Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes
Funds research on Earth's near-surface — how water, landforms and chemistry interact, and how that layer responds to change.
This programme funds research on the thin near-surface layer where rock, water, air and life meet, and on how it responds when conditions change.
The focus is the interplay between hydrologic, geomorphic and geochemical processes, and how together they regulate the structure and function of the Earth's near surface. Those processes drive weathering and soil formation, control how much water there…
The Earth's near-surface environment and its response to change — the interplay of hydrologic, geomorphic and geochemical processes that drive weathering and soil development, control water availability and quality, and help regulate the climate system.
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