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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book presents interviews with high-profile climate scientists about state-of-the-art research questions. Consequences of climate change have become more and more visible and are now regularly discussed in political and societal debates. While climate scientists have been warning about potential consequences of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions for decades, their call for ... Read more

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  • Introduction to Modern Fortran for the Earth System Sciences

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This work provides a short "getting started" guide to Fortran 90/95. The main target audience consists of newcomers to the field of numerical computation within Earth system sciences (students, researchers or scientific programmers). Furthermore, readers accustomed to other programming languages may also benefit from this work, by discovering how some programming techniques they are familiar with ... Read more

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  • Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach in Earth System Science

    Advances of a Helmholtz Graduate Research School

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book describes the latest advances at the Helmholtz “Earth System Science Research School” where scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, the University of Bremen, and the Jacobs University are involved in research.One of the greatest challenges is understanding ongoing environmental changes. The longer the time scale the more components of the Earth system are involved, e ... Read more

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  • Earth System Science: Bridging the Gaps between Disciplines

    Perspectives from a Multi-Disciplinary Helmholtz Research School

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Earth system science is traditionally split into various disciplines (Geology, Physics, Meteorology, Oceanography, Biology etc.) and several sub-disciplines. Overall, the diversity of expertise provides a solid base for interdisciplinary research. However, gaining holistic insights into the Earth system requires the integration of observations, paleoclimate data, analysis tools and modeling. These ... Read more

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  • Revolutions that Made the Earth

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    by David Randall ...
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