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Tag: geological sciences
UA Researcher Helps Pinpoint Start of ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Melting
Dr. Rebecca Totten, associate professor in the department of geological sciences, is part of an international, multi-institutional team that discovered the start of the “Doomsday Glacier’s” recent retreat dates to the 1940s.
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A&S in the News: February 4-10, 2024
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Exploring the Hidden Depths: Unraveling the Mystery of Wind Cave
Desktop News | November 2023 In the heart of South Dakota, buried deep beneath the surface, lies a hidden world of unimaginable mystery and beauty; Wind Cave stretches out over an astounding 165 miles of passageways, making it the seventh longest cave on the planet. It’s a place where darkness reigns, and life survives in the most unexpected ways. Dr. Hazel Barton, the Loper Endowed professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama and her team have been attempting […]
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Project Advancing Tools To Remotely Monitor Water Quality
From the UA News Center | A project led by The University of Alabama is developing software to enable monitoring and assessing the quality of freshwater reservoirs using satellite and drone technology, potentially saving time and cost. Supported by the Water Research Foundation, the research is a partnership with the University of Cincinnati for a new generation of adaptive software tools to evaluate and demonstrate the use of satellite observations and cutting-edge drone remote sensing technology in drinking water quality monitoring […]
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A&S in the News: September 10-16, 2023
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A&S in the News: September 3-9, 2023
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A&S in the News: August 27 – September 2, 2023
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A&S in the News: June 18-24, 2023
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A&S in the News: June 4-10, 2023
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