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Deep Mantle Chemistry Surprise: Carbon Content not Uniform

Even though carbon was one of the most abundant elements on Earth, it was actually very difficult to determine how much of it exists below

Measuring Volcanic Eruptions from Space: Uniting Geophysical and Geochemical Data

When volcanoes erupt, they spew lava, ash, and gas into the atmosphere and over the surrounding landscape. The impacts of volcanic eruptions in populated areas

Earth’s Largest Diamonds Form in Metal-bearing Part of Earth’s Mantle

Super-deep diamonds, which form more than 380 km deep in Earth’s mantle, were invaluable tools for deep carbon scientists. Super-deep diamonds, which form more than

New Special Issue of Lithos: The Nature of Diamonds and Their Use in Earth’s Study

The 15 November 2016 edition of the journal Lithos delves into the role of natural diamonds in deep Earth research. Titled “The nature of diamonds

Third International Diamond School at the University of Alberta, Canada

The Third International Diamond School took place at the University of Alberta, with the Deep Carbon Observatory as the main event sponsor (together with De Beers and

High-Frequency Gas Monitoring Reveals Carbon Dioxide Precursor to Eruptions at Turrialba Volcano

Turrialba volcano had deposited ash on the capital city of Costa Rica and its 3 million inhabitants numerous times since 2014. In a new article in the

DCO DECADE Team Head to Papua New Guinea to Measure Volcanic Carbon Degassing

An international team of scientists was traveling to the islands of Papua New Guinea this September to study degassing from active volcanoes in remote jungles

Exhaling Earth: Scientists Closer to Forecasting Volcanic Eruptions

New app shows intimate ties between volcanoes and earthquakes and gives open access to 50+ years of data on quakes, eruptions, and related emissions. On

Volcanic Gas Precursors to Phreatic Eruptions at Poás Volcano, Costa Rica

A new article published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters by a group of Deep Carbon Observatory scientists reports the results from a DECADE project

Scientists Detect Deep Carbon Emissions Associated with Continental Rifting

Scientists believe carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere from Earth’s interior takes place mostly via degassing from active volcanoes, but carbon dioxide can also escape

Ambrym: A Top Three Worldwide Volcanic Emitter of Deep Carbon Dioxide and Other Magma-Derived Volatiles

The volcanic island of Ambrym, located in the archipelago of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, was one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. What

Superdeep Diamonds Provide Evidence for a Melting Barrier to Deep Carbon Subduction

In a recent letter published in Nature, researchers propose that most carbon goes no deeper than about 300 to 500 kilometers, at which point a

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