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August 13, 2024

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The CZNet (Critical-Zone Collaborative Network) program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) was the successor to the Critical Zone Observatories (CZO) that began in 2007 in response to recommendations in the National Academy’s report “Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences” (2001). These programs have supported research that increased understanding of processes regulating conditions at, and near, the Earth’s surface. These programs also deepened understanding of the structure, development, and function of the critical zone, defined as the constantly evolving boundary layer where rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms interact. CZO and CZNet research projects have brought together interdisciplinary teams of hydrologists, geomorphologists, geochemists, ecologists, geophysicists, and climate scientists to investigate the Earth’s near-surface environment. Moreover, the CZNet program has diversified the cadre of

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