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Session Proposal: Missing Carbon: Mechanisms Controlling Carbon Transfer from Terrestrial to Aquatic Systems (AGU25)

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Missing Carbon: Mechanisms Controlling Carbon Transfer from Terrestrial to Aquatic Systems

Session ID#: 250114

Session Description:
The linkages between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are a critical and yet understudied component of the global carbon cycle. Terrestrial sources (both natural and anthropogenic) of inorganic and organic carbon often dominate stream inputs, serving as a primary source of energy to aquatic food webs, yet transformations of carbon across this interface remain poorly described. This session will explore the methods and approaches to quantifying carbon contributions across the land-water continuum.We invite submissions that investigate the interface of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with respect to the transformation and transport of carbon-containing gasses and material. Laboratory and field observations, experiments, and modeling studies from natural and human managed ecosystems across all latitudes are welcome. We are particularly interested in contributions that use multiple modes of inquiry (e.g. geochemical characterization, fluxes, microbiome characterization, modeling) and/or work across multiple spatial scales (e.g. pore space to catchment, first order stream to continent).
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • H - Hydrology
Index Terms:

0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0428 Carbon cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]
1832 Groundwater transport [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener:  Cheristy Jones, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Ruth K Varner, PhD, University of New Hampshire, Department of Earth Sciences, Durham, United States; Stockholm University, Geological Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden and Carolina Olid Garcia, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Student/Early Career Convener:  Allison Herreid, USDA Agriculture Research Service - Soil & Water Mgmt, St. Paul, United States
 
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Xiaoyue Zhang, Peking University, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China, Hui Yang, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China and Philippe Ciais, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris Saclay, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
 
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Veronica Slevin1, Stuart Jones2 and John Gardner1, (1)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences, Chapel Hill, United States, (2)Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute, Muskegon, United States
 
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Kimberly Wickland1, Martin Kurek2, Jacob Fleck3, Luke C Loken4, David J Fazio5, Carolyn M Soderstrom6, Sophia Lafond-Hudson4, Robert G Spencer7 and James Duncker8, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, United States, (2)Florida State University, Tallahassee, United States, (3)USGS California Water Science Center Sacramento, Sacramento, United States, (4)USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Madison, United States, (5)USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center, Urbana, United States, (6)USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center, DeKalb, United States, (7)Florida State University, Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (8)USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center, Urbana, IL, United States
 
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