H44G:
Modeling the Critical Zone: Integrating Processes and Data Across Disciplines and Scales II

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Session ID#: 34685

Session Description:
The Critical Zone (CZ) is the Earth’s skin where climate, geology, ecosystems, and human activities converge. The evolution and function of the CZ are governed by multiple processes (e.g., meteorological, hydrological, geochemical, geomorphological, and biological) over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. This session aims to showcase contributions that highlight recent model development and applications to develop a predictive understanding of CZ. We invite abstracts that: 1) demonstrate the synergy between field and modeling efforts; 2) elucidate underlying processes at and across multiple scales; 3) reveal new understanding about the CZ response to changing climate and land use; and 4) synthesize data or test hypotheses across multiple study sites. The session is intended to serve as an exploration of the breadth of CZ sciences and to facilitate comparison across different sites. We encourage submissions from modeling endeavors within and across disciplines.
Primary Convener:  Li Li, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States
Conveners:  Harry Vereecken, Geoverbund ABC/J, Centre for High-Performance Scientific Computing in Terrestrial Systems (TerrSys), Jülich, Germany, Praveen Kumar, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United States and Bhavna Arora, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
Chairs:  Praveen Kumar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States and Bhavna Arora, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Bhavna Arora, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
Index Terms:

0412 Biogeochemical kinetics and reaction modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1813 Eco-hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Representing biophysical landscape interactions in soil models by bridging disciplines and scales. (Invited) (271917)
Martine J van der Ploeg1, Coleen Carranza2, Ricardo Teixeira da Silva2, Bram te Brake3, Jantiene Baartman2 and David Robinson4, (1)Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands, (2)Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, Netherlands, (3)Ingenieursbureau Land, Ede, Netherlands, (4)Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, United Kingdom
Pedotransfer functions in Earth system science: challenges and perspectives (224871)
Kris Van Looy, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany, Budiman Minasny, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Attila Nemes, Bioforsk, Ås, Norway, Anne Verhoef, University of Reading, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Reading, United Kingdom, Lutz Weihermueller, Forschungszentrum Jülich, IBG-3: Agrosphere, Jülich, Germany and Harry Vereecken, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Juelich, Germany
The Vertical Structure of Urban Soils and Their Convergence Across Cities (252112)
Dustin Herrmann, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Laura A Schifman, Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States, William Shuster, USEPA, Cincinnati, United States and Kirsten Schwarz, Northern Kentucky University, Biological Sciences, Highland Heights, KY, United States
Hydrologic Drivers of Soil Organic Carbon Erosion and Burial: Insights from a Spatially-explicit Model of a Degraded Landscape at the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory (247211)
Rafael L Bras, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, United States, Yannis Dialynas, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States and Daniel deB. Richter Jr, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, United States
Effects of Climate on Co-evolution of Weathering Profiles and Hillscapes (247358)
Robert S Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences, Boulder, United States, Harihar Rajaram, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States and Suzanne P Anderson, Univ of Colorado, Department of Geological Sciences and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, United States
Chemical weathering and loess inputs to soils in New Zealand’s Wairarapa region (290876)
Claire E Lukens, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand and Kevin P Norton, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand
Multi-scale geophysical study to model the distribution and development of fractures in relation to the knickpoint in the Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory (Puerto Rico) (301184)
Xavier Comas1, William J Wright2, Scott A Hynek3, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis4, Neil Terry5, Mario J Job2, Raymond C Fletcher6 and Susan Brantley7, (1)Florida International University, Earth and Environment, Miami, FL, United States, (2)Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States, (3)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, (4)Rutgers University Newark, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (5)U.S. Geological Survey New York Water Science Center, Troy, NY, United States, (6)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States, (7)Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States

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