December  2015

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EOS: Taking the Pulse of the Earth’s Surface Systems

04 Dec 2015 - Taking the Pulse of the Earth's Surface Systems In September of 2014, Laurel Larsen (UC Berkley), Elizabeth Hajek (Penn State), and others...

November  2015

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Critical Zone Profiles - Meet the people doing CZO science (Calhoun CZO)

15 Nov 2015 - Get a sense of the people and the work. Several members of the Calhoun CZO are profiled here, including students and professors.

Critical Zone Profile - KYUNGJIN (KJ) MIN (soil ecologist, PhD student)

15 Nov 2015 - PhD Student, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas

Critical Zone Profile - KATHERINE O’NEILL (ecosystem ecologist, Associate Professor)

15 Nov 2015 - Associate Professor, Environmental Science, Roanoke College

Holcombe’s Branch floodplain profiles

05 Nov 2015 - Dan Richter has been excavating soils profiles up and down the banks of Holcombe's Branch in the Calhoun historic watersheds area, which will...

October  2015

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New study suggests bedrock weathering based on topography

30 Oct 2015 - St. Clair et al. suggest tectonic stresses interact with topography to influence bedrock weathering.

Big Rain Event at the Calhoun!

13 Oct 2015 - The Calhoun CZO received nearly 25 cm rain in 24-hr Sunday 4 October.  Paul Schroeder shot a photo of Ryan Fimmen's 2004 "Tyger Stripe"...

Bruno Latour, Science philosopher and anthropologist visits scientists at the Calhoun CZO

09 Oct 2015 - A dozen diverse scientists and scholars from five universities, united by their interest in Prof. Latour and in human-nature relations, traveled by...

Sino-USA CZO scientists meet to discuss future collaborations

09 Oct 2015 - About 60 Chinese and American critical zone scientists met in Guiyang, China for two days of discussions and presentations on the significance of...

September  2015

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CCZO multi-layer geospatial pdf map updated!

11 Sep 2015 - Grad student Zach Brecheisen has updated this wonderful multi-layered pdf to share with other CCZO researchers.

August  2015

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CCZO researcher Amilcare Porporato lectures on soil moisture dynamics and stoichiometry controls

27 Aug 2015 - Presented at the University of Saskatchewan's Global Institute of Water Security 10/29/2014

CCZO researchers publish new perspectives on the human‐water system

25 Aug 2015 - A team at Duke uses mathematical models to identify periods when global water use changed dramatically and project a similar change for this century.

Joint AGU-ESA Event Brings Together Collaborative Networks

17 Aug 2015 - Members of AGU and the Ecological Society of America came together in their first joint event to discuss opportunities for research collaboration.

July  2015

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CZO Ecology Session at ESA 2015 Meeting

16 Jul 2015 - A session entitled 'Ecology in the Critical Zone" will take place at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) 2015 Meeting held  from August...

June  2015

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Salon on Deep Critical Zone Architecture held June 14-18, 2015

26 Jun 2015 - An international group of 17 researchers met at Snow Mountain Ranch, Granby, Colorado for 3.5 days of presentations and discussions on the nature of...

CCZO google group

10 Jun 2015 - The Calhoun CZO has a new means to foster communication between our researchers, open to anyone interested in keeping abreast of the latest...

April  2015

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CCZO multi-layer geospatial pdf map

13 Apr 2015 - Grad student Zach Brecheisen has created this wonderful multi-layered pdf to share with other CCZO researchers.

March  2015

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Richter & Billings publish on Tansley’s ecosystem as Earth’s critical zone

19 Mar 2015 - Richter and Billings state the congruence of Tansley’s ecosystem concept with Earth’s critical zone.

Calhoun CZO Google Map

03 Mar 2015 - Map showing all research sites at the Calhoun CZO.

January  2015

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Dan Richter publishes on the Anthropocene

20 Jan 2015 - Dan Richter helps answer the question "When did the Anthropocene begin?"

Paul Schroeder presents talks on CZO science in Turkey

20 Jan 2015 - Geology Prof. Paul Schroeder from UGA is on sabbatical at Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and has been spreading the word about CZO science.