Climate Change Research at USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
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Abstract
Research and development projects at EROS apply unique resources to support the USGS mission of developing understanding, monitoring, and modeling of climate variability and change and their human, physical, and biological impacts. Remote sensing resources, both new and archived, form the core of our ability to determine changes in the state or condition of the Earth’s surface and its dynamic landscape and ecosystem processes. This rich resource provides powerful biophysical information for local to global areas. Archival data form the basis for assessing human and climate impacts on the land surface, trends of land use, and an understanding of climate and management impacts. Biophysical information from satellite data is assimilated into quantitative models that allow all disciplines of the USGS to understand impacts on ecosystem processes. Major processes and problems we address include: carbon fluxes, hydrological processes, albedo changes and regional climates, mangroves and wetland protection of coastal environments, natural and manmade hazards (e.g., fire and drought), ecosystem change and succession, land use and land cover change, and more. The integration of remote sensing, modeling, and multidisciplinary approaches fosters international scientific leadership across all disciplines for the USGS.
Table of Contents
- Global Carbon Cycle
- Land Use and Land Cover change
- Climate Variability and Change
- Ecosystems
- Global Water Cycle
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Climate Change Research at USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2007-3091 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20073091 |
| Publication Date | October 01, 2007 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |