Freeze-thaw weathering is an important surface process and the complex underlying
processes can be understood as an interplay between rock properties and its dynamic …

Pedology focuses on understanding soil genesis in the field and includes soil classification
and map**. Digital soil map** (DSM) has evolved from traditional soil classification and …

Abstract Earth System Models (ESMs) are essential tools for understanding and predicting
global change, but they cannot explicitly resolve hillslope‐scale terrain structures that …

The base of Earth's critical zone (CZ) is commonly shielded from study by many meters of
overlying rock and regolith. Though deep CZ processes may seem far removed from the …

Bedrock fracture systems facilitate weathering, allowing fresh mineral surfaces to interact
with corrosive waters and biota from Earth's surface, while simultaneously promoting …

Abstract Models test our understanding of processes and can reach beyond the spatial and
temporal scales of measurements. Multi-component Reactive Transport Models (RTMs) …

A FASCINATING AND INFORMATIVE EXPLORATION OF PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES,
PAST AND PRESENT, AND THEIR ROLE IN LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION Periglacial …

Explanations for distinct adjacent ecosystems that extend across hilly landscapes typically
point to differences in climate or land use. Here we document—within a similar climate …

Details of Earth's shallow subsurface—a key component of the critical zone (CZ)—are
largely obscured because making direct observations with sufficient density to capture …

Despite their centrality to life on Earth, we know little about how microbes interact with each
other, their hosts, or their environment. Although DNA sequencing technologies have …