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Title:

Principles and dynamics of the critical zone / edited by John R. Giardino, Chris Houser, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA.

Publisher:

Elsevier,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xxiii, 649 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Environmental geomorphology.
Earth (Planet)--Surface.
Biogeochemistry.
Geophysics.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Soil geomorphology.
Eolian processes.
Natural resources.

Other Authors:

Giardino, John R., editor.
Houser, Chris, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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 Guti©♭rrez -- 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.

Series:

Developments in earth surface processes, 0928-2025 ; volume 19

ISBN:

0444633693
9780444633699

OCLC:

(OCoLC)913198251

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)