Benjamin D. Mater
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View article: Keep ’em in the river! Reconsider irrigation water diversion policies to avoid salmon deaths
Keep ’em in the river! Reconsider irrigation water diversion policies to avoid salmon deaths Open
Across western North America, juvenile salmon and other migratory fish are killed in irrigation systems, which has population-level impacts for species at risk. How to reduce or prevent these deaths is an important policy issue. Federal po…
View article: Making a Deal with the Devilfish: Biometric-Informed Screening Technology CRADA - 514 (Final Report)
Making a Deal with the Devilfish: Biometric-Informed Screening Technology CRADA - 514 (Final Report) Open
This report documents an investigation into the performance of a novel fish-protection screen intended to prevent small aquatic and marine organisms from entering water intakes in free-flowing water bodies. The proposed prototype screen re…
View article: Climate Process Team on Internal Wave–Driven Ocean Mixing
Climate Process Team on Internal Wave–Driven Ocean Mixing Open
Diapycnal mixing plays a primary role in the thermodynamic balance of the ocean and, consequently, in oceanic heat and carbon uptake and storage. Though observed mixing rates are on average consistent with values required by inverse models…