November 1, 2012
Recently, a team of ESD investigators headed by Nick Bouskill (and including Jinyun Tang, Bill Riley, and Eoin Brodie) introduced a microbial community trait-based modeling framework (MicroTrait) focused on nitrification (MicroTrait-N).
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In this study of the relationship between clouds and climate, ESD’s Kyongmin Yeo and David Romps use massless Lagrangian particles to perform “Lagrangian direct measurement” of the convective entrainment rate.
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ESD climate scientists Charlie Koven, Bill Riley, and Alex Stern analyze global model predictions of soil temperature to assess model representation of current climate soil thermal dynamics, and their predictions of permafrost thaw during the 21st century.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2012
Extreme-weather climate modeling conducted by ESD’s climate scientists, most notably Bill Collins, support the findings discussed by CRD’s Michael Wehner in this second installment of the Lab’s Ask a Scientist video series.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2012
In a recently published paper, ESD’s Eoin Brodie and Mary Firestone describe how, within Mediterranean-type, drought-prone ecosystems, microbes employ various survival strategies to survive and ultimately yield CO2 “when the rains come.”
Read MoreJune 12, 2012
A team of scientists including ESD’s Margaret Torn recently explored the vulnerability of decades-old soil-carbon decomposition to warming, and the implications this vulnerability has for the rate of climate change.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2012
Clearly informing the general public about the scientific work related to climate change is a necessity. Addressing this need, ESD climate scientists recently spoke to media representatives on key climate issues.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2011
ESD’s Norm Miller and other scientists have recently conducted research on how climate change could increase the danger of wind-driven wildfires—and extend the season of greatest risk for such fires.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2011
At this year’s AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, ESD will man a booth, have scientists available to talk about their work, and have an HR representative on hand to meet with people pursuing work in Earth sciences.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2011
In a recently published article in Science, ESD’s Margaret Torn and others find that California’s 2050 carbon-emission-reduction goals are achievable using available technologies— assuming the widespread electrification of transportation and other sectors.
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