NSF/AGU CHAPMAN CONFERENCE PROPOSAL: SOIL-MEDIATED DRIVERS OF COUPLED BIOGEOCHEMICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES ACROSS SCALES

这是一个关于“跨尺度耦合生物地球化学和水文过程的土壤介导驱动因素”的查普曼会议的请求，该会议将于2013年10月21日至24日在亚利桑那州甲骨文市（亚利桑那大学）生物圈2号举行。本次会议将汇集来自土壤系统科学、水文学和生物地球化学的科学家，讨论在土壤系统及其与相邻隔间（如地下水、植物和大气）的界面中发生的耦合水文和生物地球化学过程的作用和重要性的最新发现。会议的目的是扩大社区对地球科学研究的参与，并吸引年轻的研究人员进一步发展跨学科的地球科学议程。会议对所有对所提出的主题感兴趣的科学家开放。将注意吸引早期职业科学家和博士生在不同学科之间的界面上工作，并特别针对代表性不足的群体。

This is a request to support a Chapman conference on "Soil-mediated drivers of coupled biogeochemical and hydrological processes across scales," to be held at Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona (the University of Arizona), from October 21-24, 2013. This conference will bring together scientists from soil systems sciences, hydrology, and biogeochemistry to discuss recent findings dealing with the role and importance of coupled hydrological and biogeochemical processes occurring in the soil system and its interfaces with adjacent compartments, such as groundwater, plants, and the atmosphere.The conference is intended to broaden community involvement in Earth science research and engage young investigators in furthering the development of interdisciplinary Earth science agenda. The conference is open to all scientists interested in the proposed topics. Attention will be paid to attracting early career scientists and Ph.D. students working on topics at the interfaces between the different disciplines, and specifically target underrepresented groups.