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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceOct 16

How to assess social sustainability in agricultural transitions: A conceptual review and novel qualitative methodology doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

How to assess social sustainability in agricultural transitions: A conceptual review and novel...

Scientists and practitioners working on sustainability transitions in agriculture are often concerned about both social and biophysical outcomes of efforts to address agriculture’s challenges....

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceOct 13

New in Ocean Science: Integrating modeling and in situ imagery at the individual level to reveal the phenotypic plasticity of Arctic copepod communities doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Integrating modeling and in situ imagery at the individual level to reveal the phenotypic plastic...

Copepods are crustaceans that dominate the zooplankton of Arctic marine ecosystems in terms of abundance and biomass. In subpolar to polar oceans, copepods of the genus Calanus have evolved an...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceOct 6

New in Ocean Science: Benthic mineralization and nutrient retention in fjord systems with marine- and land-terminating glaciers (Southwest Greenland) doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Benthic mineralization and nutrient retention in fjord systems with marine- and land-terminating...

Ongoing glacial melt is rapidly altering Arctic and sub-Arctic fjord systems, with uncertain implications for their biogeochemical functioning. Yet, data on marine benthic nutrient recycling in such...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceOct 5

New in Ocean Science: Assessment of warm bias in ERA5 surface skin temperature over Arctic landfast sea ice doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Assessment of warm bias in ERA5 surface skin temperature over Arctic landfast sea ice

ERA5 is one of the most widely used gridded reanalysis datasets; however, its 0.25° spatial resolution may not be sufficient to resolve the narrow band of landfast sea ice near coastlines, possibly...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceOct 5

New in our special feature on climate and air quality impacts of landfill emissions: "Informing landfill emission reporting programs through remote sensing" doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Informing landfill emission reporting programs through remote sensing

Landfills are a significant source of anthropogenic methane emissions. Governments and operators rely on models with process and waste characterization assumptions to quantify emissions, assess...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 29

New in @IGACProject's International Global Atmospheric Chemistry 35-year Anniversary Special Feature: Tropospheric ozone assessment report: Missions, developments, and outlook doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Tropospheric ozone assessment report: Missions, developments, and outlook

The Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an activity of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGAC), has become a major international framework for assessing tropospheric...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 21

New in Deep-Sea Mining of Polymetallic Nodules: The DORD multi-decadal time series of the deep-sea sediment environment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

The DORD multi-decadal time series of the deep-sea sediment environment in the Clarion-Clipperton...

Natural variability in the deep sea remains poorly understood, especially temporal variability. The growing likelihood of industrial activities and subsequent impacts occurring here necessitates...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 17

New in our Deep-Sea Mining of Polymetallic Nodules Special Feature, from @CaraBGJames et al.: Effect of initial source mixing on lock-release turbidity currents with application to deep-sea mining collector plumes doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Effect of initial source mixing on lock-release turbidity currents with application to deep-sea...

Turbidity currents derived from both natural and industrial sources are rarely released from quiescent initial states. The degree to which source-region mixing and particle loading shape downstream...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 17

The importance of power, cultural context, and hazard psychology in southwestern Washington communities, where a wolf pack established in 2022 after an 80-year absence in an area with a divisive history of human-carnivore conflict. doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Community perspectives on the role of power and place-based knowledge at the frontline of gray wolf...

Conflict and coexistence between large carnivores and human communities can be shaped by tolerance, or people’s willingness to absorb the impacts and benefits of large carnivores within shared...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

New in Ecology and Earth Systems: Influence of land use change on soil physical and chemical characteristic in Gibe district, Hadiya zone, central Ethiopia doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Influence of land use change on soil physical and chemical characteristic in Gibe district, Hadiya...

Land use change is a major driver of soil degradation in tropical highland agroecosystems. However, quantitative comparisons of parkland with adjacent cultivated and grazing lands across soil depths...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

1/2 New in Ocean Science: Impact of deployment duration of surface-tethered sediment traps on downward flux rates of chlorophyll a and particulate organic carbon doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Impact of deployment duration of surface-tethered sediment traps on downward flux rates of chloro...

Field measurements of daily downward fluxes are crucial for understanding marine ecosystem dynamics and for providing input and reference data for regional and global carbon flux models. Short-term...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

2/2 And Influence of oceanic mixing on sea ice net community production in the Canadian Arctic doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Influence of oceanic mixing on sea ice net community production in the Canadian Arctic

Turbulence-driven nutrient supply has the potential to shape bottom sea ice microbial communities, affecting the balance of O2 uptake and release which defines the net community production (NCP) of...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

New research in our "Deep-Sea Mining of Polymetallic Nodules: Environmental Baselines and Mining Impacts from the Surface to the Seafloor" Special Feature looks at toxicity of deep-sea mining effluent and potential ecotoxicological effects doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Investigating toxicity of deep-sea mining effluent and potential ecotoxicological effects in the...

Preserving the ecological structures and functions of deep midwater ecosystems is vital to the planet. These vast environments provide essential ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, carbon...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceApr 17

New from Matthew Shupe et al.: The two radiative states of the #Arctic atmosphere and their impacts on the surface energy budget of #seaice doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

The two radiative states of the Arctic atmosphere and their impacts on the surface energy budget of...

The surface energy budget (SEB) is a central regulator of Arctic climate and sea ice evolution, yet its processes remain poorly constrained due to sparse observations and complex, coupled surface-a...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceApr 17

Elementa is proud of the continued run of new research in our @MOSAiCArctic Special Feature: The Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC). New 👇 doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Upper-ocean variability in the Amundsen Basin of the Arctic Ocean during early winter: Insights...

Wintertime observations in the central Arctic Ocean are sparse. We report a unique early winter data set containing atmospheric, hydrographic, and ocean velocity observations obtained during the...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

Also new in the @MOSAiCArctic Special Feature: Influence of warm and moist air intrusions on black carbon deposition and snowmelt in the central Arctic doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Influence of warm and moist air intrusions on black carbon deposition and snowmelt in the central...

In the central Arctic, warm and moist air intrusions (WAMIs) are increasingly prevalent during winter and spring, significantly affecting the near-surface energy budget. Here, we combine in situ...

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NSIDC researchers have established a new standard for air-sea ice observations in the Arctic, representing a significant step towards improving sea ice prediction models by incorporating surface energy measurements from the year-long MOSAiC expedition. bit.ly/3Qv2ucN

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

New in Sustainability Transitions: Constraints on crop diversification under drought: Multi-scale evidence from California’s San Joaquin Valley. From @soilsandbees et al. doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Constraints on crop diversification under drought: Multi-scale evidence from California’s San...

Extreme droughts are expected to test the resilience of agricultural systems, and agricultural diversification is often proposed as a strategy to buffer farms against climatic stress. However, there...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

.@StevenDAllison: Farms with higher crop diversity in CA's Central Valley could be more resilient to drought than farms with only a single species. That's why it's surprising that during California's 2012-2016 mega-drought, crop diversity actually declined doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Constraints on crop diversification under drought: Multi-scale evidence from California’s San...

Extreme droughts are expected to test the resilience of agricultural systems, and agricultural diversification is often proposed as a strategy to buffer farms against climatic stress. However, there...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

Intermediaries are important agents of change, and their advocacy can maintain, reform, or transform systems - so tracking their activities can better illuminate whom, what, and where is being sustained in a given agri-food transition. doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Prioritizing people or acres? How intermediaries enact multiple sustainabilities in agri-food...

This article interrogates how intermediaries enact various visions of sustainable futures within the contingencies of entrenched regime structures in the present, through a cross-case comparison of...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

New in Sustainability Transitions, from @Lkshumaine, @AdamZwickle et al.: Building trust for collaborative natural resource management through participatory modeling doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Building trust for collaborative natural resource management through participatory modeling

A central requirement of collaborative natural resource management is establishing trust between the actors involved, both horizontally between resource users and vertically between users and...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

1/4 New research in our Forum: Oil and Natural Gas Development: Air Quality, Climate Science, and Policy online.ucpress.edu/elementa/…

This forum is presenting research investigating emissions from oil and gas operations and their atmospheric, air quality, and climate impacts. Invited are studies on occupational, local, regional, and global scales, as well as interdisciplinary contributions that overlap with other Elementa publication Domains. The public and policy makers have a demonstrated interest in scientific observations and assessments to facilitate educated decisions for the direction of oil and natural gas development. Therefore, we also encourage article submissions that address bridging science and policy in terms of existing and future energy systems assessments.

ALT This forum is presenting research investigating emissions from oil and gas operations and their atmospheric, air quality, and climate impacts. Invited are studies on occupational, local, regional, and global scales, as well as interdisciplinary contributions that overlap with other Elementa publication Domains. The public and policy makers have a demonstrated interest in scientific observations and assessments to facilitate educated decisions for the direction of oil and natural gas development. Therefore, we also encourage article submissions that address bridging science and policy in terms of existing and future energy systems assessments.

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

3/4 Large methane release from abandoned hydrocarbon wells in Italy doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Large methane release from abandoned hydrocarbon wells in Italy

Abandoned hydrocarbon wells (AHWs) represent an understudied anthropogenic source of atmospheric fossil methane (CH4). To date, CH4 flux measurements from AHWs have been extensively conducted in...

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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene@elementascienceSep 10

4/4 Quantitative assessment of long- and mid-wavelength infrared imaging Fourier-transform spectrometers for estimating flare combustion efficiency doi.org/10.1525/elementa.202…

Quantitative assessment of long- and mid-wavelength infrared imaging Fourier-transform spectromet...

Concerns regarding inefficient flaring have motivated development of remote sensing technologies for measuring flare combustion efficiency (CE). Imaging Fourier-transform spectrometers (IFTSs) are a...

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