Landscapes on the Edge:

Landscapes on the Edge:
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By:"Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes","Board on Earth Sciences and Resources","Division on Earth and Life Studies","National Research Council"
"Science"
Published on 2010-03-25 by National Academies Press

\u003cb\u003equantitative\u003c/b\u003e data about human impacts on processes and process rates. ... \u003cbr\u003e\nimpacts on landscapes over the various time scales involved; however, \u003cbr\u003e\nsignificant challenges remain in \u003cb\u003edata analysis\u003c/b\u003e and interpretation. A need exists \u003cbr\u003e\nfor increased collaboration between \u003cb\u003eEarth\u003c/b\u003e surface \u003cb\u003escientists\u003c/b\u003e and geospatial \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003escientists\u003c/b\u003e with expertise in the ... in human-impacted landscapes have been \u003cbr\u003e\nexamined recently within a framework for complex \u003cb\u003eenvironmental\u003c/b\u003e systems (\u003cbr\u003e\nPfirman and the AC-ERE, 2003).

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During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have shaped Earth's surface features. The resulting hills, mountains, valleys, and plains shelter ecosystems that interact with all life and provide a record of Earth surface processes that extend back through Earth's history. Despite rapidly growing scientific knowledge of Earth surface interactions, and the increasing availability of new monitoring technologies, there is still little understanding of how these processes generate and degrade landscapes. Landscapes on the Edge identifies nine grand challenges in this emerging field of study and proposes four high-priority research initiatives. The book poses questions about how our planet's past can tell us about its future, how landscapes record climate and tectonics, and how Earth surface science can contribute to developing a sustainable living surface for future generations.

This Book was ranked 6 by Google Books for keyword Quantitative Data Analysis for Earth and Environmental Scientists.

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