Hydrology Archives ~ Page 9 of 10 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

May 20, 2020

On Feb. 27, 2019, an atmospheric river 350 miles wide and 1,600 miles long barreled through the sky, funneling moisture...

CAL MATTERS: Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain

Cal Matters

Hydrology

February 25, 2020

Store water for a drought, or prepare for floods? How atmospheric river research helps California decide. By Rachel Becker, Cal...

THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger

The Conversation

Hydrology

January 27, 2020

By Tom Corringham, University of California, San Diego Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably guess that it’s the Amazon, the Nile or the Mississippi. In fact, some of Earth’s largest rivers are in the...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western U.S., new study finds

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

May 2, 2019

From the Desert Research Institute: Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across...

USGS: New scale to characterize strength and impacts of atmospheric river storms

USGS

Hydrology

February 11, 2019

A team of researchers has created a scale to characterize the strength and impacts of “atmospheric rivers,” long narrow bands...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study identifies atmospheric conditions that precede wildfires in the Southwest

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 3, 2019

From the Desert Research Institute: To protect communities in arid landscapes from devastating wildfires, preparation is key. New research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno may aid in the prevention of large fires by helping meteorologists and fire...

DWR: Where have all the rainstorms gone?

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Hydrology Planning and management

February 20, 2018

by Jeanine Jones, DWR We’re hearing this question frequently, and it’s not surprising given California’s dry winter to date. We’d...

EOS: California’s water savings dwindle when drought fears subside

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

February 8, 2018

Policy changes and media attention affect how much water Californians use, as well as how long these behaviors prevail. Could...

NASA: Dust on snow controls springtime river rise in West

NASA/JPL

Colorado River Hydrology

January 23, 2018

By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new study has found that dust, not spring warmth, controls the pace of spring snowmelt that feeds the headwaters of the Colorado River. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the amount of dust...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Research team develops first lidar-based method for measuring snowpack in mountain forests

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Planning and management

January 22, 2018

From the Desert Research Institute: Many Western communities rely on snow from mountain forests as a source of drinking water...

NASA/JPL: Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

December 13, 2017

Loss of water from Sierra Nevada rocks caused the California mountains to rise almost an inch during the recent drought....

THIS JUST IN … Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Hydrology

April 13, 2017

Atmospheric Rivers Pushed Total to 89.7 Inches since October 1 From the Department of Water Resources: Never in nearly a century of Department of Water Resources (DWR) recordkeeping has so much precipitation fallen in the northern Sierra in a water...

USGS DATA SPOTLIGHT: Linking atmospheric rivers to wildfire patterns in the Southwest

USGS

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

March 1, 2017

New dataset and publication identify link between atmospheric rivers and wildfire in the interior Southwest. By the USGS Climate Adaptation...

NASA/JPL: Storms filled 37 percent of California’s snow-water deficit

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

January 27, 2017

January storms may have recouped 37 percent of California’s five-year deficit in snow water. By NASA/JPL The “atmospheric river” weather...

PNNL: Consider the probabilities

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Climate change Hydrology Science

December 14, 2016

Future climate change projections often focus on the average impacts over time or space, or target changes in extreme climate events. But when it comes to understanding changes in water, consider the probabilities. From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Results: Seattle is...

Hydrology

FEATURE: Predicting and planning for extreme precipitation from atmospheric rivers

CAL MATTERS: Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain

THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western U.S., new study finds

USGS: New scale to characterize strength and impacts of atmospheric river storms

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study identifies atmospheric conditions that precede wildfires in the Southwest

DWR: Where have all the rainstorms gone?

EOS: California’s water savings dwindle when drought fears subside

NASA: Dust on snow controls springtime river rise in West

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Research team develops first lidar-based method for measuring snowpack in mountain forests

NASA/JPL: Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought

THIS JUST IN … Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record

USGS DATA SPOTLIGHT: Linking atmospheric rivers to wildfire patterns in the Southwest

NASA/JPL: Storms filled 37 percent of California’s snow-water deficit

PNNL: Consider the probabilities

DAILY DIGEST, 2/5: Environmental, tribal groups slam Bay-Delta deal over weak flow rules; Army Corps begins public review for Oroville, New Bullards Bar dams; Western U.S. snowpack is worth trillions of dollars; Warmer water in Lake Mead risks vital operations; and more …