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    Earth observation: Serving the needs of an increasingly global society

    In this chapter, we examine the potential of geodesy from the point of view of what society needs in terms of Earth observations to ensure the security of people and resources, and to achieve a sustainable uti...

    D. Sahagian, D. Alsdorf, C. Kreemer, J. Melack in Global Geodetic Observing System (2009)

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    Plumbing the Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Inland Waters into the Terrestrial Carbon Budget

    Because freshwater covers such a small fraction of the Earth’s surface area, inland freshwater ecosystems (particularly lakes, rivers, and reservoirs) have rarely been considered as potentially important quant...

    J. J. Cole, Y. T. Prairie, N. F. Caraco, W. H. McDowell, L. J. Tranvik in Ecosystems (2007)