Publications

Widespread drying of European peatlands in recent centuries

Publication ID: pub.1121972954

Publication date: 21/10/2019

Keywords: Britain; Climate Warming; Compound Pressures; Continental Europe; Drying; Europe; Human Impacts; Hydrological; Ireland; Management; Peatlands; Scandinavia; Surface Wetness; Transition

Climate warming and human impacts are thought to be causing peatlands to dry, potentially converting them from sinks to sources of carbon. However, it is unclear whether the hydrological status of peatlands has moved beyond their natural envelope. Here we show that European peatlands have undergone substantial, widespread drying during the last ~300 years. We […]

Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”

Publication ID: pub.1121880487

Publication date: 17/10/2019

Keywords: Carbon Cycle; Carbon Dioxide; Climate Change; Global; Trees

Bastin et al (Reports, 5 July 2019, p. 76) claim that global tree restoration is the most effective climate change solution to date, with a reported carbon storage potential of 205 gigatonnes of carbon. However, this estimate and its implications for climate mitigation are inconsistent with the dynamics of the global carbon cycle and its […]

Reconciling Observation and Model Trends in North Atlantic Surface CO2

Publication ID: pub.1120395206

Publication date: 12/10/2019

Keywords: Climate Model; CO2 Sink; Earth System Model; Mitigation; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean Biogeochemistry; Ocean Fugacity of CO2; Projections; Trend; Uptake

The North Atlantic Ocean is a region of intense uptake of atmospheric CO2. To assess how this CO2 sink has evolved over recent decades, various approaches have been used to estimate basin‐wide uptake from the irregularly sampled in situ CO2 observations. Until now, the lack of robust uncertainties associated with observation‐based gap‐filling methods required to […]

The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass

Publication ID: pub.1121615930

Publication date: 10/10/2019

Keywords: Biomass; Conservation of Natural Resources; Environmental Monitoring; Forests; Global; Remote Sensing Technology

Forest biomass is an essential indicator for monitoring the Earth’s ecosystems and climate. It is a critical input to greenhouse gas accounting, estimation of carbon losses and forest degradation, assessment of renewable energy potential, and for developing climate change mitigation policies such as REDD+, among others. Wall-to-wall mapping of aboveground biomass (AGB) is now possible […]

Phase Space Reconstruction Based CVD Classifier Using Localized Features

Publication ID: pub.1121614423

Publication date: 10/10/2019

Keywords: Algorithms; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Atrial Fibrillation; Bundle-Branch Block; Cardiovascular Diseases; Databases, Factual; Electrocardiography; False Positive Reactions; Humans; Medical Informatics; Myocardial Infarction; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Support Vector Machine

This paper proposes a generalized Phase Space Reconstruction (PSR) based Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) classification methodology by exploiting the localized features of the ECG. The proposed methodology first extracts the ECG localized features including PR interval, QRS complex, and QT interval from the continuous ECG waveform using features extraction logic, then the PSR technique is applied […]

Save reefs to rescue all ecosystems

Publication ID: pub.1121092282

Publication date: 18/09/2019

Keywords: Animals; Anthozoa; Biodiversity; Conservation of Natural Resources; Coral Reefs; Ecology; Extreme Heat; Global

An approach that tackles the underlying causes of coral-reef decline could be applied to other habitats, argue Tiffany H. Morrison, Terry P. Hughes and colleagues.