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2012 Publications

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Papers and books that explicitly acknowledge a CZO grant are highlighted in PALE ORANGE.

32 Publications

2012

Far-flung moraines: Exploring the feedback of glacial erosion on the evolution of glacier length. Anderson, R. S., Dühnforth, M., Colgan, W. and Anderson, L. (2012): Geomorphology 2012 v.179 pp. 269-285

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Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual report 2012. Anderson, S. (2012): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder

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How deep and how steady is the Earth’s surface? . Anderson, S.P. (2012): Geology, 40 (9): 863-864

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Landscape scale linkages in critical zone evolution. Anderson, S.P., Anderson, R.S., and Tucker, G.E. (2012): Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 344: 586-596

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Linkages between denitrification and organic matter quality, Boulder Creek Watershed, CO. Barnes, R.T., R.L. Smith, and G.R. Aiken (2012): Journal of Geophysical Research- VOL. 117, G01014, 14 PP

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A preliminary survey of lichen associated eukaryotes using pyrosequencing. Bates, S.T., W.A. Walters, R. Knight, N. Fierer. (2012): The Lichenologist 44 (1): 137–146

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The Geochemical Impact of Wildfire and Mining on the Fourmile Creek Watershed, Colorado . Beganskas, S. (2012): Submitted to the Department of Geology of Amherst College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with honors.

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The shifting nature of vegetation controls on peak snowpack with varying slope and aspect. Biederman J.A., Harpold A.A., Brooks P.D., Broxton P.D., Litvak M.E. (2012): Abstract C33D-0685 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Poster). Cross-CZO

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Insects, Fires, and Climate Change: Implications for Snow Cover, Water Resources and Ecosystem Recovery in Western North America . Brooks P.D., Harpold A.A., Biederman J.A., Litvak M.E., Broxton P.D., Gochis D., Molotch N.P., Troch P.A., Ewers B.E. (2012): Abstract B21I-02 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Talk). Cross-CZO

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Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs): Integrating measurements and models of Earth surface processes to improve prediction of landscape structure, function and evolution (Invited). Chorover J., Anderson S. P., Bales R. C., Duffy C., Scatena F. N., Sparks D. L., White T. (2012): Abstract GCS4A-05 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Talk) Cross-CZO National

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A conceptual model for the blooming behavior and persistence of the benthic mat-forming diatom Didymosphenia geminata in oligotrophic streams. Cullis J.D.S., Gillis C-A, Bothwell M.L, Kilroy C, Packman A. and Hassan M. (2012): JGR-Biogeosciences

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Rock snot and Dry Valleys: Interactions between river hydraulics and stream ecosystems . Cullis, J.D.S. (2012): 16th SANCIAHS National Hydrology Symposium, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.

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Using the accumulation of CBD-extractable iron and clay content to estimate soil age on stable surfaces and nearby slopes, Front Range, Colorado. Dethier, D. P., Birkeland, P.W., and McCarthy, J. A. (2012): Geomorphology 173-174: 17-29

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Hydrologic response to modeled snowmelt input in alpine catchments in the Southwestern United States . Driscoll J.M., Molotch N.P., Jepsen S.M., Meixner T., Williams M.W., Sickman J.O. (2012): Abstract H51B-1336 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Poster). Cross-CZO

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Punctuated incision of streams bounding the Colorado Front Range from measurements of meteoric and in situ 10Be. Duhnforth, M., Anderson, R.S., Ward, D.J., and Blum, A.E. (2012): Journal of Geophysical Research(117):F01023

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Unsteady late Pleistocene incision of streams bounding the Colorado Front Range from measurements of meteoric and in situ 10Be. Dühnforth, M., R. S. Anderson, D. J. Ward and A. Blum (2012): JGR-Earth Surface 117, F01023

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Digging deeper to find unique microbial communities: The strong effect of depth on the structure of bacterial and archaeal communities in soil. Eilers K.G., Debenport S., Anderson S., Fierer N. (2012): Soil Biology and Biochemistry(50):58-65

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Quantifying Variation in Solute Sources and Nutrient Cycling in Montane Headwater Catchments. Harpold A. A., Brooks P. D., Perdrial J. N., McIntosh J. C., Meixner T., Zapata X., Chorover J. (2012): Abstract B22D-06 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Talk) Cross-CZO

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Spring of Gordon Gulch: A groundwater analysis . Heckman, C. (2012): Honors thesis, Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, 53 pp.

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Common Critical Zone Observatory Infrastructure and Measurements. J. Chorover, F.N. Scatena, T. White, S. Anderson, A.K. Aufdenkampe, R.C. Bales, S.L. Brantley, G. Tucker. (2012): A Guide Prepared By CZO PIs, September 27, 2012 Cross-CZO National

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Interannual variability of snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, USA: Examples from two alpine watersheds. Jepsen, S.M., N. P. Molotch, M.W. Williams, K.E. Rittger, J.O. Sickman (2012): Water Resources Research 48 (2) Cross-CZO

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Subsurface Evolution: Characterizing the physical and geochemical changes in weathered bedrock of Lower Gordon Gulch, Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory . Kelly, Patrick (2012): Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts Department of Geography

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Water chemistry of surface waters affected by the Fourmile Canyon wildfire, Colorado, 2010–2011. McCleskey, R.B., Writer, J.H., and Murphy, S.F., (2012): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1104, 11 p

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Effects of forest structure on snow accumulation and melt derived from ecohydrological instrument clusters across the Western US (Invited). Molotch, N.P., Musselman, K.N., Kirchner, P.B., Bales, R.C., and Brooks, P.D. (2012): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract C33D-0684. Cross-CZO

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Effects of flow regime on stream turbidity and suspended solids after wildfire, Colorado Front Range . Murphy, S.F., McCleskey, R.B., and Writer J.W. (2012): In Wildfire and Water Quality: Processes, Impacts and Challenges, Proceedings of a conference held in Banff, Canada, 11-14 June 2012, International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publ. 354.

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Carbon and water, the energy for weathering and chemical denudation. Perdrial J. N., Rasmussen C., McIntosh J. C., Zapata X., Harpold A. A., Vazquez A., Porter C. M., Brooks P. D., Meixner T., Mitra B., Troch P. A.,, Chorover J. (2012): Abstract EP41I-05 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Talk) Cross-CZO

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Impacts of Sampling Dissolved Organic Matter with Passive Capillary Wicks Versus Aqueous Soil Extraction. Perdrial J.N., Perdrial N., Harpold A., Gao X., Gabor R., LaSharr K., and Chorover J. (2012): Soil Science Society of America Journal, 76: 2019–2030 Cross-CZO

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Temporal variability in the diversity and composition of stream bacterioplankton communities. Portillo, M., Anderson S., and Fierer N. (2012): Environmental Microbiology

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Rare earth elements as reactive tracers of biogeochemical weathering in the Jemez River Basin Critical Zone Observatory. Vazquez A., Perdrial J. N., Harpold A. A., Zapata X., Rasmussen C., McIntosh J. C., Schaap M. G., Pelletier J. D., Amistadi M., Chorover J. (2012): Abstract H53I-1651 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Poster). Cross-CZO

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Wildfire Effects on Source-Water Quality—Lessons from Fourmile Canyon Fire, Colorado, and Implications for Drinking-Water Treatment. Writer, J.H. and Murphy, S.F. (2012): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012–3095, 4 p.

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Effects of wildfire on source-water quality and aquatic ecosystems, Colorado Front Range In: Wildfire and Water Quality: Processes, Impacts and Challenges. Writer, J.H., McCleskey, R.B. & Murphy, S.F. (2012): IAHS Publ. 354. IAHS Press. Wallingford, UK