A 20-year high-resolution global mesoscale convective system tracking database reveals the characteristics of mesoscale convective systems and their significant contributions to global rainfall.
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Repensar el concepto de agua virtual en el mercado comercial mundial
Las discusiones sobre el comercio mundial están comenzando a considerar el agua que se necesita para producir bienes exportados. Algunos científicos sostienen que este enfoque debería tener una perspectiva regional más que global.
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A Vital Resource Supporting Antarctic Research
The U.S. Antarctic Program Data Center is providing new services to help scientists document, preserve, and disseminate their research and to facilitate reusability of a wide range of valuable data.
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A Global Monitoring System Could Change the Future of Climatology
Researchers hope that a network of highly consistent climate-observing sites will resolve long-standing issues with climatological data.
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Exploring the Engine and Drivers of Soil Formation
A new book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on soil, exploring it as a nexus for water flow, near surface (bio)geochemistry, erosion and deposition, and biologically coupled nutrient cycling.
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A Global Look at Surface Soil Organic Carbon
Soil organic carbon is an important element of ecosystem and climate health. Remote sensing can now give scientists a global look at this important piece of the carbon puzzle.
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Enhancing Food Security Through Earth Science Data
When most agriculture in the world is rural, getting crucial geoscience information to farmers is a technical challenge that a few organizations are just starting to figure out.
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A Fresh Perspective on Intricate Volcanic Plumbing Systems
Combining commercial hydrocarbon and mineral exploration data with novel academic research and modeling capabilities helps answer key questions about underground magma systems.
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Our Food Systems Are Complicated. Food Data Don’t Have to Be
Researchers made a “Google Maps” for global food systems. Could it help us tackle food’s thorniest problems?
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Australia’s Most Extreme Bushfire Season, Statistically Speaking
Researchers identified climatic and geomorphic risk factors that led to record-breaking fires across Australia during the 2019–2020 fire season.