Geomorphology, complexity, and the emerging science of the Earth's surface

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• 作者：A. Brad Murray ; Eli Lazarus ; Andrew Ashton ; Andreas Baas ; Giovanni Coco ; Tom Coulthard ; Mark Fonstad ; Peter Haff ; Dylan McNamara ; Chris Paola ; Jon Pelletier ; Liam Reinhardt
• 关键词：Earth-surface science ; Complexity ; Complex systems ; Morphodynamics ; Nonlinear dynamics ; Self-organization ; Emergence ; Scaling ; Modeling ; Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium ; White paper
• 刊名：Geomorphology
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：1 February 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：103
• 期：3
• 页码：496-505
• 全文大小：2892 K

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The following is a white paper (adapted here for print) for the U.S. National Research Council's committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes, drafted at a National Science Foundation sponsored workshop associated with the 38th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, “Complexity in Geomorphology,” held at Duke University in October 2007.