Earth Science Matters - Volume 15, Fall 2022
This issue of Earth Science Matters highlights recently published research from the Climate Research and Development Program that contributes to an improved understanding of how changing land use, climate, and environment affect communities, ecosystems, and the services they provide.
Cropland water in California: The view from space
This article is part of the Fall 2022 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
The North American tree-ring fire-scar network
This article is part of the Fall 2022 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Coastal marsh responses to rising seas: Surface elevation dynamics in coastal marshes along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
This article is part of the Fall 2022 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Land cover matters: Trees as a solution to Denver’s Urban Air Temperature Challenges
This article is part of the Fall 2022 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Sleepers River Research Watershed and the Value of Long-term Datasets: Scientific insights and opportunities to support the next generation of scientists
This article is part of the Fall 2022 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
USGS collaborates with local colleges, inspiring students to pursue marine science by taking them to sea
The Scientists-at-Sea program was established to provide students with the opportunity to participate in their first oceanographic research cruise—and USGS was on board to assist.
A disappearing act in Alaska
Permafrost, as its name implies, should be permanently frozen soil; however, that’s no longer the case. USGS researchers are looking into how these carbon-rich storage systems in northern regions, like Alaska, are changing, and what those changes mean for the rest of the world.
Beautiful geonarrative published about decades old USGS Benchmark Glacier Project
A new, beautiful geonarrative titled “The Glacier-Climate Connection” describes the USGS Benchmark Glacier Project— one of the longest running studies of glaciers on Earth. The USGS Benchmark Glacier Project aims to understand climate-glacier relationships and the recently published geonarrative uses a variety of visual approaches to educate the viewer about this long-standing research project.
Innovative Paleoclimate Methods
The Climate Research & Development Program (Climate R&D) in the Ecosystems Mission Area (EMA) covers a tremendous breadth of topics important to understanding how climate, land-use, and environmental change are affecting ecosystems.