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Earth and Environmental Sciences

The Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Division is the intellectual home of geosciences, atmospheric studies, hydrology and ecology at the Laboratory.

EES provides field, experimental, and theoretical expertise to solve complex problems in national security.

For over 50 years, EES has worked in nearly every corner of the world to understand the causes, stressors and solutions to domestic and international threats. From cutting-edge facilities to mobile labs deployed worldwide, we have the infrastructure to advance innovative research across a wide array of specialties. Our work seeks to investigate Earth system impacts and emerging threats to advance the national security mission of Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The EES division is comprised of four groups, each with a distinct set of focus areas and capabilities.

  • Modeling and Observations of Earth Systems

    The Modeling and Observations of Earth Systems group collects high-value data from observation and analysis to inform prediction capabilities.

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  • National Security Earth Science

    The National Security Earth Science group develops geophysical techniques to probe the solid earth and enables decision-making for our national security mission.

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  • Analytical Earth Science

    The Analytical Earth Science group utilizes hands-on experimentation to build our understanding of physical interactions in earth systems.

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  • Energy and Natural Resources Security

    The Energy and Natural Resources Security group develops and applies a range of analytical techniques to better understand how to develop, advance, and support energy production and wildfire prediction and mitigation using the U.S. natural resources.

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Earth science solutions

Our work is rooted in rigorous investigation of the world around us. We find synergies among a variety of scientific fields to develop and support the geophysical national security needs of the country.

Ways we secure a better world

Our researchers tackle problems relating to everything from nuclear threat detection to energy. 

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Machine learning methods and analytics
  • High performance computing
  • Seismic imaging 
  • Nonlinear acoustics and signal modeling
  • Subsurface fluid flow 
  • Earth system modeling
  • Smoke and atmospheric species transport modeling
  • Wildland and urban fire modeling
  • Critical mineral extraction, processing, and usage
  • Underground nuclear explosion detection
  • Geothermal energy prospecting and production

 

EES software

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