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Evaluation of landforms, soils, and deposits formed by active tectonics is providing basic data necessary for long-term earthquake prediction, seismic-hazard evaluation, and probabilistic seismic-risk ...

Geomorphology is the study of the evolution of the Earth’s surface. We address a wide array of landscapes with an equally broad set of tools and methods. We study the weathering of rock to produce ...

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This NSF-funded project provides a comprehensive estimate of floodplain organic carbon storage across the conterminous United States to determine the impact of human activities on floodplain carbon ...

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