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Improved Urban Maps for the United States

Improved Urban Maps for the United States

This article is a part of the Fall 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Land Change Science Program Scientist Honored as 2019 AGU Fellow

Land Change Science Program Scientist Honored as 2019 AGU Fellow

The American Geophysical Union has announced their 2019 Fellows!

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Considering carbon in our Nation's tidal freshwater wetlands

Considering carbon in our Nation's tidal freshwater wetlands

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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New method to reconstruct winter ocean temperatures of the past

New method to reconstruct winter ocean temperatures of the past

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Investigating century-scale extremes across North America

Investigating century-scale extremes across North America

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Giant sequoia responses to extreme drought

Giant sequoia responses to extreme drought

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Historical land-use change and ecosystem carbon balance in the continental United States

Historical land-use change and ecosystem carbon balance in the continental United States

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Unraveling the impacts of North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean warming on Arctic climate

Unraveling the impacts of North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean warming on Arctic climate

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Tracking long term changes in lake levels within permafrost regions of Alaska

Tracking long term changes in lake levels within permafrost regions of Alaska

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Climate associations with North American wildfires between 1986-2013

Climate associations with North American wildfires between 1986-2013

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Insights from long-term ungrazed and grazed watersheds in western drylands

Insights from long-term ungrazed and grazed watersheds in western drylands

This article is part of the Spring 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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