Nature Scientific Data
The NASA ABoVE Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor full waveform LiDAR airborne surveys
Professor Laurence C. Smith is among the authors of this data descriptor publication.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Laurence C. Smith
John Atwater and Diana Nelson University Professor of Environment and Society, Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
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Geophysical Research Letters
Global Glacial Rock Weathering Signature Depends on Competing Contributions From Ice Sheets and Alpine Glaciers
IBES Professors Daniel Ibarra and Laurence C. Smith, postdoc Gavin Piccione, and graduate affiliates Sebastian Muñoz and Sarah Esenther are among the authors of this modeling paper.
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In labs, neighborhoods, and public forums across the state, IBES faculty and students are working side by side with Rhode Islanders to turn environmental challenges into actionable solutions.
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Professor Laurence C. Smith and colleagues are leading research on the melting Arctic and examining where meltwater ultimately ends up.
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Nature Communications
Greenland ice sheet runoff reduced by meltwater refreezing in bare ice
This study, co-authored by Professor Laurence C. Smith and former IBES postdoc Jonathan Ryan, suggests that climate models may be overestimating current levels of meltwater runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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