Articles | Volume 2, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-631-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-631-2016
Review article
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12 Dec 2016
Review article |  | 12 Dec 2016

Water in the critical zone: soil, water and life from profile to planet

M. J. Kirkby

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ED: Publish as is (23 Nov 2016) by Saskia Keesstra
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (24 Nov 2016) by Eric C. Brevik (Executive editor)
AR by Mike Kirkby on behalf of the Authors (25 Nov 2016)  Manuscript 
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The review paper surveys the state of the art with respect to water in the critical zone, taking a broad view that concentrates on the global range of natural soils, identifying some areas of currently active research.