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Climate Change and Human Migration
Earth systems science aims to discover and integrate knowledge on the structure, nature, and scales of interactions among natural (e.g., physical, chemical, and biological) and …

Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain
The nation's network of more than 130 Next Generation Radars (NEXRADs) is used to detect wind and precipitation to help National Weather Service forecasters monitor and predict …

Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Draft Strategic Plan
The U.S. government supports a large, diverse suite of activities that can be broadly characterized as "e;global change research."e; Such research offers a wide array of …

Global Sources of Local Pollution
Recent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of …

Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands
The drylands region shared by the United States and Mexico currently faces multiple sustainability challenges at the intersection of the human and natural systems. Warming and …

Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences Within the Weather Enterprise
Our ability to observe and forecast severe weather events has improved markedly over the past few decades. Forecasts of snow and ice storms, hurricanes and storm surge, extreme …

Himalayan Glaciers
Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region's water supply are unclear, this report …

Air Quality Management in the United States
Managing the nation's air quality is a complex undertaking, involving tens of thousands of people in regulating thousands of pollution sources. The authors identify what has worked …

Review of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management "e;Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region"e; Study
Emissions associated with oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the Gulf waters can result in increased levels of air pollutants that contribute to a range of air …

Earth Observations from Space
Over the past 50 years, thousands of satellites have been sent into space on missions to collect data about the Earth. Today, the ability to forecast weather, climate, and natural …

Review of the Draft Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2)
The second "e;State of the Climate Cycle Report"e; (SOCCR2) aims to elucidate the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the carbon cycle and to discuss …

Evaluation of the Multifunction Phased Array Radar Planning Process
The Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) is one potentially cost-effective solution to meet the surveillance needs and of several agencies currently using decades-old radar …