Inferring causation from time series in Earth system sciences
Questions of causality are ubiquitous in Earth system sciences and beyond, yet correlation techniques still prevail. This Perspective provides an overview of causal inference methods, identifies promising applications and methodological challenges, and ...
Jakob Runge +20 more
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Availability of Next Generation Science Standards in The Field of Earth and Space Sciences: Case of Egypt Middle Schools Science Books [PDF]
The current study aimed to determine the extent to which science standards for the next generation in the field of Earth and space sciences - goals, content, activities, evaluation methods - are included in the preparatory science curricula.
Amany Elgendy +2 more
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Exposure of real estate properties to the 2018 Hurricane Florence flooding [PDF]
Quantifying the potential exposure of property to damages associated with storm surges, extreme weather and hurricanes is fundamental to developing frameworks that can be used to conceive and implement mitigation plans as well as support urban ...
M. Tedesco +3 more
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Cyclicity in Earth sciences, quo vadis? Essay on cycle concepts in geological thinking and their historical influence on stratigraphic practices [PDF]
The archetype of a cycle has played an essential role in explaining observations of nature over thousands of years. At present, this perception significantly influences the worldview of modern societies, including several areas of science.
D. G. C. Fragoso +9 more
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Past, Present and Future of a Habitable Earth [PDF]
This perspective of this book views Earth's various layers as a whole system, and tries to understand how to achieve harmony and sustainable development between human society and nature, with the theme of " habitability of the Earth." This book is one ...
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Methods and Protocols—Aims and Scope Update
As our readers know, Methods and Protocols is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed scientific journal that provides a forum to the publication of novel approaches in the fields of Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Biomedical Sciences and their intersection with
Fernando Albericio, Philip Hublitz
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Opportunities for Characterizing Geological Flows Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Summary: Geological flows—from mudslides to volcanic eruptions—are often opaque and consist of multiple interacting phases. Scaled laboratory geological experiments using analog materials have often been limited to optical imaging of flow exteriors or ex
Einat Lev, Christopher M. Boyce
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A core problem of contemporary society is rooted in the educational system and the divides created between the humanities and sciences that have prevented integrated reasoning.
Luiz Oosterbeek +20 more
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Palaeoenvironmental signatures revealed from rare earth element (REE) compositions of vertebrate microremains of the Vesiku Bone Bed (Homerian, Wenlock), Saaremaa Island, Estonia [PDF]
The Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences is an open access journal and applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY to all its papers (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Alberto Pérez-Huerta +13 more
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Principles and methods of scaling geospatial Earth science data [PDF]
The properties of geographical phenomena vary with changes in the scale of measurement. The information observed at one scale often cannot be directly used as information at another scale. Scaling addresses these changes in properties in relation to the scale of measurement, and plays an important role in Earth sciences by providing information at the ...
Ge, Yong +8 more
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