Concepts
80 concepts
critical zone processes
data sharing
decomposition rates
fate and transport of chemicals
groundwater recharge
The downward movement of water from surface water to groundwater, occurring through infiltration and percolation processes and declining under warming due to increased evapotranspiration
microtopographic controls
mineral dissolution kinetics
Rate laws governing the chemical breakdown of primary minerals as functions of temperature, pH, and saturation state
recharge
steady-state conditions
diabatic processes
metal-oxide precipitation
natural attenuation
oxygen ingress
photoreductive dissolution
sensor integration
Saturated zone
calcium uranium carbonate complexes
carbon evasion
The transfer of CO2 from water to atmosphere through gas exchange at the air-water interface
carbon partitioning
Distribution of carbon between different reservoirs including atmosphere, subsurface, and exported dissolved phases during weathering processes
chlorite dissolution
electrical mobility
matrix diffusion
Process controlling environmental tracer and groundwater age distributions in fractured rock systems through diffusive exchange between fractures and rock matrix
oceanic teleconnections
organic carbon depolymerization
porosity evolution
Changes in rock porosity and permeability due to mineral dissolution and precipitation reactions during weathering
river migration
Lateral movement of river channels through erosion and deposition processes over time
sediment transport
The movement of eroded soil and rock particles by water flow
sheet flow
Overland flow that occurs when rainfall intensity exceeds the rate at which water can enter the soil