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Critical Zone Observatories. Building a network to advance interdisciplinary studies of Earth surface processes. CZOs integrate process research from bedrock to the atmospheric boundary layer.
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Critical Zone Observatories Building a network to advance interdisciplinary studies of Earth surface processes CZOs integrate process research from bedrock to the atmospheric boundary layer. The critical zone is where water, atmosphere, ecosystems and soils interact on a geomorphic and geologic template. See http://www.czen.org An initiative of NSFs Earth Sciences Division, Geosciences Directorate, CZOs serve the scientific community with research, infrastructure, and data. Cooperative and synthesis research is strongly encouraged. Join Us! Shale Hills,Pennsylvania Observation & prediction for closure & coupling of water, energy, and solute budgets in the regolith. Contact: Chris Duffy, cxd11@psu.edu Boulder Creek,Colorado Critical zone architecture, denudation processes, and weathering front advance. Contact: S.P. Anderson, suzanne.anderson@colorado.edu Southern Sierra,California Hydrology, ecology, biogeochemistry, and weathering across the rain-snow transition. Contact: Roger Bales, rbales@ucmerced.edu