Tag: bridget scanlon
January 22, 2018
Research Finds Discrepancies Between Satellite and Global Model Estimates of Land Water Storage
Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global computer…
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2017
Study Quantifies Potential for Water Reuse in Permian Basin Oil Production
Hydraulic fracturing often brings up large volumes of water that need to be managed. A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2016
Storing Extra Surface Water Boosts Groundwater Supply During Droughts
Although years of drought and over-pumping have significantly depleted groundwater in Arizona and California, a new study shows the situation has an upside: It has…
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2016
Bridget Scanlon Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Bridget Scanlon, a hydrologist and senior research scientist at the University of Texas’ Bureau of Economic Geology, has been elected a member of the National Academy…
Read MoreDecember 15, 2015
Nature Controls Colorado River Outlook
The Colorado River Basin’s water supply is mainly affected by wet and dry weather cycles, not changes in human use, according to a study led by…
Read MoreDecember 10, 2015
Nature, Not Humans, Has Greater Influence on Water in the Colorado River Basin
Researchers have found that the water supply of the Colorado River basin, one of the most important sources for water in the southwestern United States,…
Read MoreJune 16, 2015
Don’t Let Texas’ Excess Water Go to Waste
The past few weeks have highlighted a challenge for water resource managers in Texas: we either have too much water when we don’t need it…
Read MoreJune 12, 2015
The Q&A: Bridget R. Scanlon
With each issue, Trib+Water brings you an interview with experts on water-related issues. Here is this week’s subject: Bridget R. Scanlon is a senior research…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2014
Water Use for Fracking Oil Resembles Use for Conventional Production
Producing oil through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses similar amounts of water on average as producing oil by conventional means, according to a new study…
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