scholarly journals An overview of the Earth system science of solar geoengineering

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 815-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Irvine ◽  
Ben Kravitz ◽  
Mark G. Lawrence ◽  
Helene Muri
Keyword(s):  
Earth System ◽  
Earth System Science ◽  
System Science ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Solar Geoengineering

Plastics in the Earth system

Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 373 (6550) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Aron Stubbins ◽  
Kara Lavender Law ◽  
Samuel E. Muñoz ◽  
Thomas S. Bianchi ◽  
Lixin Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Earth System ◽  
Earth System Science ◽  
System Science ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
The Earth

Plastic contamination of the environment is a global problem whose magnitude justifies the consideration of plastics as emergent geomaterials with chemistries not previously seen in Earth’s history. At the elemental level, plastics are predominantly carbon. The comparison of plastic stocks and fluxes to those of carbon reveals that the quantities of plastics present in some ecosystems rival the quantity of natural organic carbon and suggests that geochemists should now consider plastics in their analyses. Acknowledging plastics as geomaterials and adopting geochemical insights and methods can expedite our understanding of plastics in the Earth system. Plastics also can be used as global-scale tracers to advance Earth system science.

scholarly journals Mediation to deal with information heterogeneity − application to Earth System Science

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Bigagli ◽  
S. Nativi ◽  
P. Mazzetti
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Earth System ◽  
Current Standard ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Data Interoperability ◽  
Earth System Science ◽  
System Science ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Information Domain ◽  
Science Information

Abstract. We address the problem of data and information interoperability in the Earth System Science information domain. We believe that well-established architectures and standard technologies are now available to implement data interoperability. In particular, we elaborate on the mediated approach, and present several technological aspects of our implementation of a Mediator-based Information System for Earth System Science Data. We highlight some limitations of current standard-based solutions and introduce possible future improvements.

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