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The Emme River in Switzerland
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracing Water from River to Aquifer

by Aaron Sidder 20 April 202128 September 2021

A new technique using dissolved noble gas tracers sheds light on how water moves through an aquifer, with implications for water resources and their vulnerability to climate change.

Map of sites in USDA’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Big Benefits from Experimental Watersheds

by Terri Cook 18 February 2021

Scientific insights from the Agricultural Research Service’s long-term study sites underpin dozens of models and research methods that guide global land management and conservation practices.

A drone hovers over a spring in Fitchburg, Wis.
Posted inNews

Taking an Aerial View Underground

by Jady Carmichael 6 October 2020

Wisconsin geologists are testing using drones equipped with thermal cameras to measure shallow soil depths in areas prone to groundwater contamination.

Satellite image of Lake Erie with a bright green algal bloom
Posted inNews

AquaSat Gives Water Quality Researchers New Eyes in the Sky

by Jon Kelvey 20 May 202022 November 2021

A new data set combining sample data and remote sensing could give scientists the power to make accurate predictions at a global scale.

Placid view of Lake Windermere, Cumbria, and low rolling hills
Posted inNews

New Classification System for Lakes Forecasts a Warming Trend

by Tim Hornyak 2 April 2020

Researchers devised a system of nine thermal categories for lakes and estimate that 79% of northern frigid lakes could become warmer types.

The mayfly Epeorus pleuralis, after which a new water sensor is named.
Posted inScience Updates

A Digital Mayfly Swarm Is Emerging

by S. Ensign, D. Arscott, S. Hicks, A. Aufdenkampe, T. Muenz, J. Jackson and D. Bressler 6 March 2019

Low-cost, open-source data collectors and a suite of collaborative online tools are making big leaps in the field of watershed monitoring.

Scientists collect soil moisture data in Alaska.
Posted inScience Updates

Mapping and Monitoring Soil Moisture in Forested Landscapes

by L. K. Jenkins, D. N. Tanzer and D. C. McKinley 23 October 201823 October 2018

Monitoring Forest Soil Moisture for a Changing World; Ann Arbor, Michigan, 15–17 May 2018

Researchers recreate streams in the lab to study sediment pulses
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Are Sediment Pulses Generated?

by Terri Cook 24 July 2018

A new long-term flume experiment shows that bed load gravel travels downstream in recurring, 10-hour pulses even when water flow and sediment supply are constant.

Researchers examine how mesquite trees move water between soil layers
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Mesquite Trees Gain a Competitive Edge in Arid Arizona

by Aaron Sidder 6 July 2018

A new study shows that mesquites employ hydraulic redistribution to move water between soil layers in the savannas of Santa Rita.

Researchers examine cosmic ray neutron probes to measure soil moisture
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Studying Soil from a New Perspective

by S. Witman 18 June 2018

Cosmic ray neutrons probe soil moisture in the Great Plains.

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