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... scales , to the Earth as a whole ; • • • Global databases allow global scale phenomena to be addressed with consistently acquired data that have the potential for harmonisation and com- parison at a global scale ; Dramatic advances in ...
... scales , to the Earth as a whole ; • • • Global databases allow global scale phenomena to be addressed with consistently acquired data that have the potential for harmonisation and com- parison at a global scale ; Dramatic advances in ...
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... scale . The record shows that the functioning of the Earth System has varied continuously on all time - scales ( Fig . 4 ) . A care- ful examination of evidence from the past shows that : • Variability is reflected not only in ...
... scale . The record shows that the functioning of the Earth System has varied continuously on all time - scales ( Fig . 4 ) . A care- ful examination of evidence from the past shows that : • Variability is reflected not only in ...
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... scale experiment with its own life support system . Global networks . Scientific networks studying aspects of the global environment will continue to form the backbone of the emerging new science required to study Earth as a system ...
... scale experiment with its own life support system . Global networks . Scientific networks studying aspects of the global environment will continue to form the backbone of the emerging new science required to study Earth as a system ...
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Planetary Machinery | 9 |
Reverberations of Change | 19 |
Towards Earth System Science and Global Sustainability | 32 |
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