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Biogeochemical Cycle & Climate
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Science Applications Center The goal of the RESAC is to provide improved information and technologies to assess regional impacts of global environmental change. |
Prince |
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Carbon Cycle Studies A unique three dimensional, high-resolution radar backscatter model and a lidar waveform model have been developed at UMD and GSFC. |
Sun |
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Dryland Desertification
Dryland degradation or desertification is widely believed to be a major global environmental threat. In this project this problem is addressed at local to regional and global scales. |
Prince |
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Trace Gas Emissions
The focus is to estimate emissions originating from fires and to determine their influence on variations in the atmospheric concentration of CO2 and othergases. |
Kasischke |
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Gas and Particulate Emissions
The main aim of this research is to address the seasonal variations of biomass burning emissions and the associated impacts on emissions quantification. |
Korontzi |
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Dynamics of Change in Boreal Forests
Dr. Kasischke is carrying out research on the affects of variations in climate on the fire regime of the North American fire regime |
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Patterns of Coastal Flooding
Dr. Kasischke is working with Drs. Kearney and Sun to develop new approaches to use satellite imagery to analyze the impacts of sea-level rise on coastal vegetation communities. |
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Wildfire Consumption of Organic Matter
Dr. Kasischke is developing new approaches to assess how recent changes in the fire regime in the North American boreal forest region have impacted terrestrial carbon cycling. |
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