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New modeling analyzes how snow affects the intensity of mountain precipitation in a changing climate

Research Spotlight 24 January 2018

How Does Snow Affect the Intensity of Mountain Precipitation?

A new investigation into the sensitivity of extreme precipitation in a changing climate indicates that more winter rainfall and protracted snowmelt may require local adaptations to winter flooding impacts.
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Tim Cohn

Tribute 23 June 2017

Timothy A. Cohn (1957–2017)

Cohn emphasized the use of hydrologic science for the public good, to protect ordinary citizens from flood and pollution hazards and to reduce losses from natural disasters.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Researchers try a new method to improve precipitation models

Research Spotlight 14 June 2017

Shedding Light on Intermittent Rainfall

A study provides a new modeling method to simulate rain when it pours and when it doesn’t.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Editors' Vox 4 May 2017

Whither Heterogeneity and Stochastic Subsurface Hydrology?

A debate series in Water Resources Research examines the gap between research and practice in the application of stochastic concepts for describing subsurface heterogeneity.
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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

Editors' Vox 27 December 2016

Measurements and Models of Reactive Transport in Geological Media

Author Brian Berkowitz answers questions about his recently published article and the scientific and societal implications of his findings.
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Improved modeling of water runoff from heavy rainfall events could help communities prepare for hazards like the 2016 flooding in Baton Rouge.

Research Spotlight 3 November 2016

Modeling Rainfall Runoff

New framework unifies existing models for better analysis of the flowing water produced by heavy rain events.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Meeting Report 3 March 2016

Groundwater Transport in Highly Heterogeneous Aquifers

The MADE Challenge for Groundwater Transport in Highly Heterogeneous Aquifers: Insights from 30 Years of Modeling and Characterization at the Field Scale and Promising Future Directions; Valencia, Spain, 5–8 October 2015
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