Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 The Importance of Earth Surface Processes; 4 2 Grand Challenges in Earth Surface Processes; 5 3 Four High-Priority Research Initiatives in Earth Surface Processes; 6 4 Mechanisms for Developing Initiatives and Sustaining Growth in Earth Surface Processes; 7 References; 8 Appendixes; 9 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 10 Appendix B: Community Input; 11 Appendix C: Observing and Measuring Earth Surface Processes; 12 Appendix D: Achievements in Earth Surface Processes; 13 Appendix E: List of Acronyms