Depth of details is 1. Limited by the length of the article. e.g., GRL (a letter journal) versus JGR (a regular journal) 2. Indicated by the lengths of paragraphs and sections &n ...
“Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more science than a heap of stones is a house.” ---J. H. Poincare A graduate student at U. Hawaii asked for help with her first research paper. I recommended my eight Blog articles on “ ...
Maybe I am too picky, but I don't think one should use the word show more than 60 times in a paper of 6,000 words. So, I offered a list of words that may replace some of the show's. Demonstrate Illustrate Explain ...
You may have seen “Lost in translation” (a movie), or have read “Lost in translation” (a novel); the two are unrelated though. I did both, therefore my title for the Blog: Found in translation. Yes, I found out recently that I can be pretty good at translation (of a rese ...
For abstract, define only those abbreviations that you will use in the abstract, not those you will use in the main text. For example: Abstract: The sea-surface temperature (SST) in the eastern Pacific Ocean becomes abnormally warm every 3-5 years, known as the El Nino. ...
I was asked at IAP/LASG: Are there differences between however and nevertheless ? My answer then was: I think so, though the difference is subtle... I even gave an example for when I would use nevertheless but not however. However, I was ...
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