Tag: Surface Hydrologic Processes
August 10, 2015
Scientists Pioneer Method to Track Water Flowing Through Glaciers
Researchers for the first time have used seismic sensors to track meltwater flowing through glaciers and into the ocean, an essential step to understanding the…
Read MoreJune 30, 2015
Earthquakes in Western Solomon Islands Have Long History, Study Shows
Researchers have found that parts of the western Solomon Islands, a region thought to be free of large earthquakes until an 8.1 magnitude quake devastated…
Read MoreApril 14, 2015
Typhoon Haiyan’s Storm Surge May Contaminate Aquifer for Years
In research of significance to the world’s expanding coastal populations, scientists have found that geology and infrastructure play key roles in determining whether aquifers that…
Read MoreMarch 16, 2015
East Antarctica Melting could be Explained by Oceanic Gateways
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) in the Jackson School of Geosciences have discovered two seafloor gateways that could…
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2015
The Q&A: Todd Caldwell
With each issue, Trib+Water brings you an interview with experts on water-related issues. Here is this week’s subject: Todd Caldwell is a hydrologist and geoscientist…
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2015
UT, LCRA teaming with NASA on $900 million satellite
AUSTIN — The University of Texas and the Lower Colorado River Authority will be utilizing data from a new NASA satellite to better forecast droughts…
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2015
Drought and Flood Prediction Gets Boost from New Texas Network and NASA Satellite
A new network of underground sensors in the Texas Hill Country will arm those responsible for managing the state’s finite water supply with vital…
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2015
A 3-D View of the Greenland Ice Sheet Opens Window on Ice History
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first comprehensive map of layers deep inside…
Read MoreNovember 10, 2014
Mussels’ Impact on Texas Water Supply Can Be Mitigated
Texas water supplies, currently stressed by drought, could be further affected by the federal listing of five freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act,…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2014
Lifeless Waters
Analysis reveals how limited natural buffering of Mississippi River pollution is likely contributing to Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” By John Williams “For whatever we…
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