Soil‐mantled pole‐facing hillslopes on Earth tend to be steeper, wetter, and have more
vegetation cover compared with adjacent equator‐facing hillslopes. These and other slope …

Abstract The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has pioneered an integrated approach
to the study of Earth's Critical Zone by supporting a network of Critical Zone Observatories …

Feedbacks among vegetation dynamics, pedogenesis, and topographic development affect
the “critical zone”—the living filter for Earth's hydrologic, biogeochemical, and rock/sediment …

This study investigates the influence of water, carbon, and energy fluxes on solute
production and transport through the Jemez Critical Zone (CZ) and impacts on C‐Q …

Critical zone evolution, structure, and function are driven by energy and mass fluxes into and
through the terrestrial subsurface. We have developed an approach to quantifying the …

Quantifying catchment-scale soil property variation yields insights into critical zone evolution
and function. The objective of this study was to quantify and predict the spatial distribution of …

Geochemical weathering indices are widely used in evaluating the stage of soil
development. However, their compatibility with Soil Taxonomic Classes has not been …

Understanding controls on silicate weathering is critical to characterizing critical zone
evolution. The objective of this study was to investigate how climate, vegetation, and …

Hillslope asymmetry is often attributed to differential eco‐hydro‐geomorphic processes
resulting from aspect‐related differences in insolation. At midlatitudes, polar facing hillslopes …

The critical zone (CZ) is the heterogeneous, near-surface layer of the planet that regulates
life-sustaining resources. Previous research has demonstrated that a quantification of the …