Colloquia
A vast literature establishes the importance of social capital to neighborhoods. Jane Jacobs famously argued that this capital is maintained through "cross-use of space," and James Coleman formalized it as the "closure" of
This colloquium discusses the air quality impacts of western U.S. wildfires and introduce the Western Wildfire Experiment for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol Absorption and Nitrogen (WE-CAN). The WE-CAN project deployed the NCAR/NSF C
Lake Poop贸 was once Bolivia鈥檚 second-largest lake. Located at roughly 3700m in the semi-arid central Altiplano, shallow and saline Lake Poop贸 has long been recognized for its ecological importance and in 2002 was added to the
In view of modern anthropogenic impacts, forecasted changes in climate, and resulting shifts in the frequencies and magnitudes of surface processes such as wildfires, landslides and large floods, reliable models are needed to
Land-cover change from forest to agriculture is widely recognized as a primary cause of accelerated soil erosion. Floodplains in agricultural watersheds represent fluvial archives for understanding anthropogenic erosion and
Cross-Scale Analysis of Surface-Adjusted Measurements in Digital Elevation Modelsby Mehran GhandehariDigital terrain data forms the basis for geospatial analysis and modeling in many disciplines. Terrain is commonly
Globally, pesticide use is increasing significantly faster than food production. The vast majority of the world鈥檚 food producers depend on pesticides, and most of those users live in the global south. I present data from
In the Brazilian Amazon, the long-distance river trading system known as aviamento has linked commodity producers in remote areas to markets in urban centers since the colonial period. Based on a case study from the rural
In the Brazilian Amazon, the long-distance river trading system known as aviamento has linked commodity producers in remote areas to markets in urban centers since the colonial period. Based on a case study from the rural
High-frequency climate variability is one of the most common features associated with climatic zones and yet, one of the least understood aspects of climate sciences, and unsurprisingly, one of the least implemented