Tag: Institute for Geophysics
September 25, 2013
Video: Marine Geology & Geophysics Field Course
Each summer, scientists from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics run one of the world’s most advanced field courses for marine geosciences and geophysics,…
Read MoreAugust 27, 2013
Study Shines Light on Tremors and Fracking in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale
So much oil and water is being removed from South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale that the activity has probably led to a recent wave of…
Read MoreAugust 20, 2013
Small Earthquakes in the Eagle Ford Region of Texas Correlate with Oil and Water Extraction, Not Wastewater Injection
Most of the small earthquakes in the Eagle Ford region of South Texas are probably the result of extraction of large volumes of oil and…
Read MoreAugust 7, 2013
For the first time scientists have mapped out a Europa lander mission
SciGuy Blog (Houston Chronicle), August 7, 2013 & Austin American-Statesman, September 8, 2013 Featuring: Don Blankenship For the first time scientists have done a complete…
Read MoreJuly 24, 2013
Coastal Antarctic Permafrost Melting Faster Than Expected
For the first time, scientists have documented an acceleration in the melt rate of permafrost, or ground ice, in a section of Antarctica where the…
Read MoreJuly 14, 2013
UT Researchers Find Swamp and Stream Systems Under Antarctic Ice
Austin American-Statesman, July 14, 2013 Featuring: Dusty Schroeder, Don Blankenship, Duncan Young, UTIG A team of University of Texas researchers recently discovered a swamplike system…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2013
Ancient Undersea Volcanoes Off Antarctica Hold Climate Secret
Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2013 Featuring: Ian Dalziel Ancient volcanoes discovered deep in the ocean off Antarctica may explain a climate mystery critical to…
Read MoreJuly 11, 2013
Scientists Cast Doubt on Theory of What Triggered Antarctic Glaciation
A team of scientists led by Ian Dalziel from the Institute for Geophysics has found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional…
Read MoreJuly 10, 2013
Swamplike Waterways Found Under Antarctic Glacier
LiveScience, July 10, 2013 Featuring: Dusty Schroeder, Don Blankenship A sprawling network of low-lying canals, similar to a swamp, hides under Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, a…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2013
Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System Underpinning West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
AUSTIN, Texas — In a development that will help predict potential sea level rise from the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists from The University of Texas…
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