LIST WATER LECTURES Seminar Series 2018 #5

 

As part of the LIST Water Lectures series organised for the spring/ summer session 2018, the next event will take place on 12 June 2018 at LIST premises in Belvaux (LU).

Prof. Jay Zarnetske from the Michigan State University in Lansing (USA) will be the invited speaker and will make an oral presentation entitled:

Go with the flow: How hidden catchment Ecotones and river flow regimes can control carbon and nitrogen dynamics.


Water is fundamental to the biogeochemical cycles of Carbon and Nitrogen because it provides connectivity among ecosystems. Water links aquifers to surface waters, hillslopes to oceans, and our communities to our environments. However, there is still a disconnect between the study of most environmental hydrological and biogeochemical phenomena. This disconnect limits our ability to anticipate how global change will alter Carbon and Nitrogen cycles, ecosystems, and our water resources. By embracing multidisciplinary approaches that unify hydrological and biogeochemical theory, we can move beyond these limitations and develop novel approaches that address the complex nonlinear relationships inherent to biogeochemical systems. I will draw from my research program to illustrate how coupling hydrological and biogeochemical principles can uncover important processes and emergent patterns in Carbon and Nitrogen dynamics of river networks and groundwater-surface water interfaces. Specifically, I will discuss how δ15N stable isotope tracer experiments and numerical models can reveal the function of the “River’s Liver” (the hyporheic zone) and quantify sources or sinks of Nitrogen in our fluvial landscapes. I will also discuss new theory that incorporates the role of river flow regimes on organic Carbon export from watersheds across the United States and its implication for regional and global Carbon cycle models.

Prof. Jay Zarnetske from the Michigan State University in Lansing (USA)

 

About LIST Water Lectures Seminar series

Visit the main LIST WATER LECTURES SERIES page / Spring-Summer 2018 edition > www.list.lu/en/events/LIST-WaterLecturesSeries

The LIST Water Lectures series were launched in January 2017 and covers various aspects of water resources research towards a sustainable river basin management. The series aggregate a group of outstanding experts and scientists in water resources research and related fields. They are funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and organised by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) in the framework of the Doctoral Training unit in hydrological sciences’ activities.

> For any question on this event, contact Julian Klaus via email.

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Language: English

Date and schedule: 12th June 2018 15:00 to 17:00

Venue: LIST - 41 rue du Brill L-4422 BELVAUX

Registration: send an e-mail to julian.klaus@list.lu

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