NSF Org:	EAR Division Of Earth Sciences
Recipient:	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Initial Amendment Date:	July 17, 2020
Latest Amendment Date:	July 26, 2024
Award Number:	2012593
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Justin Lawrence jlawrenc@nsf.gov  (703)292-2425 EAR  Division Of Earth Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	August 31, 2020
End Date:	August 31, 2026 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$698,957.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$698,957.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2020 = $139,546.00 FY 2021 = $147,444.00 FY 2022 = $146,374.00 FY 2023 = $139,595.00 FY 2024 = $125,998.00
History of Investigator:	Kerstin Lehnert (Principal Investigator) lehnert@ldeo.columbia.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Columbia University 615 W 131ST ST NEW YORK NY  US  10027-7922 (212)854-6851
Sponsor Congressional District:	13
Primary Place of Performance:	Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Rt. 9W, Geoinformatics Palisades NY  US  10964-1707
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	17
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	F4N1QNPB95M4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	CZO-Critical Zone Obsrvatories
Primary Program Source:	01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	7693
Program Element Code(s):	769300
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The Critical Zone is loosely defined as the region of Earth from the top of the bedrock to the top of the treetops. This is the region that supports all terrestrial life and is constantly evolving as rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms interact to regulate the Earth?s environment. This project will establish the coordinating hub of the Critical-Zone Collaborative Network, which is designed to continue the research advances in the science of the Critical Zone that NSF has supported for the past decade. The Network Coordinating Hub will provide cyberinfrastructure, data management, and community services to support the Critical Zone Thematic Clusters, which are research collaboratiions pursuing new and practical knowledge concerning the functions of the Earth?s surface systems.

The Network Coordinating Hub will: (1) enhance and integrate existing data services operated by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) and EarthChem to support the Critical-Zone science community; (2) support scientific discovery through community synthesis activities and via access to community data and modeling cyberinfrastructure; (3) broaden the Critical-Zone community and the impact of Critical-Zone science through outreach and education activities; and (4) enhance collaboration among the Critical Zone Thematic Clusters through coordination, sharing, and community events.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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