Dr. John Barentine FRASSep 18, 2024

#TIL there's something called 'auroral ecosystem services' ('"the benefits that are provided to individuals and society by the aurora"), and that there's a word for the part of the Earth system that is made or modified by humans: the "anthroposphere".

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212041624000676

#Anthroposphere #EcosystemServices #CoProduction #PrimaryValuation

Auroral ecosystem services: A cascade model and investigation of co-production processes

This paper serves as an initial exploration of the stages involved in the formation of auroral ecosystem services (ES) and interactions between the ge…