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The Environmental System Science program, within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Biological and Environmental Research Program, examines complex ecological and hydro-biogeochemical processes within terrestrial and coastal systems to understand inherent and emergent properties of changes to Earth and environmental systems.

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Highlights

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Mar 17, 2022 - Decades of DOE-Supported Research Advance Water and Energy Security
Mar 15, 2022 - Modeling Tropical Tree Volume to Estimate Crown Damage
Feb 6, 2022 - Drones Reveal Patterns of Tropical Forest Canopy Disturbance

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News

Sep 13, 2022 - DOE Temporary Staff Opportunity: IPA Program Manager Position in ESS
Sep 6, 2022 - DOE Awards $66 Million to Research the Impact of Climate Change on America’s Urban Communities
Aug 30, 2022 - DOE Awards $70 Million to Improve Supercomputer Model of Earth’s Climate System

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Recent Publications

2022 ESS PI Meeting Abstract Book

FACE Results, Lessons, and Legacy

Open Watershed Science by Design

Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report

Disturbance and Vegetation Dynamics in Earth System Models Workshop

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