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Researchers study the Prairie-Pothole Region of North America to assess water resource management across the continent.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Prairies, Potholes, and Public Policy

by S. Witman 15 March 2018

Studying the Prairie-Pothole Region of North America could help improve water resource management across the continent.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Above and Below: Understanding River-Groundwater Exchanges

by P. Brunner, P. Renard, R. Therrien, C. T. Simmons and Harrie-Jan Hendricks-Franssen 26 January 2018

Field data, new technologies, numerical modelling, and geostatistical methods can be combined to improve understanding of the interactions between surface water and groundwater.

Posted inEditors' Vox

In Pursuit of Flash Flood Data

by J. J. Gourley 25 August 20173 February 2018

How remote sensing of streams provides valuable data for the characterization, prediction, and warning of impending flash floods.

New research suggests rain and stream gauges are still key to better data for water resource management.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Improving Water Resources Management from the Ground Up

by S. Witman 15 August 201717 August 2017

The key to sustainable water resources management isn’t satellite technology yet—it’s a new spin on time-tested rain and stream gauges.

An earthworm moves over damp soil.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Follow Earthworm Tracks to Better Simulate Water Flow in Soils

by Sarah Stanley 1 August 201715 August 2017

Incorporating paths carved by the critters and by tree roots helps scientists align simulations of tropical soils more closely with real-world data.

McFLI calculations can assist with water management decisions at tourist attractions like Bruarfoss near Reykholt, Iceland.
Posted inScience Updates

Tracking River Flows from Space

by C. J. Gleason, P.-A. Garambois and M. T. Durand 26 July 201715 August 2017

Satellite observations, combined with algorithms borrowed from river engineering, could fill large gaps in our knowledge of global river flows where field data are lacking.

Tim Cohn
Posted inNews

Timothy A. Cohn (1957–2017)

by R. M. Hirsch 23 June 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.

Snow drought, seen here on slopes that should have snow.
Posted inOpinions

Defining Snow Drought and Why It Matters

by A. A. Harpold, M. Dettinger and S. Rajagopal 28 February 201727 March 2017

Swings from snow drought to extreme winter rainfall make managing reservoirs, like the Oroville Dam, incredibly difficult. But what exactly is "snow drought"?

Tidal bore traveling up the Mersey River in northwestern England.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

When Rivers and Tides Collide

by Sarah Stanley 28 April 201628 April 2016

Scientists review several decades of research on the complex freshwater reach where fluvial and tidal forces meet.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Tidal River Dynamics

by M. Moldwin 6 April 201610 February 2018

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

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