Designing a network of critical zone observatories to explore the living skin of the terrestrial Earth
The critical zone (CZ), the dynamic living skin of the Earth, extends from the top of the vegetative canopy through the soil and down to fresh bedrock and the bottom of the groundwater. All humans live in and depend on the CZ. This zone has three co-evolving surfaces: the top of the vegetative ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Earth Surface Dynamics |
| Online Access: | https://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/5/841/2017/esurf-5-841-2017.pdf |