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News Release 07-178
NSF Awards Grants for Three Critical Zone Observatories
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![Illustration of a critical zone observatory.](/news/mmg/media/images/czo_fig32_f.jpg)
NSF has awarded grants to three critical zone observatories (CZOs) to allow scientists to better understand environmental processes at Earth's surface.
Credit: Roger Bales, University of California, Merced
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