Landscape Processes and Physical Environment

  • Sunrise.
    Air Quality

    Air quality can be impacted by local or regional sources (local wildfires) or from sources far away, such as industry on other continents.

  • A researcher maintaining a weather station.
    Climate

    Climate is the most fundamental driver of ecological condition.

  • A researcher sets up sound recording equipment.
    Soundscapes

    Different habitats have specific soundscape characteristics that are important attributes of that natural system.

  • Researchers measure the mass of a glacier.
    Glaciers

    Glaciers are dominant and dynamic physical features and a major driver of landscape change.

  • A researcher measuring snow depth.
    Snowpack

    Seasonal snowpack has a major influence on hydrology, vegetation, and wildlife.

Last updated: February 28, 2018

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