New research challenges long-held ideas about the path of subsurface water from hillslopes to streams.
Water Resources Research
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Massive Scale Evaporative Water Losses from Irrigation
Evaporation can demonstrate the effects of crop irrigation on decadal trends in evapotranspiration at a regional spatial extent.
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What Is a Nuisance Flood, Exactly?
A more precise definition could help cities and governments prepare and respond to hazards.
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Effects of Acid Rain, Climate Change on Freshwater Lakes
New England lakes weathered years of acid rain. A new study tracks how they are faring after 30 years of regulation and how climate change factors into the equation.
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How Mesquite Trees Gain a Competitive Edge in Arid Arizona
A new study shows that mesquites employ hydraulic redistribution to move water between soil layers in the savannas of Santa Rita.
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Studying Soil from a New Perspective
Cosmic ray neutrons probe soil moisture in the Great Plains.
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A Closer Look at Turbulent Transport in Gravel Streambeds
Lab-built streams reveal new insights into turbulence-driven exchange of dissolved substances between stream water and sediments below.
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Using Microbes to Predict the Flow of Arctic Rivers
Bacterial DNA provides a good estimate of river discharge.
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Calibrating Hydrological Models by Satellite
Hydrological models are usually calibrated using observations of streamflow, but a new method uses remotely sensed land surface temperature for this purpose.
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Life in the Hyporheic Zone
Defining the chemical relationships between water, sediment, and organisms that thrive beneath riverbeds.