Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Thomas U. Ahearn, Mia M. Gaudet, Amber N. Hurson, Jeya Balaji Balasubramanian, Parichoy Pal Choudhury, Nicole M. Gerlanc, Bhaumik Patel, Daniel Russ, Mustapha Abubakar, Neal D. Freedman, Wendy S. W. Wong, Stephen J. Chanock, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Jonas S. Almeida
Summary: Data sharing is crucial for reproducibility, replication, pooled analyses, and maximizing study value in epidemiology. Obstacles such as confidentiality, costs, and incentives often hinder data sharing, but practicing the FAIR principles can address these barriers by making data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Implementing these principles requires moving data to accessible servers, using open-source code, and providing funding, training, and incentives for sharing resources.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Martin Lacayo, Denisa Rodila, Gregory Giuliani, Anthony Lehmann
Summary: ESWS are new web-based approaches that utilize open web standards for ecosystem service assessment. Through data provenance transitions, they create cohesive workflows across models and platforms.
COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Amanda N. Quay, Peter S. Fiske, Meagan S. Mauter
Summary: This paper discusses the implementation of FAIR/O principles to maximize insights from data in water treatment research, and proposes practical steps and opportunities for building effective and sustainable water treatment data infrastructure.
ACS ES&T ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Da-Yeong Lee, Dae-Seong Lee, YoonKyung Cha, Joong-Hyuk Min, Young-Seuk Park
Summary: This study reviews data-based research using models to predict the biological elements of freshwater ecosystems over the last three decades. It evaluates the ability of current models to predict changes in freshwater organisms and suggests future research directions.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Farnaz Kordbacheh, Don N. Flaten, Robert H. Gulden
Summary: Soil fertility management is crucial for crop productivity and profitability, but the response of weed communities to different nutrient sources is not well understood. This study monitored the effect of five nutrient sources on weed communities and found that liquid pig manure and synthetic fertilizer enhanced crop biomass, resulting in low weed density and diversity. However, solid manures increased weed densities and reduced crop biomass, but resulted in more diverse weed communities. The study suggests that a management practice that increases N accessibility to the crop, such as a mixture of solid manures and synthetic fertilizers, may be ideal for a profitable cropping system with decreased weed densities and improved diversity.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Klemens Froehlich, Eva Brombacher, Matthias Fahrner, Daniel Vogele, Lucas Kook, Niko Pinter, Peter Bronsert, Sylvia Timme-Bronsert, Alexander Schmidt, Katja Baerenfaller, Clemens Kreutz, Oliver Schilling
Summary: This study presents a benchmark dataset for evaluating DIA data analysis workflows in clinical settings, using real-world inter-patient heterogeneity. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of gas-phase fractionated spectral libraries and non-parametric permutation-based statistical tests for correctly identifying differentially abundant proteins in DIA analysis.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
John Maclean, Erik S. Van Vleck
Summary: This study introduces a framework for data assimilation that divides data into multiple low-rank projections for state space. Algorithms are developed to assimilate these projected data, and the major application explored is PROJ-PF for highly informative but low-dimensional observations. The implementation is based on projections in the unstable subspace, aiming to mitigate the collapse of particle ensembles in high-dimensional DA problems.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Dennis Assenmacher, Derek Weber, Mike Preuss, Andre Calero Valdez, Alison Bradshaw, Bjorn Ross, Stefano Cresci, Heike Trautmann, Frank Neumann, Christian Grimme
Summary: Computational social science evaluates social interaction using computational and statistical methods, with public availability of data sets being essential for reliable research. Restrictions on data sharing for social media analytics research create challenges for replicability, prompting the proposal of a new evaluation framework to address these issues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bruna. R. R. Winck, Juliette M. G. Bloor, Katja Klumpp
Summary: Plant-atmosphere exchange fluxes of CO2 measured with the Eddy covariance method are important for assessing ecosystem carbon budgets. This study presents eddy flux measurements for a managed upland grassland in France over a 20-year period. Pre-processing and post-processing approaches were used to overcome data gaps in the long-term datasets. The resulting datasets can be used for studying the impact of climate change on grassland ecosystems and for model evaluation and validation in carbon-cycle research.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yuying Wei, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Chun Yang
Summary: In this study, the data assimilation framework called Probabilistic Optimal Interpolation (POI) is further developed for handling nonstationary environments and missing data. The results show that POI implementation can reduce uncertainty, but its performance is affected by the accuracy limitation of machine learning models in nonstationary environments.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Arianna Fonsati, Renato Maria Cosentini, Chiara Tundo, Anna Osello
Summary: The use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) methods has changed workflows and allowed for new ways of working. This paper explores the integration of BIM with geotechnical/geological modelling (GeoBIM) and provides a flexible method for assessing integration strategies. The proposed evaluation framework is universal and adaptable to any new integration approach.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yelin Demir Altintas, Mustafa Emre Ilal
Summary: This paper describes the development of a zoning domain model for automated compliance checking of building projects, where geometric and semantic data are stored, queried, and exported as a GML file through a proof-of-concept GIS application. The use of this data model for automated code checking demonstrates how GIS data can seamlessly complement BIM data without the need for expanding BIM schemas.
AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Selwyn Hoeks, Marlee A. Tucker, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Mike B. J. Harfoot, Mike Bithell, Luca Santini
Summary: This paper presents an R package of the Madingley model to increase accessibility and flexibility. The MadingleyR package streamlines installation and supports major operating systems, allowing users to easily modify settings and analyze outputs for various research questions. The package provides functions for plotting, summarizing outputs, and has been demonstrated through three case studies, showing its applicability and performance in simulations.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Sam Hatfield, Matthew Chantry, Peter Dueben, Philippe Lopez, Alan Geer, Tim Palmer
Summary: The study shows that neural networks can be used to quickly obtain the tangent-linear and adjoint versions of physical parametrization schemes, which is important for 4D-Var data assimilation in weather forecasting.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Haoteng Zhao, Liping Di, Ziheng Sun
Summary: Irrigation plays a significant role in water consumption, but due to lack of open critical information, farmers often rely on empirical knowledge and over-irrigate. WaterSmart-GIS is a web-based GIS designed to collect and disseminate real-time irrigation information. The system prototype in Nebraska demonstrates its capability to provide information to end-users through web applications.
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
E. Natasha Stavros, Jon Chrone, Kerry Cawse-Nicholson, Anthony Freeman, Nancy F. Glenn, Liane Guild, Raymond Kokaly, Christine Lee, Jeffrey Luvall, Ryan Pavlick, Benjamin Poulter, Stephanie Schollaert Uz, Shawn Serbin, David R. Thompson, Philip A. Townsend, Kevin Turpie, Karen Yuen, Kurt Thome, Weile Wang, Shannon-Kian Zareh, Jamie Nastal, David Bearden, Charles E. Miller, David Schimel
Summary: Observations of planet Earth from space are important for science and society, and the US agencies prioritize these observations to maximize their investments. The most recent survey identified the need for a visible to shortwave infrared imaging spectrometer and a multispectral thermal infrared imager to study Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) and its impacts on climate change. The analysis helped recommend three candidate architectures for development and highlighted opportunities for international collaboration.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Benjamin Poulter, Francis M. Adams-Metayer, Cibele Amaral, Abigail Barenblitt, Anthony Campbell, Sean P. Charles, Rosa Maria Roman-Cuesta, Rocco D'Ascanio, Erin R. Delaria, Cheryl Doughty, Temilola Fatoyinbo, Jonathan Gewirtzman, Thomas F. Hanisco, Moshema Hull, S. Randy Kawa, Reem Hannun, David Lagomasino, Leslie Lait, Sparkle L. Malone, Paul A. Newman, Peter Raymond, Judith A. Rosentreter, Nathan Thomas, Derrick Vaughn, Glenn M. Wolfe, Lin Xiong, Qing Ying, Zhen Zhang
Summary: The BlueFlux field campaign aims to develop blue carbon products for coastal carbon management. It conducts multi-scale measurements of CO2 and CH4 fluxes, combined with long-term carbon burial, to understand blue carbon as a climate solution. The first deployment in Southern Florida showed that mangrove CH4 emissions offset the CO2 uptake, resulting in a total net uptake of about 31.8 Tg CO2-eq y(-1).
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kuang-Yu Chang, William J. Riley, Nathan Collier, Gavin McNicol, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, Sara H. Knox, Kyle B. Delwiche, Robert B. Jackson, Benjamin Poulter, Marielle Saunois, Naveen Chandra, Nicola Gedney, Misa Ishizawa, Akihiko Ito, Fortunat Joos, Thomas Kleinen, Federico Maggi, Joe McNorton, Joe R. Melton, Paul Miller, Yosuke Niwa, Chiara Pasut, Prabir K. Patra, Changhui Peng, Sushi Peng, Arjo Segers, Hanqin Tian, Aki Tsuruta, Yuanzhi Yao, Yi Yin, Wenxin Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Qing Zhu, Qiuan Zhu, Qianlai Zhuang
Summary: The recent rise in atmospheric methane concentrations has negative effects on climate change and mitigation efforts. Estimates of global wetland methane emissions vary widely among different approaches, but using better-performing models can reduce the spread of these estimates. However, discrepancies in the estimates increase when using the top 20% models. It is important to expand benchmark sites to account for environmental variability and encourage the development of wetland methane models to focus on site-specific and ecosystem-specific variabilities.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Andrew F. Feldman, Zhen Zhang, Yasuko Yoshida, Pierre Gentine, Abhishek Chatterjee, Dara Entekhabi, Joanna Joiner, Benjamin Poulter
Summary: A satellite-based rapid attribution workflow is developed to identify drivers of carbon cycle feedbacks. During the 2020-2021 Western US drought and heatwave, carbon anomalies were detected, primarily due to reduced photosynthesis caused by a widespread moisture-deficit. This integrated observational approach contributes to understanding ecosystem responses to climate extremes and improving drought modeling.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lei Ma, George Hurtt, Hao Tang, Rachel Lamb, Andrew Lister, Louise Chini, Ralph Dubayah, John Armston, Elliott Campbell, Laura Duncanson, Sean Healey, Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Lesley Ott, Benjamin Poulter, Quan Shen
Summary: Forest carbon is a significant and uncertain part of the global carbon cycle. Advances in remote sensing and ecosystem modelling, using data collected by NASA lidar missions, have provided better insights into forest structure and its impact on carbon stocks and fluxes. This study demonstrates the potential of spaceborne lidar observations for improving global carbon modelling.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chandra S. Deshmukh, Ari P. Susanto, Nardi Nardi, Nurholis Nurholis, Sofyan Kurnianto, Yogi Suardiwerianto, M. Hendrizal, Ade Rhinaldy, Reyzaldi E. Mahfiz, Ankur R. Desai, Susan E. Page, Alexander R. Cobb, Takashi Hirano, Frederic Guerin, Dominique Serca, Yves T. Prairie, Fahmuddin Agus, Dwi Astiani, Supiandi Sabiham, Chris D. Evans
Summary: This study measures the net ecosystem exchanges of carbon dioxide, methane, and soil nitrous oxide fluxes in a peatland in Sumatra, Indonesia. The results show that the greenhouse gas emissions from an Acacia plantation are lower than from a degraded site but higher than from an intact forest.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Linda Toca, Rebekka R. E. Artz, Catherine Smart, Tristan Quaife, Keith Morrison, Alessandro Gimona, Robert Hughes, Mark H. H. Hancock, Daniela Klein
Summary: In this study, the application of Sentinel-1 SAR backscatter for water table depth monitoring in near-natural and restored blanket bogs was illustrated. The random forest model was found to be the most suitable for predicting water table dynamics. It was proposed that this approach should be tested in a wider range of peatland sites.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ryan M. Clare, Ankur R. Desai, Jonathan E. Martin, Michael Notaro, Stephen J. Vavrus
Summary: The decrease in snow cover on the North American continent caused by greenhouse gas-induced climate change will have significant impacts on mid-latitude weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere, including the poleward shift of cyclone tracks, increased cyclone intensity, changes in sea-level pressure, and alterations in precipitation characteristics.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Molly E. Brown, Catherine Mitchell, Meghan Halabisky, Benjamin Gustafson, Helga do Rosario Gomes, Joaquim Goes, Xuesong Zhang, Anthony D. Campbell, Benjamin Poulter
Summary: This article investigates stakeholders of wet carbon (WC) ecosystems and analyzes the gaps between scientific understanding and information needs. The study reveals that stakeholder interest in WC systems is primarily determined by its significance for local policy, economics, or ecology. To bridge the gap between stakeholders and available WC data, improved communication of data availability and uncertainty, capacity building, engagement between stakeholder groups, and data continuity are needed.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Bram Valkenborg, Gabrielle J. M. De Lannoy, Alexander Gruber, Diego G. Miralles, Philipp Koehler, Christian Frankenberg, Ankur R. Desai, Elyn Humphreys, Janina Klatt, Annalea Lohila, Mats B. Nilsson, Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, Michel Bechtold
Summary: This study investigates water-related vegetation stress in northern peatlands using satellite-observed Solar-Induced chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF). The results show that most locations experience both drought and waterlogging stress, while some regions only experience waterlogging or drought stress. The study finds that the minimal water-related vegetation stress occurs at a water table depth of -0.22 m (short-term) and -0.20 m (long-term).
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yakun Zhang, Ankur R. Desai, Jingfeng Xiao, Alfred E. Hartemink
Summary: Understanding the control mechanisms of topsoil depth on long-term ecosystem productivity is crucial for sustaining productivity and increasing resilience in different ecosystems under a changing climate. The relationship between topsoil depth and gross primary productivity (GPP) is primarily influenced by water availability, especially in arid regions. Increasing topsoil depth can enhance ecosystem productivity, particularly in cropland and shrubland.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Michelle Felton, Philip Jones, Richard Tranter, Joanna Clark, Tristan Quaife, Martin Lukac
Summary: Agroforestry (AF) is a land use practice that combines agricultural crops or livestock production with the cultivation of trees on the same piece of land. It has the potential to generate extra products, improve environmental benefits, and enhance farmers' financial returns. However, AF adoption in the UK remains low, indicating that there are barriers to overcome. This study investigates these barriers and identifies potential drivers for further AF uptake in South-East and East lowland England.
Article
Ecology
Bharat Sharma, Jitendra Kumar, Auroop R. Ganguly, Forrest M. Hoffman
Summary: Increasing surface temperature leads to enhanced evaporation, reduced soil moisture, and more frequent droughts and heat waves. Such effects drive extreme anomalies in vegetation productivity and net land carbon storage. However, the impacts of climate change on longer-term extremes in net biospheric production (NBP) are unknown.
Review
Ecology
Sheel Bansal, Irena F. Creed, Brian A. Tangen, Scott D. Bridgham, Ankur R. Desai, Ken W. Krauss, Scott C. Neubauer, Gregory B. Noe, Donald O. Rosenberry, Carl Trettin, Kimberly P. Wickland, Scott T. Allen, Ariane Arias-Ortiz, Anna R. Armitage, Dennis Baldocchi, Kakoli Banerjee, David Bastviken, Peter Berg, Matthew J. Bogard, Alex T. Chow, William H. Conner, Christopher Craft, Courtney Creamer, Tonya Delsontro, Jamie A. Duberstein, Meagan Eagle, M. Siobhan Fennessy, Sarah A. Finkelstein, Mathias Goeckede, Sabine Grunwald, Meghan Halabisky, Ellen Herbert, Mohammad M. R. Jahangir, Olivia F. Johnson, Miriam C. Jones, Jeffrey J. Kelleway, Sara Knox, Kevin D. Kroeger, Kevin A. Kuehn, David Lobb, Amanda L. Loder, Shizhou Ma, Damien T. Maher, Gavin McNicol, Jacob Meier, Beth A. Middleton, Christopher Mills, Purbasha Mistry, Abhijit Mitra, Courtney Mobilian, Amanda M. Nahlik, Sue Newman, Jessica L. O'Connell, Patty Oikawa, Max Post van der Burg, Charles A. Schutte, Changchun Song, Camille L. Stagg, Jessica Turner, Rodrigo Vargas, Mark P. Waldrop, Marcus B. Wallin, Zhaohui Aleck Wang, Eric J. Ward, Debra A. Willard, Stephanie Yarwood, Xiaoyan Zhu
Summary: Wetlands have a significant impact on global carbon sequestration, CO2 and methane emissions, and aquatic carbon fluxes. However, measuring wetland carbon is challenging due to the complexity and dynamism of the underlying biogeochemical processes. This review summarizes common and cutting-edge approaches for quantifying wetland carbon pools and fluxes, providing insights into measurement components, spatial and temporal representation, implementation considerations, and ancillary measurements.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thomas Miraglio, Nicholas C. Coops, Christine I. B. Wallis, Anna L. Crofts, Margaret Kalacska, Mark Vellend, Shawn P. Serbin, Juan Pablo Arroyo-Mora, Etienne Laliberte
Summary: The advent of new spaceborne imaging spectrometers offers new opportunities for ecologists to map vegetation traits at global scales. In this paper, we present a new method that utilizes historical spaceborne imaging spectroscopy data to map vegetation traits at the landscape scale and upscale them to the continental level, demonstrating the potential of these spectrometers for plant biodiversity monitoring and conservation efforts.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)