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January 15th, 2019
Long-Term Ag Change Impacts Stream Water QualityIn the early 1990s, Acton Lake in southwestern Ohio had a muddy problem. Large amounts of sediment from nearby farms were entering the lake’s watershed. These sediments traveled through streams draining the landscape and were filling up the lake. So the USDA gave local farmers incentives to change some of their farming practices. One of
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January 8th, 2019
Oblique Perspective View of Mars’ Korolev CraterThis image from ESA’s Mars Express shows Korolev crater, an 82-kilometer-across feature found in the northern lowlands of Mars. This oblique perspective view was generated using a digital terrain model and Mars Express data. The crater itself is centred at 165° E, 73° N on the martian surface. The image has a resolution of roughly
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December 17th, 2018
Visualizing Hydrocarbon Gases Helps Prevent Venting to the AtmosphereInfrared (IR) thermal imaging cameras have been used for decades for a variety of oil and gas applications, including electrical/mechanical inspections, tank level inspections, and even examinations of pipe integrity within process equipment. In recent years, new optical gas imaging (OGI) technology has been developed that can “see” hydrocarbon gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
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December 11th, 2018
Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation Using Ground-Penetrating RadarGSSI, a manufacturer of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, is continuing its partnership with the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. GSSI archaeologists Dan Welch and Peter Leach brought new GPR equipment to remotely sense what lies beneath Jamestown. Jamestown—known for being the first permanent English settlement in the New World—will be commemorating in 2019 the 400th anniversary of
