Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for cross posting. We encourage you to submit an abstract to the Rock Moisture in Weathered Bedrock: Understanding the Hydrologic, Ecological, and Geochemical Function of Water Movement and Storage Within Weathered Bedrock session at the AGU Fall Meeting in December. Feel free to share this with students and collaborators who may also be interested!
Invited speakers include Dr. Joseph Tumber-Davila (Dartmouth College) and Dr. Abra Atwood (Woodwell Climate Research Center).
H118 - Rock Moisture in Weathered Bedrock: Understanding the Hydrologic, Ecological, and Geochemical Function of Water Movement and Storage Within Weathered Bedrock
Rock moisture, the water stored within weathered bedrock beneath the soil, serves a critical role in linking belowground geologic and hydrologic processes with aboveground ecosystem functions. For example, rock moisture dynamics can mediate water, carbon, and nutrient cycling which has implications for the resilience of landscapes to climatic extremes. Rock moisture dynamics also influence the evolution of Earth's climate system by facilitating water-rock interactions in the critical zone. However, rock moisture often remains a hidden component of subsurface dynamics due to difficulties in its quantification. This session aims to highlight advancements in rock moisture understanding ranging from microscale interactions at the weathered bedrock interface to watershed-scale ecohydrologic and biogeochemical dynamics. We invite contributions leveraging in situ observations, modeling, and remote sensing. Through this multidisciplinary approach, we seek to highlight the role of rock moisture in sustaining ecosystem health and water security in the face of global environmental changes.
The deadline for submission is Wednesday, July 31st.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at AGU this year!
Erica McCormick, Amanda Donaldson, Russell Callahan
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Amanda Donaldson
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