How will the coupled system of physical, biological, geochemical, and human processes that shape the surface of the Earth respond to changes in climate, land use, environmental management, and other forcings?

The National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, an NSF Science and Technology Center, is a partnership of research and educational institutions, government agencies, and industry that pursues its goal of predictive Earth-surface science by integrating physical, biological, and social sciences to understand how landscapes and ecosystems evolve together.

The Center was developed to build our predictive ability, and therefore our scientific understanding, of the near-surface Earth environment.

LEARN MORE ABOUT NCED

• Download the 2011 NCED Annual Report [PDF]
• Visit NCED's new and improved peer-reviewed publication database. The database has been overhauled with advanced sorting tools and streamlined publication linking, with over 250 NCED-sponsored Journal Articles, Book Sections and Conference Proceedings.
• The 2012 Summer Institute on Earth-surface Dynamics, Future Earth: Interaction of Climate and Earth-surface processes, is taking place August 8-17 at the University of Minnesota. Click here to learn more.
• NCED's Sustainability and Legacy: The 2011 NCED NSF Site Visit. Download the 2011 NCED Context Document,  The Strategic and Implementation Plan, The External Advisory Board's Report and Director's Response, the Site Visit Report, the Site Visit Reply, as well as presentations on NCED's major initiatives.

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