We highlight the complexity of land-use/cover change and propose a framework for a more
general understanding of the issue, with emphasis on tropical regions. The review …

An overview is given of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over both continental and
ocean surfaces, mainly from observational and modelling perspectives. Much is known …

For the past 3.8 billion years, the geochemistry of the Earth's surface-its atmosphere, waters
and exposed crust-has been determined by the presence of biota. Photosynthetic organisms …

Studies of ecosystem processes on the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New
Mexico suggest that long-term grazing of semiarid grasslands leads to an increase in the …

The global temperature rose by 0.2° C between the middle 1960's and 1980, yielding a
warming of 0.4° C in the past century. This temperature increase is consistent with the …

We use a global climate model to compare the effectiveness of many climate forcing agents
for producing climate change. We find a substantial range in the “efficacy” of different …

The evidence for the Little Ice Age, the most important fluctuation in global climate in
historical times, is most dramatically represented by the advance of mountain glaciers in the …

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Determining the onset of organized disinformation about global warming is critical for
understanding its political history and evaluating the responsibilities of fossil fuel producers …

Transformations in terrestrial ecosystems are increasingly regarded as an important element
of global change. Quantitative data on where, when and why land-cover changes take place …