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The Leaf River catchment in Mississippi
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A Novel Method for Assessing Model Sensitivity

by Terri Cook 6 May 201925 August 2022

This newly developed approach to assessing the quality of sensitivity analyses can be applied to any method without bootstrapping or additional model runs.

Flooding in Colfax, Iowa, in August 2010.
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Calculating the Risk of Rare Floods

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 1 May 201927 October 2022

The first spatially realistic catalog of synthetic flood event risk across the entire United States uncovers high-risk areas and estimates the probability of another Katrina–level flood loss.

A stream flowing down a valley
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Modeling River Boulders to Improve Hydropower Sustainability

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 30 April 20199 March 2023

Large stones in streams provide crucial habitat for fish. Modeling the boulders and streamflow offers fresh insights into how water engineering projects alter aquatic habitats.

A flooded neighborhood in San Diego, California.
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If Precipitation Extremes Are Increasing, Why Aren’t Floods?

by Terri Cook 17 April 201915 February 2023

Improving our understanding of the relationship between changes in precipitation and flooding due to rising temperature is a new grand challenge for the scientific community, argue the authors of a recent commentary.

The Bas Glacier d’Arolla in Valais, Switzerland
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Decadal Changes in Glacial Discharge in the High Alps

by Terri Cook 12 April 20199 February 2023

A new statistical analysis of daily, glacial runoff cycles offers a unique way of examining how Alpine glaciers have responded since the onset of rapid regional warming in the 1980s.

A student collects soil moisture data from an instrument in the field.
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Are Soil Moisture and Latent Heat Overcoupled in Land Models?

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 9 April 20191 March 2023

A novel statistical approach demonstrates how to reduce bias in remote sensing estimates of soil moisture and latent heat flux coupling strength and clarifies the relationship between the variables.

An artist’s rendering of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, or GRACE
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Improving Water Resources Management with Satellite Data

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 8 April 20196 March 2023

An extensive review reveals that remote sensing is changing the way we manage water resources and suggests that the coming years will bring both exciting advancements and new challenges.

Snow-covered trees affected by the spruce beetle
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Spruce Beetle Slows Snow Sublimation in Wyoming’s Mountains

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 2 April 201910 March 2023

A new study investigates changing water dynamics after a pest infestation in the Rocky Mountains.

Researchers measure soil infiltration capacity outside a private residence
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Strategies to Improve Urban Hydrology

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 18 March 201930 March 2023

Cities can reduce surface runoff and increase groundwater recharge by encouraging their residents to implement simple, hydrologic modifications on individual buildings and single-family parcels.

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Using Radioactive Tracers to Determine the Ages of Streamflow

by Ilja van Meerveld 18 March 20197 March 2022

Radioactive isotope tracers can be used to determine the relationship between the ages of water that is stored in soil and bedrock, water in streams, and the water used by vegetation.

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