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Earth System Sciences (ESS) investigates the integrated components of our planet—atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere—and the physical, chemical and biological processes that ...

University of Queensland researchers are urging governments to use newly created national data to protect the country's last remaining ecosystems free of human pressures. The two new datasets map the ...

UMass Lowell's Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) provides a comprehensive understanding of current environmental challenges and the need for sustainable solutions. It ...

The Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space (CESAS) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing Earth system science research requiring data from space ...

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