Tag: Surface Hydrologic Processes
March 15, 2023
UT Austin Leads Review of World Water Resources
A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet’s freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing…
Read MoreJune 14, 2022
River Belt Discovery Helps Scientists Understand Ancient Rivers
Long after a river has dried up, its channel belt lives on. Made up of swaths of sediment surrounding the river, channel belts, once hardened…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2021
Mars’ Surface Shaped by Fast and Furious Floods from Overflowing Craters
On Earth, river erosion is usually a slow-going process. But on Mars, massive floods from overflowing crater lakes had an outsized role in shaping the…
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2021
Digging Deeper for Greenhouse Gases
Fractured bedrock in forests is an overlooked source of natural CO2.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2021
Water in Bedrock is Sustaining Trees Across Country
You can’t squeeze water from a rock. But tree roots can — and they’re doing it more frequently than scientists previously thought, with a new study finding that bedrock is a regular source of water…
Read MoreAugust 18, 2021
Tracking Water Storage Shows Options for Improving Water Management During Floods and Droughts
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a balance sheet for water across the United States – tracking total water storage in…
Read MoreDecember 14, 2020
Fractured Bedrock in Forests is Overlooked Source of Natural CO2
The bedrock beneath our feet has a reputation as an inhospitable place. In contrast, soil is known to be teeming with life – from microbes…
Read MoreNovember 12, 2020
Leaking Pipes Feeding Austin Watershed
If it weren’t for leaky city pipes and irrigation, it’s possible that less water would be flowing through popular Austin swimming holes. Research from the…
Read MoreMarch 20, 2020
Hidden Source of Carbon Found at the Arctic Coast
A previously unknown significant source of carbon just discovered in the Arctic has scientists marveling at a once overlooked contributor to local coastal ecosystems –…
Read MoreOctober 14, 2019
NOAH Model Captures Major Hydrological Patterns in China, Study Finds
The Noah land surface model with multi-parameterization options (Noah-MP) simulates the major spatiotemporal patterns of hydrological variables in China, a vast country characterized by complex…
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