Mountain building results in high erosion rates and the interaction of rocks with the
atmosphere, water and life. Carbon transfers that result from increased erosion could control …

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

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 …

Contemporary soil science and conservation methods of effective forestry Forests and the
soils that serve as their foundation cover almost a third of the world's land area. Soils …

This work constructs a fracture mechanics framework for conceptualizing mechanical rock
breakdown and consequent regolith production and erosion on the surface of Earth and …

Mountain‐block recharge (MBR) is the subsurface inflow of groundwater to lowland aquifers
from adjacent mountains. MBR can be a major component of recharge but remains difficult …

Earth's terrestrial near‐subsurface environment can be divided into relatively porous layers
of soil, intact regolith, and sedimentary deposits above unweathered bedrock. Variations in …

Trees, the most successful biological power plants on earth, build and plumb the critical
zone (CZ) in ways that we do not yet understand. To encourage exploration of the character …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …