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White dots indicate participating sites in the AmeriFlux network, part of the global FLUXNET program. (Image courtesy of AmeriFlux.

A View From Above

FLUXNET is a global network of research sites to measure regional carbon exchange.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
The image above shows Arctic sea ice from NASA SSM/I in 2011.

At the Edge

Extent of Arctic sea ice is seen as a sensitive indicator of climate change.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
Birds and other animals are often specially adapted to living in the cool, dark habitat below the thick rainforest canopy.

A Rainforest Divided

The Amazon rainforest is losing ground as human activity fragments the forests.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
The image above shows a GreenKenue (GK) picture of the Mackenzie River watershed reaches from 2016.

A Model Quest

Finding a model that doesn't require recalibration from watershed to watershed.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
Yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains now emerge from hibernation about a month earlier than they used to.

A Catalog of Change

Researchers assemble a picture of climate change impacts around the world.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
The ERBE image above shows longwave radiation from April 1985.

A Burning Question

Cloud reflective properties and their effects on the global radiation balance.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
image collage of satellite data images of Earth

Interns Join SEDAC Projects for the Summer

Summer interns work with data related to urban-rural population and land area estimates, analysis of nighttime lights data, and development of map services.
News
July 12, 2020
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