Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists (Dec 2024)

Earth Sciences Are the Model Sciences of the Anthropocene

  • Daniel D. Richter,
  • Sharon A. Billings,
  • Susan L. Brantley,
  • Jerome Gaillardet,
  • Daniel Markewitz,
  • William H. Schlesinger,
  • Ronald Amundson,
  • Gail M. Ashley,
  • Allan R. Bacon,
  • Roger C. Bales,
  • Dan Binkley,
  • Zachary Brecheisen,
  • Julio Calvo‐Alvarado,
  • Nicolas Cassar,
  • Chelsea Clifford,
  • Louis A. Derry,
  • Matt Edgeworth,
  • Martha‐Cary Eppes,
  • Ying Fan,
  • Terry A. Ferguson,
  • Marie‐Anne de Graaff,
  • Jo Handelsman,
  • Alfred E. Hartemink,
  • Kirsten Hofmockel,
  • Richard J. Huggett,
  • Esteban G. Jobbagy,
  • Hyun Seok Kim,
  • Jagdish Krishnaswamy,
  • Praveen Kumar,
  • Susan Lozier,
  • Louis Lu,
  • William H. McDowell,
  • John R. McNeill,
  • Neung‐Hwan Oh,
  • Katherine O’Neill,
  • Mary E. Prendergast,
  • Curtis J. Richardson,
  • Justin B. Richardson,
  • Paul A. Schroeder,
  • Kate Scow,
  • Christina Siebe,
  • Aaron Thompson,
  • Timothy White,
  • Cathy L. Whitlock,
  • Marilyn Wolf

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024cn000237
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract After 4.5 billion years as an evolving and dynamic planet, the Earth continues to evolve but with human‐altered dynamics. Earth scientists have special opportunities and responsibilities to accelerate our understanding of Earth's changes that are transforming our most remarkable home.