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A boreal landscape in northern Sweden, the focus of new research on the carbon cycle
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Organic Particles Affect Carbon Cycling in Boreal Waters

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 2 January 201928 March 2023

Dissolved organic carbon receives much of the focus in aquatic research, but a new study suggests that bulkier particulate matter may play a significant role in regulating carbon dioxide emissions.

Two men fish in the Mekong River.
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How Old Is the Mekong River Valley?

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 October 201823 February 2023

Granite samples collected from the Mekong River Valley reveal that the river’s path was incised roughly 17 million years ago, most likely by increased erosion from monsoon precipitation.

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Long-term Dataset Reveals How Management Affects River Biology

by D. Scott Mackay 16 October 201812 January 2023

River systems are affected by societies against a backdrop of climate change. A new dataset reveals how these forces affect river flow, chemistry, and the biological health of the river.

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The Acid Tongue of Climate Change Strikes Our Streams

by Ankur R. Desai 5 October 201821 March 2022

Clear air policies have led to dramatic reductions in acid rain and improved ecosystem health, but it now appears that climate change could counteract those gains.

Aerial photo of an oil palm plantation planted right up to a river’s bank, with no habitat buffer.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Conserving Riverside Habitat Could Bolster Bottom Lines

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 2 October 20182 November 2021

Palm oil is in demand, and its agricultural footprint is expanding in the tropics. New research suggests that habitat buffers could improve conservation and prevent erosion that cuts into economic returns.

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Dispersal of River Water by Ocean Eddies and Shallow Ekman Flow

by Lei Zhou 28 September 201826 October 2022

Low-salinity water from the Ganga-Brahmaputra river is transported by mesoscale eddies in the Bay of Bengal, but when the monsoon winds strengthen, a shallow “Ekman” flow dominates dispersal of water.

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Insensitivity of Total Sediment Flux to Hydraulic Details

by Valeriy Ivanov 6 September 201830 March 2023

The total sediment mass transported by flow under different sets of regimes is insensitive to the exact details of hydraulic forcing, but what matters is cumulative transport capacity.

Researchers examine the link between drowned river deltas and methane emissions, and how they might be affected by rising sea levels
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Rising Seas Increase Methane Emissions from the Mouths of Rivers

by E. Underwood 2 August 201819 September 2023

Drowned river deltas exhale large quantities of greenhouse gas, new study finds.

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Seeing Surface Water From Space

by C. Huang 1 August 201815 March 2023

Satellite-based optical sensors can detect, measure and monitor changes in lakes, reservoirs, rivers and wetlands, providing useful data with multiple applications for science and society.

Researchers recreate streams in the lab to study sediment pulses
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How Are Sediment Pulses Generated?

by Terri Cook 24 July 201824 February 2023

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.

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