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UA Awarded $4.35M to Study Earth's Critical Zone
September 23, 2009
By Mari N. Jensen, UA College of Science

UA researchers will study the hydrologic cycle's "living filter," the zone from the top of trees to the bottom of the groundwater table.

The zone from the treetops to the bottom of the groundwater table has been dubbed the "Critical Zone" because of its key role in processing and cycling water, carbon and nutrients necessary for life...