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Climate over landscapes: The emerging links between geomorphology and the atmospheric sciences Joseph Galewsky Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuqueruqe, NM Gerard Roe Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1. Introduction During October 1-3, 2007, a workshop on the links between atmospheric sciences and geomorphology was held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. The motivation for this workshop was the growing awareness within the geo- morphology research community of a pressing need for geomorphologists to become better acquainted with the theories, tools, and datasets used by atmospheric scientists. The Earths surface is intimately linked to the atmosphere, but research into geomorphology has been hampered by a lack of understanding of the atmospheric processes that drive ero- sion and sedimentation. Thus the aim of the workshop was to bring together atmospheric scientists and geomorphologists to discuss the potential contributions of modern atmo- D R A F T August 25, 2008, 10:56am D R A F T X - 2 GALEWSKY AND ROE: CLIMATE OVER LANDSCAPES spheric science research to geomorphology research and to inform some members of the atmospheric science community about the rates and magnitudes of tectono-geomorphic change that might drive atmospheric processes and about the potential for collaborative research opportunities with geomorphologists. Much of the current interest in the links between atmospheric sciences and geomorphology among workshop participants arises from research over the last 20 years that has shown the ways that climate shapes the evolution of mountain belts and the nature of long-term links between topography and climate change