Explores soil as a nexus for water, chemicals, and biologically coupled nutrient cycling Soil is a narrow but critically important zone on Earth's surface. It is the interface for water and carbon recycling from above and part of the cycling of sediment and rock from below. Hydrogeology, Chemical Weathering, and Soil Formation places chemical weathering and soil formation in its geological, climatological, biological and hydrological perspective. Volume highlights include: The evolution of soils over 3.25 billion years Basic processes contributing to soil formation How chemical weathering and soil formation relate to water and energy fluxes The role of pedogenesis in geomorphology Relationships between climate soils and biota Soils, aeolian deposits, and crusts as geologic dating tools Impacts of land-use change on soils The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals. Find out more about this book from this Q&A with the Editors

Explores soil as a nexus for water, chemicals, and biologically coupled nutrient cyclingSoil is a narrow but critically important zone on Earth's surface. It is the interface for water and carbon recycling from above and part of the cycling of sediment and rock from below.Hydrogeology, Chemical Weathering, and Soil Formation places chemical weathering and soil formation in its geological, climatological, biological and hydrological perspective.Volume highlights include:* The evolution of soils over 3.25 billion years* Basic processes contributing to soil formation* How chemical weathering and soil formation relate to water and energy fluxes* The role of pedogenesis in geomorphology* Relationships between climate soils and biota* Soils, aeolian deposits, and crusts as geologic dating tools* Impacts of land-use change on soilsThe American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.Find out more about this book from this Q&A with the Editors

List of Contributors ixPreface xiPart I: Soil Definition 11. Soil as a System: A HistoryRichard J. Huggett 3Part II: Soil History 212. Soils, Chemical Weathering, and Climate Change in Earth HistorySteven G. Driese, Lee C. Nordt, and Gary E. Stinchcomb 23Part III: Soil Formation Processes 673. Soil Formation, Vegetation Growth, and Water Balance: A Theory for BudykoAllen Hunt 694. Earthworms, Plants, and SoilsRenée-Claire Le Bayon, Géraldine Bullinger, Andreas Schomburg, Pascal Turberg, Philip Brunner, Rodolphe Schlaepfer, and Claire Guenat 815. Tephra for the Trees? Geochemical Constraints on Weathering and Tephra Inputs to Soils on New Zealand's North IslandClaire E. Lukens and Kevin P. Norton 1056. The Origin and Formation of Clay Minerals in Alpine SoilsMarkus Egli and Aldo Mirabella 121Part IV: Application of Chemical Weathering/Soil Formation in Other Disciplines 1397. Weathering Rinds as Tools for Constraining Reaction Kinetics and Duration of Weathering at the Clast-ScalePeter B. Sak 1418. Unraveling Loess Records of Climate Change from the Chinese Loess Plateau Using Process-Based ModelsPeter A. Finke, Keerthika Nirmani Ranathunga Arachchige, Ann Verdoodt, Yanyan Yu, and Qiuzhen Yin 1639. Relations Between Soil Development and LandslidesArnaud J.A.M. Temme 17710A. Soils in Agricultural Engineering: Effect of Land-Use Management Systems on Mechanical Soil ProcessesRainer F. Horn 18710B. Soil Strength and Carbon SequestrationRattan Lal 201Part V: Integrated Studies of Soils 20511. Chemical Weathering in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaW. Berry Lyons, Deborah L. Leslie, and Michael N. Gooseff 20712. Carbon and Nutrient Fluxes Within Southeastern Piedmont Critical ZonesTodd C. Rasmussen, Maryam Foroughi, and Daniel Markewitz 21713. Is This Steady State? Weathering and Critical Zone Architecture in Gordon Gulch, Colorado Front RangeSuzanne P. Anderson, Patrick J. Kelly, Noah Hoffman, Katherine Barnhart, Kevin Befus, and William Ouimet 23114. Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Pedogenesis Through Chemical Weathering, Hydrologic Fluxes, and BioturbationAllen Hunt, Markus Egli, and Boris Faybishenko 253Index 270