Harsh Beria
@harshberia.bsky.social
ETH PostDoc fellow @KirchnerLabETH, PhD in #isotope #hydrology @unil, Btech & Mtech @IITKgp, #inquisitive
https://www.harshberia.com/
https://www.harshberia.com/
Dense cloud coverage over the Swiss Plateau keeps sunshine away for much of the winter in places like Zurich. But above the clouds, there are blue skies and lovely sunshine. ☀️☁️
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Dense cloud coverage over the Swiss Plateau keeps sunshine away for much of the winter in places like Zurich. But above the clouds, there are blue skies and lovely sunshine. ☀️☁️
With snowfall in the last few days, our ISCO piping is frozen, and we can barely see the river. It was interesting to notice overflow conditions, with a thick ice layer separating the old snow and the recent snowfall. It's really hard to get daily stream samples in these conditions :(
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
With snowfall in the last few days, our ISCO piping is frozen, and we can barely see the river. It was interesting to notice overflow conditions, with a thick ice layer separating the old snow and the recent snowfall. It's really hard to get daily stream samples in these conditions :(
Last Dischma samples for 2025. The ISCO continues to struggle with the cold weather, with water samples continuously freezing in the bottles.
A few springs that I used to samples have also frozen up and stream levels are really low. Snowpack continues to be very shallow (~21 cm).
A few springs that I used to samples have also frozen up and stream levels are really low. Snowpack continues to be very shallow (~21 cm).
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Last Dischma samples for 2025. The ISCO continues to struggle with the cold weather, with water samples continuously freezing in the bottles.
A few springs that I used to samples have also frozen up and stream levels are really low. Snowpack continues to be very shallow (~21 cm).
A few springs that I used to samples have also frozen up and stream levels are really low. Snowpack continues to be very shallow (~21 cm).
Snow has arrived in Dischma,with ~20 cm of accumulated snow. The snowpack is cold with surface snow temperatures around -11 °C. Unfortunately, our thermal insulation couldn’t keep the ISCO water samples from freezing 🥶🥺
Time to change the insulation?
Time to change the insulation?
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Snow has arrived in Dischma,with ~20 cm of accumulated snow. The snowpack is cold with surface snow temperatures around -11 °C. Unfortunately, our thermal insulation couldn’t keep the ISCO water samples from freezing 🥶🥺
Time to change the insulation?
Time to change the insulation?
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New publication on snowmelt sampling for isotope analysis.
Choosing the right instrument for the job matter ;)
#SNOMLT #UniOulu #SHaM #StableWaterIsotopes #Snow #Meltwater #ArcticResearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Choosing the right instrument for the job matter ;)
#SNOMLT #UniOulu #SHaM #StableWaterIsotopes #Snow #Meltwater #ArcticResearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Stable Water Isotope Signal of Snow Meltwater: Testing Three Different Measurement Setups in Boreal‐Subarctic Conditions
Methodology plays a crucial role in sampling meltwater for stable water isotope analysis. We tested three different setups in boreal subarctic conditions. The passive capillary sampler setup appears ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New publication on snowmelt sampling for isotope analysis.
Choosing the right instrument for the job matter ;)
#SNOMLT #UniOulu #SHaM #StableWaterIsotopes #Snow #Meltwater #ArcticResearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Choosing the right instrument for the job matter ;)
#SNOMLT #UniOulu #SHaM #StableWaterIsotopes #Snow #Meltwater #ArcticResearch
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Hello! Last call for applicants to a funded PhD student position in the Ecohydrology and Ecosystem Processes group at Univ. of Nevada-Reno. The project focuses on how forest litter accumulation affects soil water availability. www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
Please contact me at scottallen@unr.edu
Please contact me at scottallen@unr.edu
www.nsf.gov
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Hello! Last call for applicants to a funded PhD student position in the Ecohydrology and Ecosystem Processes group at Univ. of Nevada-Reno. The project focuses on how forest litter accumulation affects soil water availability. www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
Please contact me at scottallen@unr.edu
Please contact me at scottallen@unr.edu
Ephemeral snowmelt is clearly visible in Dischma, with snow height reducing from 8 to 7 cm during my 1 hour of water sampling ;)
Took some surface snow samples to see potential sublimation signatures
Took some surface snow samples to see potential sublimation signatures
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ephemeral snowmelt is clearly visible in Dischma, with snow height reducing from 8 to 7 cm during my 1 hour of water sampling ;)
Took some surface snow samples to see potential sublimation signatures
Took some surface snow samples to see potential sublimation signatures
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In the red zone: New #SLF model reveals altitude-dependent #snow trends across the whole of Switzerland for the first time: average snow depths have been decreasing for decades.
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/in-t...
📷 C. Marty, J. Götte / SLF
#climatechange
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/in-t...
📷 C. Marty, J. Götte / SLF
#climatechange
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In the red zone: New #SLF model reveals altitude-dependent #snow trends across the whole of Switzerland for the first time: average snow depths have been decreasing for decades.
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/in-t...
📷 C. Marty, J. Götte / SLF
#climatechange
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/in-t...
📷 C. Marty, J. Götte / SLF
#climatechange
First snow samples of the season from Dischma! ❄️
I have managed to keep the ISCO running every 6-hours in the past few weeks to capture potential ephemeral snowmelt signals in stream isotopes.
Interestingly, EC rises at night and drops during the day, suggesting some melt influence in streamflow.
I have managed to keep the ISCO running every 6-hours in the past few weeks to capture potential ephemeral snowmelt signals in stream isotopes.
Interestingly, EC rises at night and drops during the day, suggesting some melt influence in streamflow.
October 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
First snow samples of the season from Dischma! ❄️
I have managed to keep the ISCO running every 6-hours in the past few weeks to capture potential ephemeral snowmelt signals in stream isotopes.
Interestingly, EC rises at night and drops during the day, suggesting some melt influence in streamflow.
I have managed to keep the ISCO running every 6-hours in the past few weeks to capture potential ephemeral snowmelt signals in stream isotopes.
Interestingly, EC rises at night and drops during the day, suggesting some melt influence in streamflow.
Reposted by Harsh Beria
Our new research analyzing high-frequency soil moisture data from 40 NEON sites across 17 US ecoregions reveals the widespread occurrence of Preferential Flow (PF) & its drivers across continental scale environmental gradients. Published in AGU's Geophysical Research Letters
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Ubiquity and Causes of Soil Water Preferential Flow Across 17 Ecoregions
Preferential flow (PF) is ubiquitous across the USA and occurs in up to 60% of all rainfall events ≥2 mm Rainfall intensity, soil texture, and antecedent soil moisture emerge as critical in gener...
doi.org
October 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Our new research analyzing high-frequency soil moisture data from 40 NEON sites across 17 US ecoregions reveals the widespread occurrence of Preferential Flow (PF) & its drivers across continental scale environmental gradients. Published in AGU's Geophysical Research Letters
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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Excited to share our new review in Reviews of Geophysics! We explored the latest advances in tracer-aided mixing models for studying water in the Critical Zone. We synthesize new tracer methods, models, & key insights. I think it'll be a valuable resource for the community doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Recent Advances in Tracer‐Aided Mixing Modeling of Water in the Critical Zone
Tracer-aided mixing models are uniquely capable of identifying water flow paths and sources within the Critical Zone
Recent advances offer novel tracers and models for deeper and more accurate in...
doi.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Excited to share our new review in Reviews of Geophysics! We explored the latest advances in tracer-aided mixing models for studying water in the Critical Zone. We synthesize new tracer methods, models, & key insights. I think it'll be a valuable resource for the community doi.org/10.1029/2024...
Dillon installing the new ISCO in Dischma which is now sampling every 6-hours. We also made a small tour of Seehornwald to take pictures of the forest canopy
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Dillon installing the new ISCO in Dischma which is now sampling every 6-hours. We also made a small tour of Seehornwald to take pictures of the forest canopy
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CryoSCOPE at IMC 2025!
We presented a session on “Integrating cryosphere–atmosphere–hydrosphere dynamics: from process-level insights to large-scale modelling”, convened by Harsh Beria and co-convened by Mathieu Gravey, Marius G. Floriancic, Shaakir Shabir Dar and Rakesh K Hooda.
We presented a session on “Integrating cryosphere–atmosphere–hydrosphere dynamics: from process-level insights to large-scale modelling”, convened by Harsh Beria and co-convened by Mathieu Gravey, Marius G. Floriancic, Shaakir Shabir Dar and Rakesh K Hooda.
September 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
CryoSCOPE at IMC 2025!
We presented a session on “Integrating cryosphere–atmosphere–hydrosphere dynamics: from process-level insights to large-scale modelling”, convened by Harsh Beria and co-convened by Mathieu Gravey, Marius G. Floriancic, Shaakir Shabir Dar and Rakesh K Hooda.
We presented a session on “Integrating cryosphere–atmosphere–hydrosphere dynamics: from process-level insights to large-scale modelling”, convened by Harsh Beria and co-convened by Mathieu Gravey, Marius G. Floriancic, Shaakir Shabir Dar and Rakesh K Hooda.
After a year of loyal service, our ISCO gave up on us in Dischma 😭
On a brighter note, we have got another picarro up and running 🚀 Hopefully this means we can finally keep pace with the mountain of samples piling up. Not sure if it's a good problem to have 😁
@cryoscope.bsky.social
On a brighter note, we have got another picarro up and running 🚀 Hopefully this means we can finally keep pace with the mountain of samples piling up. Not sure if it's a good problem to have 😁
@cryoscope.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
After a year of loyal service, our ISCO gave up on us in Dischma 😭
On a brighter note, we have got another picarro up and running 🚀 Hopefully this means we can finally keep pace with the mountain of samples piling up. Not sure if it's a good problem to have 😁
@cryoscope.bsky.social
On a brighter note, we have got another picarro up and running 🚀 Hopefully this means we can finally keep pace with the mountain of samples piling up. Not sure if it's a good problem to have 😁
@cryoscope.bsky.social
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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is hiring a 3-year postdoc under the EU-funded CryoSCOPE project.
📅 Apply by 31 Aug 2025
🚀 Start Feb 2026
📍 Longyearbyen, Svalbard
🔗 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/284172/postdoctoral-position-in-glacier-permafrost-interaction
📅 Apply by 31 Aug 2025
🚀 Start Feb 2026
📍 Longyearbyen, Svalbard
🔗 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/284172/postdoctoral-position-in-glacier-permafrost-interaction
Postdoctoral Position in Glacier-Permafrost Interaction (284172) | UNIS
Job title: Postdoctoral Position in Glacier-Permafrost Interaction (284172), Employer: UNIS, Deadline: Sunday, August 31, 2025
jobbnorge.no
August 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is hiring a 3-year postdoc under the EU-funded CryoSCOPE project.
📅 Apply by 31 Aug 2025
🚀 Start Feb 2026
📍 Longyearbyen, Svalbard
🔗 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/284172/postdoctoral-position-in-glacier-permafrost-interaction
📅 Apply by 31 Aug 2025
🚀 Start Feb 2026
📍 Longyearbyen, Svalbard
🔗 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/284172/postdoctoral-position-in-glacier-permafrost-interaction
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The last weeks we spent preparing the AWS for our @cryoscope.bsky.social field campaigns in Ladakh - apologies to my office mates for the mess 🙃 Everything is working & the shipment arrived in India. We are excited to start our field campaign soon, stay tuned for updates! @harshberia.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The last weeks we spent preparing the AWS for our @cryoscope.bsky.social field campaigns in Ladakh - apologies to my office mates for the mess 🙃 Everything is working & the shipment arrived in India. We are excited to start our field campaign soon, stay tuned for updates! @harshberia.bsky.social
Upgraded our rainfall collector today; it’s been so hot that the rain samples were warm! Might see evaporation affecting our samples soon 😥
A group of curious tourists asked if they could drink the stream water; maybe not — the cows upstream might be adding a touch of extra nitrogen 😉🐄
A group of curious tourists asked if they could drink the stream water; maybe not — the cows upstream might be adding a touch of extra nitrogen 😉🐄
August 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Upgraded our rainfall collector today; it’s been so hot that the rain samples were warm! Might see evaporation affecting our samples soon 😥
A group of curious tourists asked if they could drink the stream water; maybe not — the cows upstream might be adding a touch of extra nitrogen 😉🐄
A group of curious tourists asked if they could drink the stream water; maybe not — the cows upstream might be adding a touch of extra nitrogen 😉🐄
We had some great discussions on upcoming fieldwork in Dischma and got a first peek at some fascinating river temperature data
August 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
We had some great discussions on upcoming fieldwork in Dischma and got a first peek at some fascinating river temperature data
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Why do trees preferably transpire winter precipitation? 🌳💦 In our latest commentary we argue that it's not a big surprise but the effect of seasonal differences in soil recharge. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @canopyinclouds.bsky.social @harshberia.bsky.social @scottallenunr.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Why do trees preferably transpire winter precipitation? 🌳💦 In our latest commentary we argue that it's not a big surprise but the effect of seasonal differences in soil recharge. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @canopyinclouds.bsky.social @harshberia.bsky.social @scottallenunr.bsky.social
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❄️ Meet CryoSCOPE!
A 4-year EU-funded research project uniting 19 partners across 8 countries to better understand snow, glacier and permafrost processes - how they respond to climate change, and how these shifts affect downstream hydrological and biogeochemical cycles.
A 4-year EU-funded research project uniting 19 partners across 8 countries to better understand snow, glacier and permafrost processes - how they respond to climate change, and how these shifts affect downstream hydrological and biogeochemical cycles.
July 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
❄️ Meet CryoSCOPE!
A 4-year EU-funded research project uniting 19 partners across 8 countries to better understand snow, glacier and permafrost processes - how they respond to climate change, and how these shifts affect downstream hydrological and biogeochemical cycles.
A 4-year EU-funded research project uniting 19 partners across 8 countries to better understand snow, glacier and permafrost processes - how they respond to climate change, and how these shifts affect downstream hydrological and biogeochemical cycles.
Our rainfall collector suffered an insect attack, the rain collector was overflowing due to the recent thunderstorm. Nice weather in Dischma!
@cryoscope.bsky.social
@cryoscope.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our rainfall collector suffered an insect attack, the rain collector was overflowing due to the recent thunderstorm. Nice weather in Dischma!
@cryoscope.bsky.social
@cryoscope.bsky.social
Successful 3-hr stream sampling during a major weekend storm, will be interesting to trace its signatures in streamflow isotopes. We installed a rain sampler and hosted Zuosinan Chen from @unioulu.bsky.social
You can also see @mfhydro.bsky.social hard at work fixing the pipes
@cryoscope.bsky.social
You can also see @mfhydro.bsky.social hard at work fixing the pipes
@cryoscope.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Successful 3-hr stream sampling during a major weekend storm, will be interesting to trace its signatures in streamflow isotopes. We installed a rain sampler and hosted Zuosinan Chen from @unioulu.bsky.social
You can also see @mfhydro.bsky.social hard at work fixing the pipes
@cryoscope.bsky.social
You can also see @mfhydro.bsky.social hard at work fixing the pipes
@cryoscope.bsky.social
The streamflow collection in Dischma worked well in the last 2 weeks. River flow has further increased and I reset the daily sampling to 3-hourly to see any diel fluctuations in streamflow isotopes. #alps
@cryoscope.bsky.social
@cryoscope.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The streamflow collection in Dischma worked well in the last 2 weeks. River flow has further increased and I reset the daily sampling to 3-hourly to see any diel fluctuations in streamflow isotopes. #alps
@cryoscope.bsky.social
@cryoscope.bsky.social
A beautiful day in the Dischma valley, most of the snow has melted out, and river discharge has increased. How much of the snowmelt signal can we still trace in the stream?
#isotopes #alpine
@cryoscope.bsky.social
#isotopes #alpine
@cryoscope.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A beautiful day in the Dischma valley, most of the snow has melted out, and river discharge has increased. How much of the snowmelt signal can we still trace in the stream?
#isotopes #alpine
@cryoscope.bsky.social
#isotopes #alpine
@cryoscope.bsky.social
Really nice article featuring the cool scientific work led by @mfhydro.bsky.social in Waldlabor
Five years ago, an experiment began at ETH Hönggerberg: researchers set up an outdoor laboratory in the forest. They used sensors positioned in trees, the soil and in a stream to study water dynamics. ETH News accompanied the head of the experiment, Marius Floriancic. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Old water, new insights
Five years ago, an experiment began at ETH Hönggerberg: researchers set up an outdoor laboratory in the forest near the campus. They used sensors positioned in trees, the soil and in a stream to study...
ethz.ch
May 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Really nice article featuring the cool scientific work led by @mfhydro.bsky.social in Waldlabor