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Evidence for seasonal controls on the transportation of loess in Matanuska Valley, southern Alaska

Evidence for seasonal controls on the transportation of loess in Matanuska Valley, southern Alaska

This article is part of the Fall 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Tracking long-term changes in Rocky Mountain snowpack

Tracking long-term changes in Rocky Mountain snowpack

This article is part of the Fall 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Modeled Historical Land Use and Land Cover for the Conterminous United States

Modeled Historical Land Use and Land Cover for the Conterminous United States

This article is part of the Fall 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Long-term collaborative research helps Rocky Mountain National Park address nitrogen-based air pollution

Long-term collaborative research helps Rocky Mountain National Park address nitrogen-based air pollution

This article is part of the Fall 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Meltwater Characteristics of Western Mountain Glaciers and Rock Glaciers

Meltwater Characteristics of Western Mountain Glaciers and Rock Glaciers

This article is part of the Fall 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Fifty Years of Glacier Change Research in Alaska

Fifty Years of Glacier Change Research in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the longest continuous glacier research efforts in North America.

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Leaf to Landscape: Understanding and Mapping Forest Vulnerability to Hotter Droughts

Leaf to Landscape: Understanding and Mapping Forest Vulnerability to Hotter Droughts

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Plant responses to drought on the Colorado Plateau

Plant responses to drought on the Colorado Plateau

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Hydrologic response to climate change in the Las Vegas Valley

Hydrologic response to climate change in the Las Vegas Valley

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Climate change and coastal wetlands: the importance of temperature and rainfall regimes

Climate change and coastal wetlands: the importance of temperature and rainfall regimes

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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