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Updated November 12, 2008.
NCED's research is organized around three Integrated Programs (formerly referred to as Integrated Projects):
The Desktop Watersheds Integrated Program's goal is to discover and advance the fundamental relations needed to predict landscape evolution and to model the coupling of ecosystem, landscape, and land-use dynamics. |
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At left: Image of a portion of the Eel River basin created from a DEM based on LIDAR data. Courtesy of Collin Bode and Paul Morin, NCED |
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The Subsurface Architecture Integrated Program's goal is to develop methods to extract quantitative information on structure and dynamics of depositional systems from stratigraphic records and apply this information to landscape prediction and restoration.
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Above: The delta basin allows scientists to recreate delta development under various scenarios including rising sea level. |
The Stream Restoration Integrated Program's goal is to advance the science and practice of stream restoration by conducting and coordinating research and by working with agency and industry partners to identify information needs, develop improved tools, and transfer this knowledge into practice |
Above: Before and after pictures of Rapid Creek, SD. Photos courtesy of Craig Fischenich, USACE. |
