Toward a unified science of the Earth's surface: Opportunities for synthesis among hydrology, geomorphology, geochemistry, and ecology Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The Earth's surface is shaped by the interaction of tectonics, water, sediment, solutes, and biota over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales and across diverse environments. Development of a predictive science of Earth surface dynamics integrates many disciplines and approaches, including hydrology, geomorphology, ocean and atmospheric science, sedimentary and structural geology, geochemistry, and ecology. This paper discusses challenges, opportunities, and a few example problems that can serve as pathways toward this integration. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union.

published proceedings

  • Water Resources Research

author list (cited authors)

  • Paola, C., FoufoulaGeorgiou, E., Dietrich, W. E., Hondzo, M., Mohrig, D., Parker, G., ... Wilcock, P.

citation count

  • 85

complete list of authors

  • Paola, Chris||Foufoula‐Georgiou, Efi||Dietrich, William E||Hondzo, Miki||Mohrig, David||Parker, Gary||Power, Mary E||Rodriguez‐Iturbe, Ignacio||Voller, Vaughan||Wilcock, Peter

publication date

  • March 2006