Towards Synthesis of Local and Global Observations in Catchment Sciences

The Gordon Research Seminar on Catchment Science: Interactions of Hydrology, Biology and Geochemistry is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

Catchment science synthesizes local-scale observations of hydrological, biological and geochemical processes to frame the landscape-scale functioning of ecosystems, but the global diversity of catchments presents a challenge for the development of a unified conceptual framework. This weekend seminar will survey the major research disciplines in catchment sciences and highlight projects that explore the similarity of ecosystem processes across catchments, providing participants with the rudiments to fully engage in major themes presented at the Gordon Conference.