Tag: Surface Hydrologic Processes
September 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 MoreApril 12, 2021
UT Begins Offshore Search for Sand Resources to Protect Texas from Coastal Erosion
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin will embark from Galveston on April 14 in search of sunken treasure that holds the key to…
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…
Read MoreMay 13, 2019
Storm Water Banking Could Help Texas Manage Floods and Droughts
Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged ground-cracking droughts. In…
Read MoreApril 12, 2018
Newly Discovered Salty Subglacial Lakes Could Help Search for Life in Solar System
Researchers from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have helped discover the first subglacial lakes ever found in the Canadian High Arctic. The two…
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2018
Hidden “Rock Moisture” Could Explain Forest Surviving Drought
Research conducted by The University of Texas at Austin and University of California, Berkeley has found that a little-studied, underground layer of rock can hold…
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