KinarNicholas.bsky.social
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Hydrology Paper of the Day / Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society / Professor / Researcher / British Columbia, Canada. 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
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Five years ago @georgiapapachar.bsky.social sent me a 3D puzzle ship. The ship went along with me when I moved to British Columbia and I started work on the assembly during last summer. The puzzle was challenging and took time to complete, but the ship was completed today and now sails along.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @gbrunohydro.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social on the hydroclimatic drivers related to episodes of warm water temperature in rivers: why large-sample datasets are important in the context of modelling and measurements to characterize changes and research challenges.
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‼️ Hot off the press in @natwater.nature.com: "Riverine heatwaves are an emergent climate change risk"
We
🐟 (1) highlight the impacts of and unknowns related to riverine heatwaves and
🤔 (2) discuss the research needed to improve our knowledge.
Link to article: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
We
🐟 (1) highlight the impacts of and unknowns related to riverine heatwaves and
🤔 (2) discuss the research needed to improve our knowledge.
Link to article: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @gbrunohydro.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social on the hydroclimatic drivers related to episodes of warm water temperature in rivers: why large-sample datasets are important in the context of modelling and measurements to characterize changes and research challenges.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @kratzert.bsky.social on integrating water quality observations into the Caravan dataset: the need for proper metadata and processing of observations; a new river network with water quality stations; catchment delineation; and validation and flagging of suspect data.
📦 Full Data: doi.org/10.24416/UU0...
📂 Lite (CSV): zenodo.org/records/1778...
💻 Code: github.com/SustainableW...
📖Preprint: eartharxiv.org/repository/v...
#OpenScience #Hydrology #WaterQuality
📂 Lite (CSV): zenodo.org/records/1778...
💻 Code: github.com/SustainableW...
📖Preprint: eartharxiv.org/repository/v...
#OpenScience #Hydrology #WaterQuality
Caravan-Qual: A global scale integration of water quality observations into a large sample hydrology dataset - Data Publication Platform of Utrecht University
Data Publication platform of Utrecht University
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December 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @kratzert.bsky.social on integrating water quality observations into the Caravan dataset: the need for proper metadata and processing of observations; a new river network with water quality stations; catchment delineation; and validation and flagging of suspect data.
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Large glacial erratic along a gravel road in Iowa, photo by Jim Knox, 1967. I think this is one of the "Giant Boulders of the Iowan Drift" (titled of an obscure older article). This is on the Iowan Erosion Surface, an area of Middle to Early Pleistocene glaciation that was the subject of much debate
December 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Large glacial erratic along a gravel road in Iowa, photo by Jim Knox, 1967. I think this is one of the "Giant Boulders of the Iowan Drift" (titled of an obscure older article). This is on the Iowan Erosion Surface, an area of Middle to Early Pleistocene glaciation that was the subject of much debate
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Thank you so much @kinarnicholas.bsky.social!! Your post made my day, just as so many of your posts have over the years!! I love that the ship travelled with you and it’s wonderful to see it beautifully completed.
Five years ago @georgiapapachar.bsky.social sent me a 3D puzzle ship. The ship went along with me when I moved to British Columbia and I started work on the assembly during last summer. The puzzle was challenging and took time to complete, but the ship was completed today and now sails along.
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Hydrology Paper of the Day @exploreice.bsky.social on how energy exchanges during iceberg calving of tidewater glaciers affects hydrological processes of ice melt: understanding energy exchange due to turbulence, water currents and waves at the Xeitl Sít’ glacier, and quantifying energy flow.
Tidewater glacier calving events inspire awe and remind us to be humble. Turns out they also stir up fjord waters and amplify melt. New paper "Calving as a Source of Acute and Persistent Kinetic Energy to Enhance Submarine Melting..." ❤️glaciology agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
December 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @exploreice.bsky.social on how energy exchanges during iceberg calving of tidewater glaciers affects hydrological processes of ice melt: understanding energy exchange due to turbulence, water currents and waves at the Xeitl Sít’ glacier, and quantifying energy flow.
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An iceberg breaks off of Alaska's LeConte Glacier, one of the places glaciologist @exploreice.bsky.social has gone to for her research. A melting glacier's edge can be a dangerous place to visit and observe closely, so Pettit uses robots and sound samples to monitor melting ice. 🧊 #PictureOfTheWeek
December 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
An iceberg breaks off of Alaska's LeConte Glacier, one of the places glaciologist @exploreice.bsky.social has gone to for her research. A melting glacier's edge can be a dangerous place to visit and observe closely, so Pettit uses robots and sound samples to monitor melting ice. 🧊 #PictureOfTheWeek
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Thank you so much @kinarnicholas.bsky.social!! Your post made my day, just as so many of your posts have over the years!! I love that the ship travelled with you and it’s wonderful to see it beautifully completed.
Five years ago @georgiapapachar.bsky.social sent me a 3D puzzle ship. The ship went along with me when I moved to British Columbia and I started work on the assembly during last summer. The puzzle was challenging and took time to complete, but the ship was completed today and now sails along.
December 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Thank you so much @kinarnicholas.bsky.social!! Your post made my day, just as so many of your posts have over the years!! I love that the ship travelled with you and it’s wonderful to see it beautifully completed.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @davidboutt.bsky.social on quantifying hydrological storage in the northeast United States: data and sensor integration; gridded GRACE remote sensing data and SMAP data; groundwater well data and volumes from the Quabbin reservoir; and a conceptual model of processes.
Check out new work published recently documenting intensification of the hydrologic cycle across S. New England. Wet periods are becoming more intense, and so have droughts ... but wet periods are winning out!
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December 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @davidboutt.bsky.social on quantifying hydrological storage in the northeast United States: data and sensor integration; gridded GRACE remote sensing data and SMAP data; groundwater well data and volumes from the Quabbin reservoir; and a conceptual model of processes.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @andy-baker.bsky.social on quantifying the drip of water underground as part of rainfall recharge: groundwater monitoring near the water table in Australia; why mines, tunnels and caves are essential monitoring locations; and relating rock aquifer response to rainfall.
We have a new position paper, where we advocate for the wider use of underground observatories to understand how groundwater is replenished.
By directly observing these recharge events, we can make a direct link between groundwater replenishment, weather and climate.
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By directly observing these recharge events, we can make a direct link between groundwater replenishment, weather and climate.
eos.org/science-upda...
When Does Rainfall Become Recharge? - Eos
Counting drips in caves is helping to reveal how much precipitation is needed to start refilling underground aquifers.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @andy-baker.bsky.social on quantifying the drip of water underground as part of rainfall recharge: groundwater monitoring near the water table in Australia; why mines, tunnels and caves are essential monitoring locations; and relating rock aquifer response to rainfall.
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Christmas Eve blog post about hibernation and the season. watershednotes.ca/2025/12/24/h...
Happy Holidays!
Happy Christmas everyone! Hope you’re celebrating in whatever way works best for you, from ignoring it altogether to having a big family get together and dinn
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December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Christmas Eve blog post about hibernation and the season. watershednotes.ca/2025/12/24/h...
Five years ago @georgiapapachar.bsky.social sent me a 3D puzzle ship. The ship went along with me when I moved to British Columbia and I started work on the assembly during last summer. The puzzle was challenging and took time to complete, but the ship was completed today and now sails along.
December 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Five years ago @georgiapapachar.bsky.social sent me a 3D puzzle ship. The ship went along with me when I moved to British Columbia and I started work on the assembly during last summer. The puzzle was challenging and took time to complete, but the ship was completed today and now sails along.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @eos.org on understanding a warming Arctic by Indigenous knowledge, datasets, mapping tools, and models: how the Arctic Rivers Project brings together communities and researchers; an advisory council and water quality observations; and the need to synthesize narratives.
New research combines Indigenous observations and climate modeling to create coproduced narratives showing how changing winter conditions are transforming ecology, hydrology, and life across Alaska. #AGU25
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Changing Winters Leave Indigenous Alaskans on Thin Ice - Eos
Researchers are blending Indigenous Knowledges with climate models to describe shifts in snow and ice.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @eos.org on understanding a warming Arctic by Indigenous knowledge, datasets, mapping tools, and models: how the Arctic Rivers Project brings together communities and researchers; an advisory council and water quality observations; and the need to synthesize narratives.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @science.org on the Paratethys Sea: how plate tectonics during the middle to late Cenozoic influenced evolution; estimates of lake volume and changes in salinity and water level; fossils indicative of hydrological changes; sedimentology; and animal migration patterns.
An ancient body of water known as the Paratethys Sea once held more water than all of today’s lakes combined, and was inhabited by miniature versions of today’s whales, dolphins, and seals. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4oRFr7o
The rise and fall of the world's largest lake
The ancient Paratethys Sea once held more water than all of today’s lakes combined
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December 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @science.org on the Paratethys Sea: how plate tectonics during the middle to late Cenozoic influenced evolution; estimates of lake volume and changes in salinity and water level; fossils indicative of hydrological changes; sedimentology; and animal migration patterns.
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Book recommendation (@princetonupress.bsky.social): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
When the Sahara Was Green
The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world
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December 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Book recommendation (@princetonupress.bsky.social): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Hydrology Paper of the Day @envconsjournal.bsky.social on how aquatic plants can be identified and classified by remote sensing: Sentinel-2 multi-spectral NIR band data utilized with machine learning to detect three classes of macrophytes; validation via UAV imagery; and application to two lakes.
How a new model for macrophyte identification, using satellite reflectance data and bridging the gap between field observations and remote sensing, can aid in #aquatic #ecosystem monitoring?
See this recently published Report in #EnvironmentalConservation
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See this recently published Report in #EnvironmentalConservation
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December 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @envconsjournal.bsky.social on how aquatic plants can be identified and classified by remote sensing: Sentinel-2 multi-spectral NIR band data utilized with machine learning to detect three classes of macrophytes; validation via UAV imagery; and application to two lakes.
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You can find out more about #environmentalconservation at the link below - including contact details, author instructions, peer review information and journal policies.
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Hydrology Paper of the Day @thiagobacouto.bsky.social on how geology, permeability, and hydroclimatic variables influence streamflow: patterns associated with geological maps at global, continental and regional scales; the EStreams dataset; and examining Beven's "uniqueness of place" in hydrology.
Working with large-sample hydrology datasets and curious about how maps with varying levels of detail influence the identification of geology–streamflow relationships? Check out our latest preprint at HESS!
#Hydrology #CatchmentHydrology #LargeSampleHydrology #Eawag #hightlightpaper #HESS
#Hydrology #CatchmentHydrology #LargeSampleHydrology #Eawag #hightlightpaper #HESS
How do geological map details influence the identification of geology-streamflow relationships in large-sample hydrology studies?
Abstract. Large-sample hydrology datasets have advanced hydrological research, yet the impact of landscape map details on identifying dominant streamflow generation processes remains underexplored. Th...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @thiagobacouto.bsky.social on how geology, permeability, and hydroclimatic variables influence streamflow: patterns associated with geological maps at global, continental and regional scales; the EStreams dataset; and examining Beven's "uniqueness of place" in hydrology.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @resilienceinstitute.ca on how water modifies urban heat islands: an overview of temperature reductions; GIS mapping of temperatures; hydroclimatology and seasonality; and how civil engineering ensures sustainability but is also associated with challenges and opportunities
Cities can warm up to dangerous temperatures in summer—but there are also solutions. From the cooling effects of water bodies to shade from trees, urban environments are already #adapting.
Read more here:
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/9/2945
Read more here:
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/9/2945
![Large text reads, "Day 9 – Cooling our Cities." A quote reads, "Integrating water features with other urban cooling strategies, such as tree planting and expanded greenery, [can lead] to more sustainable and resilient urban environments." Small text reads, "Zahra Jandaghian and Andrew Colombo, The Role of Water Bodies in Climate Regulation: Insights from Recent Studies on Urban Heat Island Mitigation."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jeva2qooz7kjzr56byjwbdpk/bafkreigrvsrsj3dbm62pkzgafoxssw2kuo4ypo5nzduad73esuvzhf7nlm@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @resilienceinstitute.ca on how water modifies urban heat islands: an overview of temperature reductions; GIS mapping of temperatures; hydroclimatology and seasonality; and how civil engineering ensures sustainability but is also associated with challenges and opportunities
Hydrology Paper of the Day @theoryofciaran.bsky.social on a global geography of the depth distribution of plant roots: analytic solutions of the Schenk equilibrium model and a comparison to other models; hydraulic processes; and considering the Schenk model as a stochastic differential equation.
Our contribution to the special issue of Ecohydrology celebrating Ignacio Rodríguez Iturbe is out! If you are interested in rooting depth check it out:
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A Null Model for Global Root Depth Distributions: Analytical Solution and Comparison to Data
To accurately predict earth system response to global change, we must be able to predict the responses of important properties of that system, such as the depths over which plant roots are distribute...
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December 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @theoryofciaran.bsky.social on a global geography of the depth distribution of plant roots: analytic solutions of the Schenk equilibrium model and a comparison to other models; hydraulic processes; and considering the Schenk model as a stochastic differential equation.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @science.org on where water may have been situated when the Earth was molten during planetary formation: experiments showing the retention of water in the mantle at high pressure; silicate melt and minerals; circulation and water partitioning; and planetary transitions.
A high-pressure diamond anvil experiment suggests that early Earth’s deep mantle may have locked away up to 100 times more water than previously thought, as the planet’s Hadean magma ocean solidified, researchers report in Science. https://scim.ag/48NUmcK
Substantial water retained early in Earth’s deep mantle
Earth’s water was likely acquired early, when our planet was extensively molten because of large to giant impacts. How such early water was retained and distributed within a crystallizing mantle remai...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @science.org on where water may have been situated when the Earth was molten during planetary formation: experiments showing the retention of water in the mantle at high pressure; silicate melt and minerals; circulation and water partitioning; and planetary transitions.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @ucdavisplants.bsky.social on subsurface methods to characterize the root zone hydrology of grapes grown in the northern California Central Valley: spatial EMI and ERT surveys; characterizing electrical capacitance of vines; and correlations with plant physiologies.
🌱 From Rhizosphere: Noninvasive geophysical mapping links soil variability to grapevine root architecture and water status, supporting precision irrigation and rootstock selection. (Sam Dudley, Andrew J. McElrone, Megan Bartlett)
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#PlantScience #SoilScience
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#PlantScience #SoilScience
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @ucdavisplants.bsky.social on subsurface methods to characterize the root zone hydrology of grapes grown in the northern California Central Valley: spatial EMI and ERT surveys; characterizing electrical capacitance of vines; and correlations with plant physiologies.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @colddirt.bsky.social on changes in Antarctic permafrost: soil temperatures in the McMurdo Dry Valleys and the influence of katabatic winds explored over 30 years of record; the role of longwave radiation and hydroclimatic variables; and a spatial geography of temperatures
Don't look now, but while we've had our eyes on trying to figure out if #Antarctic #permafrost is facing thaw due to warming summers, it has been quietly becoming less hard-frozen during winter for the last 30 years. ⚒️🧪🥼❄️
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Winter warming of McMurdo Dry Valleys soils | Antarctic Science | Cambridge Core
Winter warming of McMurdo Dry Valleys soils
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December 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @colddirt.bsky.social on changes in Antarctic permafrost: soil temperatures in the McMurdo Dry Valleys and the influence of katabatic winds explored over 30 years of record; the role of longwave radiation and hydroclimatic variables; and a spatial geography of temperatures
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@landdesk.bsky.social This seems related to your thought about irrigation ditches.
Hydrology Paper of the Day @ditchontologist.bsky.social on the hydrology of ditches as narrow engineered channels: landscapes in the Anthropocene and understanding historical geographies; wetlands, environmental change, and catchments; biogeochemical cycles; socio-ecosystems; and terminology.
It's out! 🧪 "Lines in the landscape," on the under-appreciated importance of #ditches as diverse ecosystems: doi.org/10.1038/s432.... By @peatymike.bsky.social, @fluitans.bsky.social, @drtatariw.bsky.social, @timaukel.bsky.social, @jordannabergman.bsky.social, @juliecrabot.bsky.social, ...
December 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
@landdesk.bsky.social This seems related to your thought about irrigation ditches.
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100 papers every ECOLOGY student should read - from 2017.
If you could add a paper to this list, what would it be? biodiversitydynamics.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/1...
#phdstudent #ecology #forestry #biodiversity
If you could add a paper to this list, what would it be? biodiversitydynamics.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/1...
#phdstudent #ecology #forestry #biodiversity
100 papers every students should read
Ever wondered whether you had completely missed some of the most important papers in your discipline? Or whether you just read enough? Well, now you can’t stop wondering, since the answer is …
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May 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
100 papers every ECOLOGY student should read - from 2017.
If you could add a paper to this list, what would it be? biodiversitydynamics.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/1...
#phdstudent #ecology #forestry #biodiversity
If you could add a paper to this list, what would it be? biodiversitydynamics.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/1...
#phdstudent #ecology #forestry #biodiversity