As Ecosystems Heat Up, Tundra Changes Speed Up
Understanding the functional traits of Arctic and alpine tundra plant communities will enable better model projections of how they transform in warmer conditions.
Linking Local and National Government for Global Mitigation
Case studies in six cities of barriers to implementing building energy codes.
Unparalleled Resolution of How Microbes and Viruses Impact Biogeochemistry in Rivers
Microbes and viruses play key roles in carbon and nitrogen cycling in riverbed sediments.
Continental-Scale Linkages Between the Environment and Ecology of Soil Microbes
Dominant and functionally important soil microbes show strong, predictable, and distinctly different associations with continental-scale gradients in climate, vegetation, and soil moisture.
Satellite and Ground Measurements of the Global Carbon Cycle Differ
New research quantifies the discrepancies between ground measurements of soil respiration and satellite estimates of photosynthesis.
Yang Named Associate Editor of the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Qiu Yang begins a one-year term as an associate editor of the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
Increasing Confidence in Regional Surface Temperature Response through Neutral Modes
Anthropogenically forced evolution of the leading neutral mode explains historical trends in global surface temperature, lending confidence to regional projections related to modes.