2013 Catchment Science GRC/GRS, June 16-21, 2013 at Proctor Academy, Andover, New Hampshire

集水区是基本的景观单元，在其土壤、排水和生态系统中包含可解释的物理、化学和生物信号，并记录了气候变暖、大气沉积、土地利用转移、灾难性事件和其他全球变化驱动因素的影响。流域科学是戈登研究会议（GRC）和戈登研究研讨会（GRS）的重点，我们为其寻求资金支持，是一项真正的跨学科和国际努力，由水文学家，生态学家和生物地球化学家进行，其目标是探索和理解流域响应信号，以便更好地预测未来面临的挑战水和生态系统管理者。本次会议的目的是汇集集水区科学领域的成熟和发展中的专家，分享前沿研究成果，发展新的合作，并评估我们所处的位置和我们需要去的地方，以便在全球变化的时代了解集水区的未来。Intelletual优点。这次GRC/GRS的主题是“通过镜子的集水区：从显微镜到望远镜”。有令人信服的证据表明，全球变化正在影响世界许多地区的集水区的物理、化学和生物资源，集水区科学正日益走在推动我们理解全球变化的许多含义的前沿。作为流域科学家，我们每个人都有自己独特的视角和优势，从这些角度来看待我们的科学方法和解释我们的数据。该GRC/GRS将汇集该领域的顶尖专家，他们将解释他们的特定愿景和研究环境如何塑造了他们的前沿研究方向，以及他们的方法如何对该领域的其他科学家和最终用户有用和适用。GRC/GRS将重点关注四个子主题，涵盖广泛的流域科学观点：1)“纬度变化，态度变化”，我们将评估在极地、寒带、温带、干旱和热带环境下开展流域科学的异同及其社会影响和应用；“感知之门”，它将考虑我们的科学镜头的规模，从微观到望远镜，以及不同程度的利益相关者参与，如何塑造我们对流域的理解；“动物、植物、矿物”，我们将探索生物群与地球表面之间密不可分的联系，这些联系有助于确定集水区的功能和可持续性，特别是在气候变化问题下；以及“你可以使用的工具”，将展示彻底改变该领域的新颖分析技术和概念方法。GRC提供了一种理想的形式，可以促进对包括集水区科学在内的各种研究方法的更好的交流和理解，从而可以更集中地关注已确定的问题，并在未来改善国际合作。更广泛的影响。我们在未来成功开展流域科学以应对全球变化的能力在很大程度上取决于我们培养下一代流域科学家的能力。在此GRC之前，我们将立即举行第二个为期两天的戈登研究研讨会（GRS），参与者将主要是来自流域科学各个领域的研究生和最近获得高级学位的人，以及资深科学家，他们将作为导师和讨论的领导者。我们希望所有GRS参与者都能参加下周的GRC会议，这将大大增加年轻科学家对集水区科学GRC系列的参与。我们预计，GRS可能会增加GRC的种族多样性，证明了持续变化的人口统计学。此外，我们邀请的演讲者和讨论主持人几乎有一半是女性，这反映了我们在项目中促进性别多样性的努力。这些努力的成果包括加强了流域科学家在各个层次和领域之间的交流，以及在更广泛的科学界传播新思想。

Catchments are fundamental landscape units that contain interpretable physical, chemical andbiological signals in their soils, drainage waters and ecosystems and record the effects ofclimate warming, atmospheric deposition, land use shifts, catastrophic events and other globalchange drivers. Catchment Science, the focus of the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) andGordon Research Seminar (GRS) for which we seek financial support, is a truly interdisciplinaryand international endeavor conducted by hydrologists, ecologists and biogeochemists whosegoal is to explore and understand catchment response signals in order to better anticipate futurechallenges facing water and ecosystem managers. The purpose of this conference is to bringtogether established and developing experts in the field of Catchment Science to share theresults of cutting-edge research, develop new collaborations, and assess where we are andwhere we need to go in order to understand the future of catchments in an era of global change.Intelletual Merit. The theme of this GRC/GRS is "Catchments Through the Looking Glass:From Microscopes to Telescopes". There is compelling evidence that global change is affectingthe physical, chemical, and biological resources of catchments in many parts of the world, andCatchment Science is increasingly at the forefront of driving our understanding of the manyimplications of global change. As catchment scientists, we each have our own uniqueperspectives and vantage points from which we view our scientific approach and interpret ourdata. This GRC/GRS will bring together leading experts in the field who will explain how theirparticular vision and research environment have shaped the direction of their cutting-edgeresearch and how their approaches can be useful and applicable to other scientists and endusersworking in the field. The GRC/GRS will focus on four sub-themes that span a broad rangeof Catchment Science perspectives: 1) "Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes", where wewill assess the similarities and differences of conducting catchment science in polar, boreal,temperate, arid and tropical settings as well as the societal implication and application; "Doorsof perception", which will consider how the scale of our scientific lens, from microscopic totelescopic and with different levels of stakeholder involvement, shapes our understanding ofcatchments; "Animal, vegetable, mineral", where we will explore the inextricable linkagesbetween biota and the Earth's surface that help to determine catchment function andsustainability, particularly under climate change concerns; and "Tools you can use", which willshowcase novel analytical techniques and conceptual approaches that have revolutionized thefield. The GRC provides the ideal format for promoting better communication and understandingof the various research approaches comprising Catchment Science, allowing a more focusedattack on identified issues and improved international collaboration in the future.Broader Impacts. Our ability to successfully conduct Catchment Science in the future inresponse to global change rests largely in our ability to nurture the next generation of catchmentscientists. This GRC will be immediately preceded by our second two-day Gordon ResearchSeminar (GRS), the participants of which will be mainly graduate students and recent advanceddegree recipients from the various fields of Catchment Science, as well as senior scientists whowill serve as mentors and discussion leaders. We expect all GRS participants will attend theGRC conference the following week, with the result of greatly increased participation of youngscientists in the Catchment Sciences GRC series. We anticipate that the GRS is likely toincrease the ethnic diversity of the GRC, attesting to the continually changing demographics inCatchment Science. In addition, our invited speakers and discussion leaders are nearly halffemale, reflecting our efforts to promote gender diversity in our program. The products of theseefforts include increased communication among all levels and fields of catchment scientists, aswell as the dispersal of new ideas throughout the broader scientific community.