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View article: A Scale-Adaptive Framework for Modeling Critical Zone Processes and River Water Quality in the East River Watershed
A Scale-Adaptive Framework for Modeling Critical Zone Processes and River Water Quality in the East River Watershed Open
Critical Zone processes encompass interactions among rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms, essential for quantifying water and nutrient fluxes and predicting downstream river water quality. High-fidelity reactive transport models (…
View article: Molecular Diversity of Dissolved Organic Matter Reflects Macroecological Patterns in River Networks
Molecular Diversity of Dissolved Organic Matter Reflects Macroecological Patterns in River Networks Open
Understanding the molecular complexity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is crucial for deciphering ecosystem function and predicting responses to environmental change. Using a continental-scale dataset of molecular formulae generated by F…
View article: Cities Are Concentrators of Complex, MultiSectoral Interactions Within the Human‐Earth System
Cities Are Concentrators of Complex, MultiSectoral Interactions Within the Human‐Earth System Open
Cities are concentrators of complex, multi‐sectoral interactions. As keystones in the interconnected human‐Earth system, cities have an outsized impact on the Earth system. We describe a multi‐lens framework for organizing our understandin…
View article: Desertification of Bengal Dryland Areas Possible under Projected Climate Conditions
Desertification of Bengal Dryland Areas Possible under Projected Climate Conditions Open
Drylands are some of the most sensitive areas to climate change and human activities around the globe. Assessment of future climate trend scenarios provides valuable practical information for dryland management decision-making. According t…
View article: Effects of spatial variability in vegetation phenology, climate, landcover, biodiversity, topography, and soil property on soil respiration across a coastal ecosystem
Effects of spatial variability in vegetation phenology, climate, landcover, biodiversity, topography, and soil property on soil respiration across a coastal ecosystem Open
Coastal terrestrial-aquatic interfaces (TAIs) are crucial contributors to global biogeochemical cycles and carbon exchange. The soil carbon dioxide (CO2) efflux in these transition zones is however poorly understood due to the high spatiot…
View article: Quantifying mountainous groundwater age and contributions to streamflow with environmental tracers and integrated hydrologic models
Quantifying mountainous groundwater age and contributions to streamflow with environmental tracers and integrated hydrologic models Open
Ongoing atmospheric warming and declines in snow are expected to continue with anthropogenic climate change, with unknown impacts on mountainous water budgets that provide out-sized water resources to lower elevations. In a headwater catch…
View article: A Tale of Two Catchments: Causality Analysis and Isotope Systematics Reveal Mountainous Watershed Traits That Regulate the Retention and Release of Nitrogen
A Tale of Two Catchments: Causality Analysis and Isotope Systematics Reveal Mountainous Watershed Traits That Regulate the Retention and Release of Nitrogen Open
Mountainous watersheds are characterized by variability in functional traits, including vegetation, topography, geology, and geomorphology, which determine nitrogen (N) retention, and release. Coal Creek and East River are two contrasting …
View article: Remote Sensing and GIS data at 1km-grid over Chesapeake Bay used in “He et al. 2024, Effects of spatial variability in vegetation phenology, climate, landcover, biodiversity, topography, and soil property on soil respiration across a coastal ecosystem”
Remote Sensing and GIS data at 1km-grid over Chesapeake Bay used in “He et al. 2024, Effects of spatial variability in vegetation phenology, climate, landcover, biodiversity, topography, and soil property on soil respiration across a coastal ecosystem” Open
The package contains the data layers used in “He et al. 2024, Effects of spatial variability in vegetation phenology, climate, landcover, biodiversity, topography, and soil property on soil respiration across a coastal ecosystem”. The stud…
View article: Dataset for Book Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers
Dataset for Book Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers Open
Dataset for Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers. A dataset listing all trace element concentrations used for figures in the Chapter. The occurrence and speciation of trace elements in streams and rivers are cont…
View article: Dataset for Book Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers
Dataset for Book Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers Open
Dataset for Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers. A dataset listing all trace element concentrations used for figures in the Chapter. The occurrence and speciation of trace elements in streams and rivers are cont…
View article: Dataset for Book Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers
Dataset for Book Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers Open
Dataset for Chapter Trace Elements and their Isotopes in Streams and Rivers. A dataset listing all trace element concentrations used for figures in the Chapter. The occurrence and speciation of trace elements in streams and rivers are cont…
View article: Prolonged Drought in a Northern California Coastal Region Suppresses Wildfire Impacts on Hydrology
Prolonged Drought in a Northern California Coastal Region Suppresses Wildfire Impacts on Hydrology Open
Wildfires naturally occur in many landscapes, however they are undergoing rapid regime shifts. Despite the emphasis in the literature on the most severe hydrological responses to wildfire, there remains a knowledge gap on the thresholds of…
View article: Microbial invasions and inoculants: a call to action
Microbial invasions and inoculants: a call to action Open
The use of non-genetically modified microbial inoculants for beneficial purposes in agriculture, bioremediation, medicine, and infrastructure is increasing. The intentional introduction of plants and animals for similar purposes has a long…
View article: A tale of two catchments: Causality analysis and isotope systematics reveal mountainous watershed traits that regulate the retention and release of nitrogen
A tale of two catchments: Causality analysis and isotope systematics reveal mountainous watershed traits that regulate the retention and release of nitrogen Open
Mountainous watersheds are characterized by variability in functional traits, including vegetation, topography, geology, and geomorphology, which together determine nitrogen (N) retention, and release. Coal Creek and East River are two con…
View article: Understanding and Predictability of Integrated Mountain Hydroclimate (Workshop Report)
Understanding and Predictability of Integrated Mountain Hydroclimate (Workshop Report) Open
Mountainous systems cover approximately 23% of Earth’s land and are distributed across all continents. They can capture and store atmospheric moisture that is then cycled through the terrestrial surface and subsurface system, released to d…
View article: Open and Free Datasets for Hydrology Research: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities
Open and Free Datasets for Hydrology Research: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities Open
<p>Open and free data underpin a new way of thinking about what is required to advance scientific discoveries. The fourth paradigm for hydrology, i.e. data-intensive science, can only lead to transformative science and groundbreaking…
View article: Climate Risk Analysis for Water Resources in Dryland Area of West Bengal
Climate Risk Analysis for Water Resources in Dryland Area of West Bengal Open
<p>Drylands are characterized by their limited water supply, low and highly variable rainfall, and recurrent drought. Almost 40% of land in the world is considered drylands, which are the most sensitive areas to climate change and hu…
View article: 3D hydrogeophysical characterization of managed aquifer recharge basins
3D hydrogeophysical characterization of managed aquifer recharge basins Open
Aquifers are increasingly stressed. Managed aquifer recharge provides a potential solution to mitigate this stress and provide sustainable groundwater resources. Subsurface properties are known to have a strong control on the infiltration …
View article: Machine-Learning Functional Zonation Approach for Characterizing Terrestrial–Aquatic Interfaces: Application to Lake Erie
Machine-Learning Functional Zonation Approach for Characterizing Terrestrial–Aquatic Interfaces: Application to Lake Erie Open
Ecosystems at coastal terrestrial–aquatic interfaces play a significant role in global biogeochemical cycles. In this study, we aimed to characterize coastal wetlands with particular focus on the co-variability between plant dynamics, topo…
View article: Variability of Snow and Rainfall Partitioning Into Evapotranspiration and Summer Runoff Across Nine Mountainous Catchments
Variability of Snow and Rainfall Partitioning Into Evapotranspiration and Summer Runoff Across Nine Mountainous Catchments Open
Understanding the partitioning of snow and rain contributing to either catchment streamflow or evapotranspiration (ET) is of critical relevance for water management in response to climate change. To investigate this partitioning, we use en…
View article: Variability of snow and rainfall partitioning into evapotranspiration and summer runoff across nine mountainous catchments
Variability of snow and rainfall partitioning into evapotranspiration and summer runoff across nine mountainous catchments Open
Earth and Space Science Open Archive This preprint has been submitted to and is under consideration at Geophysical Research Letters. ESSOAr is a venue for early communication or feedback before peer review. Data may be preliminary.Learn mo…
View article: Watershed zonation through hillslope clustering for tractably quantifying above- and below-ground watershed heterogeneity and functions
Watershed zonation through hillslope clustering for tractably quantifying above- and below-ground watershed heterogeneity and functions Open
In this study, we develop a watershed zonation approach for characterizing watershed organization and functions in a tractable manner by integrating multiple spatial data layers. We hypothesize that (1) a hillslope is an appropriate unit f…
View article: Machine Learning Assisted Gap-Filled Discharge Data for the East River Community Watershed, Colorado, for Water Years 2014-2021
Machine Learning Assisted Gap-Filled Discharge Data for the East River Community Watershed, Colorado, for Water Years 2014-2021 Open
This dataset contains a collection of machine learning assisted gap-filled discharge data created for all discharge stations across the East River Watershed, Colorado. This data was generated by using raw discharge data collected by Rosema…
View article: Storm and Annual Time Scale Hydrological Data for the Russian River Watershed 1996-2022
Storm and Annual Time Scale Hydrological Data for the Russian River Watershed 1996-2022 Open
These files contains observed and simulated hydrological data (discharge, precipitation) that have been aggregated to the storm-event scale and to the annual time scale for the Russian River Watershed (RRW), California. Observed data are o…
View article: Data used in “Enguehard et al. 2022, Machine-Learning Functional Zonation Approach for Characterizing Terrestrial–Aquatic Interfaces: Application to Lake Erie”
Data used in “Enguehard et al. 2022, Machine-Learning Functional Zonation Approach for Characterizing Terrestrial–Aquatic Interfaces: Application to Lake Erie” Open
The package contains the data layers used in “Enguehard et al. 2022, Machine-Learning Functional Zonation Approach for Characterizing Terrestrial–Aquatic Interfaces: Application to Lake Erie”. Spatial data layers include: topography, wetla…
View article: Data used in Wainwright, H.M. et al. 2021, “Watershed zonation through hillslope clustering for tractably quantifying above- and belowground watershed heterogeneity and functions”
Data used in Wainwright, H.M. et al. 2021, “Watershed zonation through hillslope clustering for tractably quantifying above- and belowground watershed heterogeneity and functions” Open
This data package contains spatial data layers and processing scripts used in Wainwright, H.M. et al. 2021, “Watershed zonation approach for tractably quantifying above-and- belowground watershed heterogeneity and functions”. The purpose o…