Microplastics are a growing problem in the oceans. Understanding where microplastics are carried by ocean flows is crucial to learning their fate and impacts. The transport of microplastics is ...

Theoretically, holistic management of urban water systems leads to better water quality and quantity outcomes and makes the most of a shared resource. In practice, managing the urban water cycle ...

Chancellor Justin Schwartz is proud to recognize Peggy Coppom of the “CU Twins” with the Chancellor’s Impact Award recognizing Coppom’s lifetime of dedication, legacy of memories and a heart that will ...

River discharge and temperature are key indicators of change in hydrologic systems. Coupled daily streamflow and river temperature data provide extremely useful datasets in regions that otherwise ...

Advances in hydrology are greatly needed and approaches that employ hypotheses to guide research have the potential to contribute to future advances. One line of reasoning in the USGS research program ...

Communities across the United States face diverse water resource challenges requiring both rapid decision-making for urgent events and strategic long-term planning for chronic issues. Engineers and ...

NASA GRACE (2002-2017) and GRACE Follow-On (GRACE-FO; 2018-present) satellite missions consist of two identical satellites following each other at a distance of about 200 km in the same polar orbit at ...

Mountain lakes are among the most sensitive ecosystems on Earth, acting as early indicators of environmental shifts driven by global change. This research explores how mountain lake ecosystems are ...

Seasonal snowmelt is a primary contributor to annual runoff in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), a region that serves as a critical water resource for the western United States. Recent shifts in ...

Water temperature is an important physical variable that affects most aquatic ecosystem functions, including biogeochemical reaction rates, phenology, and species fitness. We analyzed >60 water ...

Land managers are reintroducing North American beaver (Castor canadensis) into Western United States (U.S) waterways to restore degraded riparian ecosystems. Beavers create cascades of sequential dams ...

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