H026
Advancing Critical Zone Science Across Sites, Scales, and Systems
Advancing Critical Zone Science Across Sites, Scales, and Systems
Session ID#: 252218
Session Description:
The Critical Zone (CZ)—the near-surface layer of the Earth that supports terrestrial life—encompasses complex interactions among rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms. Understanding CZ processes requires interdisciplinary approaches and observations that span spatial and temporal scales. This session welcomes contributions from researchers studying the CZ at individual sites, through watershed-scale investigations, or across networks. We encourage submissions that explore linkages between physical, chemical, and biological processes; integrate field data with modeling; or advance understanding of CZ evolution, resilience, and/or response to environmental change. Studies from diverse landscapes and socio-environmental contexts are also encouraged, as are efforts that reflect novel instrumentation, cross-site comparisons, or synthesis work. By bringing together researchers across disciplines and regions, this session aims to highlight the breadth of CZ science.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- B - Biogeosciences
- GC - Global Environmental Change
- SY - Science and Society
Index Terms:
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1402 - Critical Zone [CRITICAL ZONE]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]
1879 Watershed [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Elizabeth W Boyer, Penn State University, University Park, United States
Conveners: Delphis F Levia Jr, University of Delaware, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Newark, DE, United States, Bhavna Arora, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, CA, United States and Jeffrey S Munroe, Middlebury College, Earth and Climate Sciences, Middlebury, VT, United States
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