March 15, 2019
climate response
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
As a scientist, Sean Solomon has studied Mercury, Venus and Mars. Now he heads Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, whose researchers study planet Earth, from its deepest ocean to its highest peak.
February 22, 2019
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
science communication
On February 21, scientists from diverse fields of study learned the essentials of science communication during a half-day workshop at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
July 31, 2018
climate response
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Three scientists from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have received prestigious 2018 Section awards from the American Geophysical Union, the world’s largest earth and space science society.
April 19, 2017
Antarctica
climate change
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
polar research
sea level rise
Scientists from Lamont-Dohery Earth Observatory have discovered that seasonally flowing streams fringe much of Antarctica’s ice. The widespread presence of these melt streams signals that the ice may be more vulnerable to melting than previously thought.
February 9, 2017
corals
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
paleoclimate
A new Indonesian coral-based record of surface ocean salinity shows that the location of the most significant hydroclimatic feature in the Southern Hemisphere influences a major current in the far western Pacific Ocean.