We study how the evolution of the near-surface environment drives hydrologic and ecologic processes. We use a diverse set of hydrological and geophysical field techniques to probe the interior of mountainous landscapes to understand how surface and subsurface processes influence water resources to vegetation, rivers, and the atmosphere.
News
March 29, 2022
Rock moisture in the news: Press for our recent publication in Nature on plant use of bedrock water storage
Check out some of the recent press from McCormick et al., 2021! A recent paper out of the Rempe lab, “Widespread use of bedrock…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022
New paper, published in Nature, shows that bedrock water is used by forests across the U.S.
A new paper recently published in Nature by the Rempe group reveals that bedrock water storage – and rock moisture in particular – is a…
Read MoreMarch 6, 2018
Rock moisture in the news and on the radio
Our multi-year study tracking rock moisture at the Eel River Critical Zone Observatory was recently published and was featured on various print news outlets and even, the…
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2018
Groundwater Recharge Investigations on the Nueces River, TX
Rempe Group member Caroline Hackett investigates the role of alluvium deposits in the process of groundwater recharge from the Nueces River to the underlying Trinity…
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2018
Rempe Group Takes Over New Orleans (AGU 2017)
The American Geophysical Union 2017 Annual Meeting in New Orleans was a whirlwind. There were many posters from Rempe Group members and collaborators, in between…
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