Advances in large-scale studies in watershed biogeochemistry

Session ID#: 124831

Session Description:
Healthy freshwater ecosystems (streams, rivers, and lakes) sustain public health, economic vitality, and ecosystem integrity. The dissolved and particulate constituent concentrations and loads within these ecosystems are controlled by a wide array of factors such as the geomorphological, hydrological, biogeochemical, climatic and anthropogenic processes. The integrative nature of signals at larger spatial scales is still elusive. We call for submissions that showcase advances in the study of watershed biogeochemistry at large scales (national & regional), with a special focus on using large datasets (such as from monitoring or survey network) and innovative modeling (eg. machine learning) or statistical approaches. Studies that highlight novel datasets (high frequency data, remote sensing), models (WRTDS, SWAT, SPARROW), or other approaches (mass balance, hydrograph separation, isotope tracers) to address these focus areas are also welcome.
Index Terms:

0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0430 Computational methods and data processing [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0470 Nutrients and nutrient cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0496 Water quality [BIOGEOSCIENCES]


Primary Convener:  Jiajia Lin, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, c/o US EPA Pacific Ecological System Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Conveners:  Sarah M Stackpoole, USGS-Branch of Reg Research, Denver, CO, United States, Robert Daniel Sabo, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, United States and Jana Compton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pacific Ecological Systems Division, Freshwater Ecology Branch, Corvallis, OR, United States
Primary Liaison:  Jiajia Lin, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, c/o US EPA Pacific Ecological System Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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