Tag: Hydrology and Land Surface Processes

A wide freshwater river in between two forests, broken up by a stone path

Stream Nitrogen Composition Alters the Chemistry of Freshwater Ecosystems

Sujay Kaushal, ESSIC and Department of Geology Associate Professor, is a co-author on a new paper in Global Biogeochemical Cycles titled, “RH: Stream nitrogen composition Gradients of anthropogenic nutrient enrichment alter N composition and DOM stoichiometry in freshwater ecosystems”. Also credited on the paper is Shahan Haq, graduate student at the UMD Department of Geology.

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Acid Rain Scenes from Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Clingmans Dome

A Study of Two Impactful Heavy Rainfall Events

Several ESSIC/CISESS scientists including Malarvizhi Arulraj, Jifu Yin, Christopher Grassotti, Veljko Petkovic collaborated on a multi-author, two-part study led by Douglas Miller, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of North Carolina, Asheville.

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The figure above shows the percentage of months under moderate to extreme drought conditions during the crops’ critical growing months from January 1979 to December 2018. The

Drought Characteristics in Argentina

CISESS Deputy Director E. Hugo Berbery has a new article published on May 17th in the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences titled “Characteristics of droughts in Argentina’s Core Crop Region”.

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A well-preserved natural riparian strip on a tributary to Lake Erie

Tree Trade-Offs in Stream Restoration Projects: Impact on Riparian Groundwater Quality

Sujay Kaushal, ESSIC and Department of Geology Associate Professor, submitted a report to the Chesapeake Bay Trust titled, “Tree Trade-Offs in Stream Restoration Projects: Impact on Riparian Groundwater Quality”. Kaushal’s co-authors include Kelsey Wood, Department of Geology Faculty Assistant, Joseph G. Galella Department of Geology Graduate Student, and Philippe G. Vidon from The State University of New York.

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