Earth Surface Dynamics
The earth's surface does not exist in a static, unchanging "natural" condition interrupted only by the work of humans, but instead it is a dynamic system of which humans are a part. Knowledge about changes to the Earth's surface and the underlying processes that induce them has enormous impact on how society responds to these changes and, ultimately, the cost of responding to change. USGS Global Change Research activities strive to achieve a whole-system understanding of the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Activities of the program focus on documenting, analyzing, and modeling the character of past and present environments and the geological, biological, hydrological, and geochemical processes involved in environmental change so that future environmental changes and impacts can be anticipated.What's New?
Research Activities
- Overview of selected USGS Global Change research activities
- Atlantic Estuaries: Chesapeake Bay
- Alaskan Quaternary Climate Change
- Biology and Global Change - Overview
- Biology and Global Change - Research Activities
- Carbon Cycle Research
- Coastal-Change and Glaciological Maps of Antarctica
- Coastal-Change and Glaciological Maps of the Antarctic Peninsula
- Climate, Land Use, and Environmental Sensitivity
- A Devil's Hole Primer
- Ecosystem and Climate History of Alaska
- Glacier Studies
- Hydroclimatology
- Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use on the Southwestern U.S.
- Land Characterization and Satellite Data Management
- Lake/Catchment Systems (LACS)
- Last Interglacial Timing & Environment
- Rio Puerco Basin Studies
- Volcano Emissions
- Water, Energy, and Biochemical Budgets
U.S. Global Change Research Program
U.S. Climate Change Science Program
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