Greenland Slows Ice Sheet as Summer Progresses
A team led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics has for the first time directly observed multiple parts of…
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Researchers Find Major West Antarctic Glacier Melting from Geothermal Sources
AUSTIN, Texas — Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it’s…
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Long Island Wins Ultimate Faceoff Against Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy last year did more harm to coastal cities and homes than any hurricane in U.S. history, except Katrina. Most of that damage has…
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Post-Sandy Survey Shows a Polluted but Generally Intact Barrier System off Long Island
As coastal communities continue to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, scientists at this week’s annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union offer some…
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Model Suggests Ocean Currents Shape Europa’s Icy Shell in Ways Critical for Potential Habitats
AUSTIN, Texas — In a finding of relevance to the search for life in our solar system, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s…
Read MoreNovember 18, 2013
Meckel Leads University’s Second Cruise to Collect 3D Seismic Data with Novel P-Cable Technology
In October 2013, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s Tip Meckel led a crew of 27 on a 10-day 3D seismic data collection cruise off the…
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