Land data assimilation advances scientific understanding and serves as an engineering tool for land surface process studies, reflecting the trend of harmonizing theory and data in the big data era.
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A Better Way to Predict Arctic Riverbank Erosion
Permafrost thaw might cause Arctic riverbanks to erode more quickly. But a new study shows why these erosion rates aren’t as dramatic as some scientists feared.
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Climate Change Is Weakening River Seasonality in the North
Seasonal flow variability is decreasing as climate change alters Earth’s systems, creating challenges for water management.
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Inland Waters Are a Blind Spot in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Researchers call for an extensive monitoring network to quantify carbon dioxide and methane released by China’s rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and ponds.
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Going Through a Rough Patch: Modeling Sediment Moving in Rivers
Irregularities of the rocky surface due to bumps and sediment patches are key to capturing the movement of sediment grains in rivers.
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Young Salmon in British Columbia Are Getting Bigger
A rediscovered catalog of sockeye scales gave researchers access to century-old fish DNA.
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High Water Levels Cause Problems for Mississippi Shipping
Source: Geophysical Research Letters Droughts’ effect on the navigability of rivers is well documented: During the summer and fall of 2022, barges in the Mississippi River were left stranded, raising concerns about increased shipping costs for key products. Between 2015 and 2019, barges carried an average of 400 million tons of goods along the Mississippi […]
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How Good a Recycler is the Himalaya?
Researchers use sediment recycling to their advantage to calculate how fast the hills at the front of the Himalaya are eroding based on the concentration of rare elements in river sands.
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River Damming: How it Harms Fish and What Can Be Done
The severe impacts of river damming on fish habitats have aroused widespread attention, prompting major conservation measures to help mitigate these negative effects.
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Modeling Braided Rivers in Presence of Exotic Weeds and Dams
Numerical modeling can help with identifying the combined effects of weed growth, flood frequency, and magnitude on gravel bed rivers.