Rachel Gabor
@riverchem.bsky.social
Chemist turned hydrologist/biogeochemist - all things carbon and water.
I just finished reading "To be Taught if Fortunate" by Becky Chambers.
I'd say this book was the love song to science I didn't know I needed right now, but honestly it was exactly the love song to science I needed right now. Highly Recommend.
I'd say this book was the love song to science I didn't know I needed right now, but honestly it was exactly the love song to science I needed right now. Highly Recommend.
May 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I just finished reading "To be Taught if Fortunate" by Becky Chambers.
I'd say this book was the love song to science I didn't know I needed right now, but honestly it was exactly the love song to science I needed right now. Highly Recommend.
I'd say this book was the love song to science I didn't know I needed right now, but honestly it was exactly the love song to science I needed right now. Highly Recommend.
Hey science people. If your TOC analyzer is not working and you can't figure out why, maybe double check whether the tube that connects to the detector came unplugged 🤦♀️.
Maybe do it before you lose hours remaking standards, staring at results in puzzlement, and checking everything else.
Maybe do it before you lose hours remaking standards, staring at results in puzzlement, and checking everything else.
April 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Hey science people. If your TOC analyzer is not working and you can't figure out why, maybe double check whether the tube that connects to the detector came unplugged 🤦♀️.
Maybe do it before you lose hours remaking standards, staring at results in puzzlement, and checking everything else.
Maybe do it before you lose hours remaking standards, staring at results in puzzlement, and checking everything else.
That's quite the red stripe!
If it quacks like a duck (or snakes to the lake) it keeps a certain ex-wrestling coach in office...
(though my "favorite" is the pink 12 that takes a very tiny bite into overwhelmingly Democrat versions of the Columbus metro area)
If it quacks like a duck (or snakes to the lake) it keeps a certain ex-wrestling coach in office...
(though my "favorite" is the pink 12 that takes a very tiny bite into overwhelmingly Democrat versions of the Columbus metro area)
February 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
That's quite the red stripe!
If it quacks like a duck (or snakes to the lake) it keeps a certain ex-wrestling coach in office...
(though my "favorite" is the pink 12 that takes a very tiny bite into overwhelmingly Democrat versions of the Columbus metro area)
If it quacks like a duck (or snakes to the lake) it keeps a certain ex-wrestling coach in office...
(though my "favorite" is the pink 12 that takes a very tiny bite into overwhelmingly Democrat versions of the Columbus metro area)
They also collected a snow sample in a beaker. These samples are melting in the lab to see how much water there is and we will use that to estimate the SWE, or snow water equivalent.
From that & depth measurements the students will estimate how much water is contained in the snow on the field.
From that & depth measurements the students will estimate how much water is contained in the snow on the field.
January 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
They also collected a snow sample in a beaker. These samples are melting in the lab to see how much water there is and we will use that to estimate the SWE, or snow water equivalent.
From that & depth measurements the students will estimate how much water is contained in the snow on the field.
From that & depth measurements the students will estimate how much water is contained in the snow on the field.
At each point along the transect they made 5 measurements 1 meter apart in the shape of a "plus" sign to find the average depth at that location.
January 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
At each point along the transect they made 5 measurements 1 meter apart in the shape of a "plus" sign to find the average depth at that location.
It's cold and we don't have a ton of snow here in Columbus, but we had enough for my hydrology class to get outside and measure it today!
Each team of students walked a transect along our field to measure the snow depth and its variability from uneven ground and wind.
Each team of students walked a transect along our field to measure the snow depth and its variability from uneven ground and wind.
January 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It's cold and we don't have a ton of snow here in Columbus, but we had enough for my hydrology class to get outside and measure it today!
Each team of students walked a transect along our field to measure the snow depth and its variability from uneven ground and wind.
Each team of students walked a transect along our field to measure the snow depth and its variability from uneven ground and wind.
There's still so much we don't know about carbon in our large lakes and how things like algal blooms and climate change are affecting them. Our findings suggest the importance of considering seasonal and temporal variability in carbon dynamics in future study design. (6/6)
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
There's still so much we don't know about carbon in our large lakes and how things like algal blooms and climate change are affecting them. Our findings suggest the importance of considering seasonal and temporal variability in carbon dynamics in future study design. (6/6)
In June, when river flow is highest, the Bay was dominated by DIC and a source of CO2 to the atmosphere. The summer algal bloom increased particulate carbon and turned the water into a sink for CO2. In October, when the bloom is gone, the basin was still a CO2 sink. (5/6)
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
In June, when river flow is highest, the Bay was dominated by DIC and a source of CO2 to the atmosphere. The summer algal bloom increased particulate carbon and turned the water into a sink for CO2. In October, when the bloom is gone, the basin was still a CO2 sink. (5/6)
The competing influences of the river and the algal bloom also resulted in seasonal swings in dissolved organic matter chemistry, which could be an important consideration for drinking water treatment plants that use Lake Erie water. (4/6)
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The competing influences of the river and the algal bloom also resulted in seasonal swings in dissolved organic matter chemistry, which could be an important consideration for drinking water treatment plants that use Lake Erie water. (4/6)
We found greater seasonal variability in carbon species within the Maumee Bay than the open water, driven by the competing influences of river input (which we termed river water fraction (RWF)) and the algal bloom. (3/6)
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
We found greater seasonal variability in carbon species within the Maumee Bay than the open water, driven by the competing influences of river input (which we termed river water fraction (RWF)) and the algal bloom. (3/6)
Our Rachel^2 + students team, along with help from Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, collected water samples along a transect during 3 bloom conditions (June - diatom bloom, Aug - microcystin bloom, Oct - minimal algae) to see how organic and inorganic carbon changed in space and time. (2/6)
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Our Rachel^2 + students team, along with help from Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, collected water samples along a transect during 3 bloom conditions (June - diatom bloom, Aug - microcystin bloom, Oct - minimal algae) to see how organic and inorganic carbon changed in space and time. (2/6)
There are few things as blissed-out as a pup sleeping in the sunshine.
Happy things: I signed up for a watercolor class. I have no idea what I'm doing but last week was fun and I'm excited to learn more tomorrow!
Happy things: I signed up for a watercolor class. I have no idea what I'm doing but last week was fun and I'm excited to learn more tomorrow!
September 22, 2023 at 11:53 PM
There are few things as blissed-out as a pup sleeping in the sunshine.
Happy things: I signed up for a watercolor class. I have no idea what I'm doing but last week was fun and I'm excited to learn more tomorrow!
Happy things: I signed up for a watercolor class. I have no idea what I'm doing but last week was fun and I'm excited to learn more tomorrow!
You guys! 24 weeks of physical therapy after dislocating my kneecap and yesterday I finally got back into a stream! Luckily low late Summer flows are letting me start on easy mode. Maybe after 10-12 more weeks of physical therapy I'll be ready for higher Spring flow.
I missed this so much.
I missed this so much.
September 1, 2023 at 12:20 PM
You guys! 24 weeks of physical therapy after dislocating my kneecap and yesterday I finally got back into a stream! Luckily low late Summer flows are letting me start on easy mode. Maybe after 10-12 more weeks of physical therapy I'll be ready for higher Spring flow.
I missed this so much.
I missed this so much.