Critical Zone Observatory - University of Arizona
Critical Zone Observatory - University of Arizona
Critical Zone Observatory - University of Arizona
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Transformative Behavior <strong>of</strong> Energy, Water and Carbon in<br />
the <strong>Critical</strong> <strong>Zone</strong>:<br />
An <strong>Observatory</strong> to Quantify Linkages among<br />
Ecohydrology, Biogeochemistry, and Landscape Evolution<br />
• Builds ld on success <strong>of</strong> f the h SA SAHRA A ecohydrological<br />
h d l l<br />
observatory (JRB) and seed‐funded CZ research (SCM).<br />
• Collaborators from LANL, NCAR, VCNP, NMT, ASU,<br />
UCSD UCSD, UCLA, UCLA INRS, INRS NAU NAU, CU, CU UIUC<br />
• The CZO is organized around broad climate‐water<br />
questions relevant to arid and semi‐arid systems that<br />
require i an iintegrated, t t d multi‐disciplinary lti di i li approachh<br />
– How does variability in energy input and related mass flux<br />
influence CZ structure and function?<br />
– How do feedbacks between landscape evolution and the cycling <strong>of</strong><br />
water and carbon alter short‐ and long‐term CZ development?<br />
• Project duration 9/1/09 – 8/31/14
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