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TABLE OF CONTENTS November 2016 Volume 9, Issue 11 Editorial Commentary News and Views Letters Articles Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement npj Climate and Atmospheric Science: open for submissions   An open access, online-only journal providing researchers, policy makers and the public with the latest research on weather and climate, publishing high-quality papers that focus on topics including climate dynamics, climate variability, weather and climate prediction, climate change, weather extremes, atmospheric composition including aerosols, the hydrological cycle and atmosphere-ocean interactions.  Find out more >>>    Advertisement npj Clean Water: open for submissions  An open access, online-only journal, dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that describe the significant and cutting-edge research that continues to ensure the supply of clean water to populations.  Explore the benefits of submitting your next manuscript >>    Editorial Top Of rocks and social justice   p797 doi:10.1038/ngeo2836 Despite much emphasis on diversity in the US, geoscience remains one of the least diverse scientific disciplines. If we want to achieve and maintain diversity, we need to make our work environments welcoming to a broad spectrum of voices. Commentary Top Pathways to zero emissions   pp799 - 801 Jeffrey D. Sachs, Guido Schmidt-Traub & Jim Williams doi:10.1038/ngeo2826 To keep global warming below 2 °C, countries need long-term strategies for low-emission development. Without these, immediate emissions reductions may lock-in high-emitting infrastructure, hamper collaboration and make climate goals unachievable. News and Views Top Palaeoclimate: CO2 and late Palaeozoic glaciation   pp803 - 804 Timothy S. Myers doi:10.1038/ngeo2832 Large glacial–interglacial fluctuations occurred during the late Palaeozoic. Geochemical and fossil data show these cycles were marked by coincident shifts in the carbon cycle and terrestrial biosphere. See also: Letter by Montañez et al. Ocean acidification: Emergence from pre-industrial conditions   p804 Eithne Tynan doi:10.1038/ngeo2834 Geoscience JOBS of the week NatureNet Science Fellows The Nature Conservancy Science Director Ocean Frontier Institute - Canada Research Chairs and Memorial University of Newfoundland Canada Research Chair – Tier I Biological Oceanography Dalhousie University Tenure-track faculty position in Earth Systems Evolution University of British Columbia (UBC) Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Paleoecology or Conservation Biology University of Utah More Science jobs from Geoscience EVENT ICCGE 2017 6th International Conference on Clean and Green Energy_EI 08.02.17 Frankfurt, Germany More science events from Letters Top Gender differences in recommendation letters for postdoctoral fellowships in geoscience   pp805 - 808 Kuheli Dutt, Danielle L. Pfaff, Ariel F. Bernstein, Joseph S. Dillard & Caryn J. Block doi:10.1038/ngeo2819 Gender disparities in science are well documented. An analysis of 1,224 recommendation letters from 54 countries for geoscience postdoctoral fellowships reveals that women are half as likely to receive an excellent letter as men. Skilful predictions of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation one year ahead   pp809 - 814 Nick Dunstone et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2824 The North Atlantic Oscillation profoundly influences European and North American winter weather. Dynamical model predictions now exhibit skill in prediction of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation more than one year in advance. Nutrient budgets in the subtropical ocean gyres dominated by lateral transport   pp815 - 819 Robert T. Letscher, François Primeau & J. Keith Moore doi:10.1038/ngeo2812 Upward fluxes have been thought to dominate nutrient replenishment at the ocean surface. A numerical model reveals that lateral transfer is an important source of phosphorus and nitrogen for all five subtropical gyres. Substantial energy input to the mesopelagic ecosystem from the seasonal mixed-layer pump   pp820 - 823 Giorgio Dall'Olmo, James Dingle, Luca Polimene, Robert J. W. Brewin & Hervé Claustre doi:10.1038/ngeo2818 Life at ocean depths below ∼100 m requires organic carbon from the upper ocean. Analyses of satellite and Argo-float data reveal that seasonal changes in mixed-layer depth supply substantial amounts of carbon to this deep and dark ecosystem. Climate, pCO2 and terrestrial carbon cycle linkages during late Palaeozoic glacial–interglacial cycles   pp824 - 828 Isabel P. Montañez et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2822 The late Palaeozoic was marked by a series of glacial-interglacial cycles. Geochemical and fossil data suggest a role for terrestrial vegetation–carbon cycle feedbacks in the climate response to orbital forcing. See also: News and Views by Myers Triggering of the 2014 M w7.3 Papanoa earthquake by a slow slip event in Guerrero, Mexico   pp829 - 833 M. Radiguet et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2817 Links between subduction zone earthquakes and slow slip on the plate interface are unclear. Reconstructions of a slow slip event in the Guerrero subduction zone segment, in Mexico, suggest that the event triggered the 2014 Papanoa earthquake. Earthquake potential revealed by tidal influence on earthquake size–frequency statistics   pp834 - 837 Satoshi Ide, Suguru Yabe & Yoshiyuki Tanaka doi:10.1038/ngeo2796 Tidal triggering of earthquakes is debated. Analysis of global earthquake catalogue data compared with tidal stress histories suggests that the probability of a large earthquake is greater during times of maximum tidal stress amplitude. Articles Top Twenty-five winters of unexpected Eurasian cooling unlikely due to Arctic sea-ice loss   pp838 - 842 Kelly E. McCusker, John C. Fyfe & Michael Sigmond doi:10.1038/ngeo2820 Winter cooling over Eurasia has been suggested to be linked to Arctic sea-ice loss. Climate model simulations reveal no evidence for such a link and instead suggest that a persistent atmospheric circulation pattern is responsible. Late Miocene global cooling and the rise of modern ecosystems   pp843 - 847 Timothy D. Herbert et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2813 A period of continental aridification and ecosystem change occurred about seven million years ago. A global sea surface temperature reconstruction identifies cooling temperatures and a strengthened meridional temperature gradient at this time. Large-scale subduction of continental crust implied by India-Asia mass-balance calculation   pp848 - 853 Miquela Ingalls, David B. Rowley, Brian Currie & Albert S. Colman doi:10.1038/ngeo2806 Buoyant continental crust is thought to resist subduction. Calculation of the crustal mass balance during the collision between India and Eurasia indicates that about 50% of pre-collisional continental crust has been subducted into the mantle. Top Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. The digital version is available here. Find the latest scientific conferences, courses, meetings and symposia on natureevents.com. For event advertising opportunities across the Nature Publishing Group portfolio please contact natureevents@nature.com More Nature Events

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