Crossing Disciplines and Scales to Understand the Critical Zone

Research Article| October 01, 2007 Crossing Disciplines and Scales to Understand the Critical Zone Susan L. Brantley; Susan L. Brantley 1Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802, USA E-mail: brantley@essc.psu.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Martin B. Goldhaber; Martin B. Goldhaber 2USGS Crustal Team, MS 973, Denver Federal Center Denver CO 80225, USA E-mail: mgold@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar K. Vala Ragnarsdottir K. Vala Ragnarsdottir 3Department of Earth Sciences University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK E-mail: Vala.Ragnarsdottir@bristol.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Susan L. Brantley 1Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802, USA E-mail: brantley@essc.psu.edu Martin B. Goldhaber 2USGS Crustal Team, MS 973, Denver Federal Center Denver CO 80225, USA E-mail: mgold@usgs.gov K. Vala Ragnarsdottir 3Department of Earth Sciences University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK E-mail: Vala.Ragnarsdottir@bristol.ac.uk Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2007 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2007) 3 (5): 307–314. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.5.307 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Susan L. Brantley, Martin B. Goldhaber, K. Vala Ragnarsdottir; Crossing Disciplines and Scales to Understand the Critical Zone. Elements 2007;; 3 (5): 307–314. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.5.307 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract The Critical Zone (CZ) is the system of coupled chemical, biological, physical, and geological processes operating together to support life at the Earth's surface. While our understanding of this zone has increased over the last hundred years, further advance requires scientists to cross disciplines and scales to integrate understanding of processes in the CZ, ranging in scale from the mineral-water interface to the globe. Despite the extreme heterogeneities manifest in the CZ, patterns are observed at all scales. Explanations require the use of new computational and analytical tools, inventive interdisciplinary approaches, and growing networks of sites and people. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.