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Water budgets

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.

Charts showing the system performance of the flood protection strategy and conventional systems
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Rainwater Harvesting Can Reduce Flooding as Well as Saving Water

by Jim Hall 23 September 202030 September 2021

Weather forecasting can greatly improve benefits of rainwater harvesting.

A view of Séliš Ksanka QÍispé Dam
Posted inScience Updates

Indigenous Symposium on Water Research, Education, and Engagement

by K. Chief, R. E. Emanuel and O. Conroy-Ben 24 January 201911 October 2021

Water in the Native World: The Intersection of Hydrology and Indigenous Knowledge; Pablo, Montana, 1–4 August 2018

Researchers reassess how water circulates between ocean and land
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Rethinking How Water Circulates Between the Oceans and Land

by Terri Cook 11 January 2018

A reexamination of the global water cycle shows that tropical coastlines exert a profound influence on atmospheric water circulation by wringing water vapor from the atmosphere.

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.

Dry bed of Lake Soyang following a severe drought in South Korea.
Posted inScience Updates

Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

by S. Inamdar, J. B. Shanley and W. H. McDowell 29 June 201730 June 2017

Chapman Conference on Extreme Climate Event Impacts on Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycles and Fluxes; San Juan, Puerto Rico, 22–27 January 2017

Outflow from Lake Superior to Lake Michigan-Huron through the St. Marys River was high in 2013 and 2014.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Caused Record Water Level Rise in the Great Lakes?

by Terri Cook 21 July 2016

A new modeling framework offers insight into how specific lakes' water levels respond to short- and long-term climate trends.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Hydraulic Fracturing Water Use Is Tied to Environmental Impact

by L. Strelich 4 November 20154 November 2015

New map identifies varying water usage in hydraulic drilling operations across the United States and what this means for potential environmental impacts.

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