WELCOME TO THE CRITICAL INTERFACE NETWORK (CINET)

Investigating the role of critical interfaces for regulating the storage, transport, and transformations of material such as water, sediment, carbon, and nutrients.

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This CINet project hones in on the role of “Critical Interfaces” that play a dominant role in overall functioning of the landscape resulting from the intertwined of hydrological, biological, ecological, geological, and chemical processes.

NEAR LAND SURFACE

CO2 exchange rates between land and air gives us insight into soil health

RIVER CORRIDOR

How material from IML's entering the upper corridor affect areas downstream

ACTIVE ROOT ZONE

Gas and moisture comparisons at the root zone shows impact of crops

RIVERLAB

Measuring in-stream environmental factors with state-of-the-art equipment

INVESTIGATING THE SOIL

Researchers looked at all the main sites being used in the CINet project

INSTRUMENTS

CINet utilizes many different types of instruments to gather information

INSTALLING NEW EQUIPMENT

Researchers and staff are installing soil gas cups and sensors in a prairie

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About Critical Interfaces

Critical interfaces serve as transition areas (or boundary layers) for the transmission of material and gaseous fluxes.

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