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N. Shabanov1,  W. Yang1, B. Tan, H. Dong1,  Y.Knyazikhin1, R.B.Myneni1, J.L.Privette2, J.T.Morisette2, S.W.Running3, R.Nemani3, P.Votava, J.Glassy3
1Department of Geography Boston University Boston, MA
2 NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
3 School of Forestry, University of Montana Missoula, MT

1. How are global ecosystems changing?
2. How do ecosystems affect global environmental change and carbon cycle?
3. What are the consequences of land cover and land use change?
4. How well can long-term climatic trends be assessed or predicted?

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Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The University of Montana