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02 Apr 2026
Australia's terrestrial industrial footprint and ecological intactness
The authors developed two datasets representing human industrial pressures and ecological intactness across Australia's landscapes. These datasets fill a long-standing gap in national-scale pressure mapping, providing key insights into human disturbance of the environment. Please read more. 
02 Apr 2026
Australia's terrestrial industrial footprint and ecological intactness
The authors developed two datasets representing human industrial pressures and ecological intactness across Australia's landscapes. These datasets fill a long-standing gap in national-scale pressure mapping, providing key insights into human disturbance of the environment. Please read more.
03 Dec 2025
New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation
The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.
03 Dec 2025
New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation
The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.
28 Apr 2026
The INGV macroseismic photographic database (DFM): a structured photographic collection of earthquake effects in Italy
Andrea Tertulliani, Laura Graziani, Mario Locati, Manuela Sbarra, Corrado Castellano, and Michele Berardi
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 18, 2971–2977, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2971-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2971-2026, 2026
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28 Apr 2026
A historical nutrient dataset (1895–2024) for the North Pacific: reconstructed from machine learning and hydrographic observations
Chuanjun Du, Naiwen Zheng, Shuh-Ji Kao, Minhan Dai, Zhimian Cao, Dalin Shi, Qiancheng Li, Hao Wang, Xunlan Luo, and Xiaolin Li
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 18, 2951–2969, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2951-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2951-2026, 2026
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28 Apr 2026
Dataset of airborne measurements of aerosol, cloud droplets and meteorology by tethered balloon during PaCE 2022
Viet Le, Konstantinos Doulgeris, Mika Komppula, John Backman, Gholamhossein Bagheri, Eberhard Bodenschatz, and David Brus
Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-135,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-135, 2026
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