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Appendix D: Achievements in Earth Surface Processes
Appendix D: Achievements in Earth Surface Processes
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Growth of the field has also been reflected in a variety of community and organizational developments, including formation of Earth surface processesrelated research groups and laboratories; creation of new interdisciplinary Earth surface processes majors at universities and colleges; establishment of multiinstitute-multiresearcher centers or observatories (Boxes 2.5 and 2.7) ; publication of textbooks, book series,1 and new journals dedicated to research in the field;2 and establishment of focus groups by international professional organizations (e.g., the European Surface Processes Group;3 the American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Categorizing past position postings using a term that has only recently come into use is a difficult and, to a degree, subjective task because institutions only occasionally labeled their open positions specifically for "Earth surface processes." Interdisciplinary science such as Earth surface processes can be troublesome to fit into the framework of departments that generally reflect traditional boundaries between disciplines. Thus, positions were categorized as Earth surface process positions if the advertisement described a position that was (1)
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-supported Earth science literacy initiative4 and educational programs of the AGU5 and GSA,6 education projects on Earth surface processes have engaged professional educators, professional societies, local organizations (such as museums) , communications experts, and members of the research community.
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U.S. Geological Survey The USGS conducts formal and informal interdisciplinary research activities related to Earth surface processes on topics that include geohazards; land use and land change and effects on the carbon cycle; origin and development of land features; and coastal research on erosion, deposition, and extreme weather and their effects on wetlands, ecosystems, and beaches (Larsen, 2008; USGS, 2008)
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Through the Earth Observing System, satellites produce publicly available data for longterm global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans.10 These instruments and data contribute to a range of research projects to understand, manage, and predict various Earth surface processes (Appendix C)
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. The USDA supports external research through cooperative research agreements and competitive grants and also supports various online resources to provide information, forecasts, and databases for the public on various agricultural topics.14 Development of online mapping tools has allowed researchers to access various soil, agricultural, and land-use datasets in geographically referenced map coordinate systems.
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