Primary Convener:
Ravindra Dwivedi, Organization Not Listed

Convener:
Hoori Ajami, University of California, Riverside
Dana Lapides, Simon Fraser University

Chair:
Ravindra Dwivedi, University of Arizona
Hoori Ajami, University of California, Riverside
Dana Lapides, Simon Fraser University

Yet, a thorough understanding of surface and subsurface water and solute fluxes and their relationships to snowpacks, forest health, and downstream water supply remains limited due to a lack of high-density and long-term observations of hydrologic fluxes, environmental tracers, water chemistry, and mineral weathering rates. Here, we solicit presentations that address important research questions related to mountainous CZs such as: (i) what are the spatio-temporal variability of mountain flow paths?; (ii) How do changes in precipitation form and rate under a warming climate affect groundwater recharge/discharge processes? (iii) how to estimate the active groundwater circulation depth in mountain aquifers?; and (iv) what are the potential consequences of climate warming, extreme weather events, and wildfires on water quantity and quality? This session is intended to bring together researchers with diverse backgrounds/experiences to advance the understanding of mountainous CZs through observations, numerical/conceptual experiments, and large-scale synthesis projects.

Index Terms
0454 Isotopic composition and chemistry
1402 - Critical Zone
1009 Geochemical modeling
1830 Groundwater|surface water interaction

Co-Organized Sessions:
Mineral and Rock Physics
Global Environmental Change
Biogeosciences
Atmospheric Sciences

Neighborhoods:
2. Earth Interior
3. Earth Covering

Cross-Listed:
B - Biogeosciences