Special Issue "Advances in Earth System Science"

Guest Editor
Dr. Benjamin Zaitchik
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North, Charles Street, 301 Olin Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Website: http://eps.jhu.edu/bios/benjamin-zaitchik/index.html
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Interests: regional climate processes; watershed hydrology; remote sensing; water resources; impacts of climate variability and change

Dear Colleagues,

Earth System Science (ESS) seeks to improve our understanding, observation, and prediction of interactions between earth system components.  These components include land, atmosphere, water, and biosphere, as well as interactions of those spheres with human society, behavioral patterns, technologies, and economics.  With respect to public health, ESS encompasses eco-epidemiology, social-ecological systems perspectives, and disease transmission models.  In the present era of rapid and interacting global changes, advances in ESS are particularly critical to the maintenance and improvement of environmental quality and human health.

This special issue on “Advances in Earth System Science” invites technical and critical review papers that describe basic ESS research, ESS applications, and communication of ESS results relevant to public health.  Contributions that have a significant impact on solving public health problems are particularly encouraged.  The list of subject keywords provided below is intended to be illustrative, not comprehensive.

Dr. Benjamin Zaitchik
Guest Editor

Submission

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed Open Access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• early warning systems
• risk and exposure models
• eco-epidemiology
• climate extremes, variability, and change
• air and water quality
• land use change
• food security
• natural disasters
• remote sensing
• geographic and demographic analysis