H069
Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions: Identifying and Integrating Physical, Biological, Geomorphic and Chemical Patterns and Processes across Systems and Scales
Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions: Identifying and Integrating Physical, Biological, Geomorphic and Chemical Patterns and Processes across Systems and Scales
Session ID#: 85517
Session Description:
Groundwater-surface water (GW-SW) interfaces (e.g., hyporheic and benthic zones, riparian corridors, floodplains, and wetlands) often function as biogeochemical and ecological hotspots that fundamentally regulate the storage, conveyance, and transformation of mass and energy as materials are transported from headwaters to oceans. GW-SW interactions occur over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, which are frequently nested and coupled, impacting our ability to transfer knowledge between sites effectively. Understanding and predicting the local and cumulative role these interactions play on processes such as nutrient cycling, contaminant degradation, thermal and flow regulation, microbial metabolism, particle transport, and habitat structure, requires an interdisciplinary approach integrating principles from hydrology, geomorphology, biogeochemistry, and aquatic ecology. This 11th-annual GW-SW session aims to bring together the broad community of researchers to facilitate a more integrated, multidisciplinary understanding and representation of GW-SW processes across varying systems and scales, based on novel field, laboratory, and/or modelling approaches.
Index Terms:
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0496 Water quality [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]
1839 Hydrologic scaling [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Nicolai Brekenfeld, University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, B15, United Kingdom
Conveners: Noah M Schmadel, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Reston, VA, United States, Calla M. Schmidt, University of San Francisco, Environmental Science, San Francisco, CA, United States and Arial Shogren, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
Primary Liaison: Nicolai Brekenfeld, University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, B15, United Kingdom
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