Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
From the red plains of Broken Hill to Antarctica, we study the Earth’s core, its atmosphere and everything in between. A new, hands-on way to explore and learn earth sciences.
Latest news from School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Extraordinarily warm temperatures above Antarctica cause hot and dry extremes in Australia, researchers warn
Changes in springtime winds high above the South Pole are set to trigger higher than usual temperatures and fire-prone weather conditions in Australia, an international study involving Monash scientists has warned.
Monash study sheds new light on how the Earth’s crust was formed
A new international study led by a Monash geoscientist has found that more crust was formed on the early Earth than previously thought.
Global Day of Climate Action, why it matters
There is no doubt about it – climate change is one of the biggest threats to civilisation, according to Professor Andrew Mackintosh, who heads the Monash School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment (EAE).
Mathematical modelling sheds new light on how continents may have formed
Life is unique to our planet.
Or is it?
Central to this question is the emergence of plate tectonics, which transported oxygen and water from the Earth’s interior to the atmosphere and formed mountain highs and deep oceans, where life thrived.
Investigating thunderstorms to better predict when they might strike
Thunder claps, lightning bolts, wind and hail – all the opera of an ordinary thunderstorm – aren't entirely understood by climate scientists. As the planet warms, thunderstorms are expected to become more intense, but no one can say for certain how the winds will blow.
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We're looking forward to it! https://t.co/FkKztLEtC9
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#MonashEAE's Pat Rich & team have found a huge collection of dinosaur feathers in the Koonwarra Fossil Bed (about an hour from us here at Monash). Not just a few - piles of them! In different shapes and sizes, from little downy ones to long, wing-like feathers. Earth Science just blows my mind sometimes. Read the paper here doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2019.10.004 #theworldisourlab #dinofeathers
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#MonashEAE's Pat Rich & team have found a huge collection of dinosaur feathers in the Koonwarra Fossil Bed. Not jus… https://t.co/65ufAEW6de
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But it's still a lucky day if you find a fork in the tea room https://t.co/NNRFsxOBdk
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EAE #PhD student Megan Withers and #MSc student Daniel Ha are super excited to be scanning analogue shear zone experiments in the large bore CT scanner at the Monash Biomedical Imaging platform. Photos taken by Sandy Cruden
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EAE #PhD student Megan Withers and #MSc student Daniel Ha are super excited to be scanning analogue shear zone expe… https://t.co/tUBx04Zbrw
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Super #PhD student Anne Whitworth was at the Australian Synchrotron last week examining the structural decomposition and transformation of jarosite to iron oxide during heating. Anne can be seen here holding her capilliary, with the jarosite already transformed to (red) hematite. The hutch at the powder diffraction beamline sure looks like a cool workstation. #womeninstem #phdlife #synchrotronlife #theworldisourlab
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Congrats to Alok Chaudhari, who last week snagged first prize at the student day seminar of the Victorian Australian X-ray Analytical Association (AXAA) chapter held at CSIRO Clayton. Alok will receive a full bursary to present his work on the reaction mechanism and kinetics of mineral replacement in the copper sulfide system at the National AXAA conference in May 2020 at Gold Coast.