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Principles and dynamics of the critical zone
1 online resource (xxiii, 649 pages) : illustrations, maps
Principles and Dynamics of the Critical Zone is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate courses and an essential tool for researchers developing cutting-edge proposals. It provides a process-based description of the Critical Zone, a place that The National Research Council (2001) defines as the "heterogeneous, near surface environment in which complex interactions involving rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms regulate the natural habitat and determine the availability of life-sustaining resources." This text provides a summary of Critical Zone research and outcomes from the NSF funded Critical Zone Observatories, providing a process-based description of the Critical Zone in a wide range of environments with a specific focus on the important linkages that exist amongst the processes in each zone. This book will be useful to all scientists and students conducting research on the Critical Zone within and outside the Critical Zone Observatory Network, as well as scientists and students in the geosciences - atmosphere, geomorphology, geology and pedology. The first text to address the principles and concepts of the Critical Zone A comprehensive approach to the processes responsible for the development and structure of the Critical Zone in a number of environments An essential tool for undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers developing cutting-edge proposals
1. Introduction to the critical zone / John R. Giardino and Chris Houser -- 2. The role of critical zone observatories in critical zone science / Timothy White [and 12 others] -- 3. Climate of the critical zone / Steven M. Quiring, Trenton W. Ford, and Shanshui Yuan -- 4. Regolith and weathering in the critical zone / Gregory A. Pope -- 5. Soil morphology in the critical zone : the role of climate, geology, and vegetation in soil formation in the critical zone / John C. Dixon -- 6. Soil geochemistry in the critical zone : influence on atmosphere, surface- and groundwater composition / Julia Perdrial, Aaron Thompson, and Jon Chorover -- 7. A terrestrial landscape ecology approach to the critical zone / Aniela Chamorro, John R. Giardino, Raquel Granados-Aguilar, and Amy E. Price -- 8. Ecohydrology and the critical zone : processes and patterns across scales / Georgianne Moore, Kevin McGuire, Peter Troch, and Greg Barron-Gafford -- 9. Rivers in the critical zone / Ellen Wohl -- 10. Characteristic and role of groundwater in the critical zone / Quanrong Wang and Hongbin Zhan -- 11. A review of mass movement processes and risk in the critical zone of earth / Netra R. Regmi, John R. Giardino, Eric V. McDonald, and John D. Vitek -- 12. The impact of glacial geomorphology on critical zone processes / Kevin R. Gamache, John R. Giardino, Netra R. Regmi, and John D. Vitek -- 13. Periglacial processes and landforms in the critical zone / Taylor Rowley, John R. Giardino, Raquel Granados-Aguilar, and John D. Vitek -- 14. The critical zone in desert environments / Vatche Tchakerian and Patrick Pease -- 15. The critical zone in tropical environments / Sara Mana, Pablo Ruiz, and Amalia Gutiérrez -- 16. The critical zone of coastal barrier systems / Patrick Barrineau, Phillip Wernette, Bradley Weymer, Sarah Trimble, Brianna Hammond, and Chris Houser -- 17. Geospatial science and technology for understanding the complexities of the critical zone / Michael P. Bishop, Iliyana D. Dobreva, and Chris Houser -- 18. The built environment in the critical zone : from pre- to postindustrial cities / Nazgol Bagheri -- 19. Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting groundwater in the critical zone of the Texas Triangle megaregion / Kevin R. Gamache and John R. Giardino -- 20. A summary and future direction of the principles and dynamics of the critical zone / John R. Giardino and Chris Houser.
edited by John R. Giardino, Chris Houser.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Developments in earth surface processes ; 19