The Joint Global Change Research Institute conducts research to advance fundamental understanding of human and Earth systems and provide decision-relevant information for management of emerging global risks and opportunities.
Research Highlights
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A Hydrological Emulator for Global ApplicationsNew open-source software mimics complex global hydrological models with extraordinary computational efficiency.
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Brian O’Neill Named New Director for the Joint Global Change Research InstituteBrian O’Neill—an Earth systems scientist who studies the relationship between future societal development, emissions and climate change impacts—has been named the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute.
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Projecting the Future Trade of Virtual WaterWater-stressed regions can offset potential domestic agricultural production shortcomings by importing water-intensive crops.
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Global Environmental Changes Leading to Shorter, Younger Trees
PNNL-led researchers: Conditions that started decades ago are changing forests and are likely to continue.
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Linking Local and National Government for Global MitigationCase studies in six cities of barriers to implementing building energy codes.
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Effects of Water Management on Future Droughts from Atmosphere to Rivers: A Global Multi-Model AnalysisWater management may alleviate future agricultural droughts but intensify hydrological droughts.
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As Temperatures Rise, Earth’s Soil is ‘Breathing’ More HeavilyStudy suggests carbon stored in soil is entering atmosphere faster, thanks to microbes.
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Long-Term Aerosol Trends in the Continental United StatesDuring 1980–2014, aerosols arriving from East Asia offset radiative flux increases in the western United States induced by domestic air pollution reductions.
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