School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)
EAS observes, understands, quantifies, and predicts the earth system and its components, and so
- conducts fundamental and innovative research in earth, marine, and atmospheric sciences as well as in interdisciplinary research areas that include the intersection with human systems
- educates those who will pioneer the advancement of knowledge in earth and atmospheric sciences and be the future leaders of academia, government and industry
- contributes to the general education of Georgia Tech students so as to promote knowledge and awareness of the environment in all aspects of their future endeavors
- provides, through outreach and partnerships, the foundations for improved health, environmental sustainability, prosperity, and security, both locally and internationally.
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School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Events (Conferences, Lectures, Seminars, Symposia, Workshops) [1]
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School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Undergraduate Research Option Theses [11]
Research Thesis Option for Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Majors
Recent Submissions
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Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data as part of the OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program), from 2020 on the R/V Neil Armstrong
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022)The Overturning of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP) is an effort to determine the strength of the meridional overturning circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes in the subpolar North Atlantic. It ... -
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data as part of the OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program), from 2018 on the R/V Neil Armstrong
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022)The Overturning of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP) is an effort to determine the strength of the meridional overturning circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes in the subpolar North Atlantic. It ... -
Sorption of Rare Earth Elements onto Kaolinite
Rare earth elements (REEs), defined as yttrium (Y), scandium (Sc), and the 15 lanthanides, have become prominent areas of focus in the geochemistry field. REEs are used in many alternative energy technologies and as ... -
EVIDENCE FOR AN OLIGOCENE YARLUNG-BRAHMAPUTRA CONNECTION AND CROSS SUTURE DRAINAGE FROM DETRITAL ZIRCON U-Pb AND εHf PROVENANCE ANALYSIS, NORTHERN INDO-BURMAN RANGES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-05-03)The reorganization of continental-scale river systems is a fundamental control on the size and distribution of sedimentary basins along tectonically active plate boundaries. In the eastern Himalaya, river reorganization ... -
Observations of Englacial and Subglacial Hydrology at Sermeq Kujalleq (Store Glacier) from Autonomous Phase-Sensitive Radio Echo Sounding
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-05-03)Liquid water at the basal interface of a glacier reduces effective pressure and basal friction thus increasing ice motion. The timing of surface melt reaching the bed is poorly constrained, however. To more accurately ... -
Deep biosphere microbial protein interactions with clathrates
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-05-02)Gas clathrates are composed of a latticework of water molecules that trap guest gas molecules and form at high pressure and low temperatures. Methane clathrates along continental margins and in permafrost store thousands ... -
Europa's Surface and Shallow Water: Ice Shell Activity and Implications for Habitability
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-05-02)Beneath the geologically complex ice shell of Europa, Jupiter’s innermost icy satellite, likely lies a vast, saline subsurface ocean that may hold conditions favorable for life. Key to that question is how processes in the ... -
Modeling Ocean Circulation and Biogeochemical Dynamics in the Drake Passage
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-04-20)The Southern Ocean is a critical component of global climate and carbon cycling. Although an overall regional carbon sink, observations indicate uptake behavior fluctuates on seasonal to decadal scales, and there is much ... -
Submesoscale Impacts on Tracer Transport in the Gulf of Mexico
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-04-22)Mesoscale and submesoscale dynamics and their role on the transport and mixing of ocean biogeochemical tracers have been investigated widely in recent literatures. In general, large circulations and mesoscale eddies control ... -
Mapping and Quantifying Tortuous Ridges on Europa
Double ridges are the most common surface feature on Europa and account for both some of the oldest and newest surface features on the moon. Ridges with linear and cycloidal trajectories have been well-studied, with ... -
Mineralogical and Geochemical Controls on Polyphosphate Transformation and Mineralization in Marine Sedimentary Environments
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-12-07)Phosphorus (P) is an essential and limited micronutrient regulating marine primary productivity. Despite the critical roles of marine P cycle in global biogeochemical processes, the mechanisms leading to marine P removal ... -
Projected changes in a multiscale environment: the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-11-19)By the end of this century, the Oceans will markedly change in response to anthropogenic stressors and increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Their circulation and the horizontal and vertical transport of heat, salt, carbon, ... -
Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by the OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program) Array from August 2014 to May 2018 - Corrected Data
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12)An international effort, Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP), is a partnership among oceanographers from the US, UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and China whose goal is to measure and understand ... -
Organic Aerosol Composition in the Southeastern United States and the Role of Low-Molecular-Weight Organic Acids
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-07-28)Particulate matter (PM) is an important component of the atmosphere which affects the planetary energy budget, visibility, and public health. Although atmospheric PM is a complex mixture of inorganic and organic components ... -
The Impact of Elevation-SMB Feedbacks on the Evolution of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica
The Amundsen Region of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of the major active contributors to global sea level rise. Thwaites Glacier is a large, fast-flowing glacier in this region which is experiencing mass loss, flow ... -
Importance of manganese oxides in carbon remineralization in river-dominated continental margins and the biogeochemical cycling of arsenic
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-25)Manganese oxides (MnO2) are ubiquitous in the environment and play an important role in the transformation and transport of contaminants in the environment and the biogeochemical cycling of carbon. This study investigated ... -
Understanding the global impacts of biomass burning aerosols and marine biogenic VOC
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-19)The transport of biomass burning aerosols and the oxidation state of the marine boundary layer (MBL) play significant roles in understanding the background climate condition of the remote regions. Biomass burning is provoked ... -
Oxygen uptake and vertical transport during deep convection events in the Labrador Sea and its interannual variability
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-25)Dissolved oxygen (DO) is essential for marine life and biogeochemical cycling. To a first order approximation, DO is determined by the competition between ocean ventilation and biological productivity. Approximately 21% ... -
Summertime ozone pollution in China: Observations and Simulations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-17)Ground-level ozone is a secondary atmospheric pollutant that damages human and vegetation health. The chemical production of ground-level ozone involves the photochemical reactions between nitrogen oxides (NOX = NO + NO2) ... -
Understanding bioaerosols atmospheric lifecycle, abundance variability and impacts
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-12-18)Bioaerosols are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and may have important impacts on human health, cloud formation, the hydrological cycles and biogeochemical cycles. Measuring and characterizing bioaerosols remains a challenge ...