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

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. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.