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Climate and climate change on global, regional and local scales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Coupled components: atmosphere, ocean, ice, land surface, biosphere<\/li>\n
- Interpreting evidence from past climates<\/li>\n
- Implications for sustainable living, energy supply, food production & security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Weather and natural hazards, extreme events and impacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Fluid dynamics and the fundamental processes of atmospheres and oceans<\/li>\n
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Hydrological cycle and processes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Atmospheric humidity, cloud, precipitation and links with radiative transfer<\/li>\n
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- Water supply and sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Applied ecology and biodiversity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services<\/li>\n
- Understanding and predicting the impacts of climate and land use change on ecosystems<\/li>\n
- Ecology, society and conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Biogeochemical cycles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosol<\/li>\n
- Changes in land and freshwater use<\/li>\n
- Factors influencing air, soil and water quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Earth observation, remote sensing and near-Earth space<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Satellite applications and remote sensing from space<\/li>\n
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- Space weather, geomagnetism and electricity in the environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Infrastructure systems and two-way link with the environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Renewable energy<\/li>\n
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