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Streams and rivers play an important role in the exchange of carbon dioxide between terrestrial ecosystems, atmosphere, and ocean.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Why Is There So Much Carbon Dioxide in Rivers?

by S. Witman 19 May 20176 March 2023

Observations of carbon dioxide oversaturation in the freshwater of the world led scientists to study its underlying causes at more than 100 field locations across the nation.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Whither Heterogeneity and Stochastic Subsurface Hydrology?

by Harihar Rajaram 4 May 20178 November 2021

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

Ruddiman Lagoon, a small freshwater lake, joins Muskegon Lake, a freshwater estuary in Michigan.
Posted inOpinions

Global Significance of the Changing Freshwater Carbon Cycle

by Bopaiah A. Biddanda 21 March 20174 February 2022

Freshwater ecosystems constitute a small fraction of our planet but play a disproportionately large and critical role in the global carbon cycle.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Measurements and Models of Reactive Transport in Geological Media

by B. Berkowitz 27 December 201622 December 2021

Author Brian Berkowitz answers questions about his recently published article and the scientific and societal implications of his findings.

Posted inEditors' Vox

The Arctic Freshwater Synthesis

by T. D. Prowse 28 September 20169 December 2021

The result of international study and coordination, this Special Issue provides an important "state-of-the-science" review of changing systems and their potential impacts.

Methane-releasing vegetation flourishes in small freshwater Arctic tundra ponds
Posted inNews

Aquatic Plants May Accelerate Arctic Methane Emissions

by R. Heisman 22 September 201611 August 2022

About two thirds of the gas produced by a study area near Barrow, Alaska, came from increasingly abundant greenery covering only 5% of the landscape, researchers estimate.

Suspended fine sediment threatens fish.
Posted inNews

Silty Streams Muddy Freshwater Conservation Issues

by E. Deatrick 15 June 201621 December 2023

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, dirt from unpaved roads can clog streams, threatening fish habitats. Scientists have only a murky understanding of how to clear up these turbid waters.

A small tributary of the Clauge River, Jura, France, during the dry period.
Posted inScience Updates

One for All, All for One: A Global River Research Network

by T. Datry, R. Corti, A. Foulquier, D. von Schiller and K. Tockner 7 June 201623 September 2022

Intermittent rivers are an increasing share of the world's river network, but current models don't include them. One research network is gathering knowledge about these rivers from around the world.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Tidal River Dynamics

by Mark Moldwin 6 April 201624 February 2023

Tidal rivers are a vital and little studied nexus between physical oceanography and hydrology.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Glacial Meltwater Features Depend on Glacier Type and Location

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 21 March 20165 October 2022

With climate change, some glaciers will melt faster than others, altering the proportions of nutrients in meltwater and changing downstream ecosystems.

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