Cody awarded departmental outstanding TA
Cody Gillin receives the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for his work in Forest Ecology and Sustainability. Congratulations Cody!
US-Japan Joint Seminar on Catchment Hydrology and Forest Biogeochemistry
We now have the green light to move forward on our US-Japan Joint Seminar in March on Catchment Hydrology and Forest Biogeochemistry. The purpose of the US-Japan Joint Seminar is to examine similarities and differences in catchment science research and to synthesize work between the two countries. A workshop-style seminar is planned to facilitate structured exchange of ideas, …
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3 more weeks to apply for summer REU position in New Hampshire
Applications for the Hubbard Brook Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program are due by February 6 – that’s just 3 weeks away! We are seeking a student to work on a hillslope hydrology project looking at how water travels through soils on its way to streams in forested ecosystems. See our post from Dec. 11th …
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New article on changes in winter climate and DOC
A paper from our North-Watch project was accepted and published online today. The findings suggest that one likely consequence of warmer winters in northern regions is that the proportion of the annual DOC and water export will increase during winter and decrease during spring and summer. Laudon, H., D. Tetzlaff, C. Soulsby, S. Carey, …
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Summer 2013 REU at Hubbard Brook on Hillslope Hydrology project
Hillslope hydrology component of the Hubbard Brook REU: We are seeking applicants for an REU position at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire. The program is a multidisciplinary project where students participate in a research project and also engage in outreach projects designed to help develop skills in communicating ecosystem information to broad audiences. The program …
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AGU12 was a success!
We all had a great time at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco last week. Kris, JP, and Cody all presented posters and Kevin convened a session on Deciphering Hydrological and Biogeochemical Processes in Catchment Studies With a Focus on New Measurement Technologies and Hysteresis Analysis and gave a talk in a session on Nonpoint …
JP and Kris pass their prelims!
Congrats to JP and Kris on passing their preliminary examinations! Great work guys!
AGU presentations from the group
It’s that time of year. Group members are beginning to think about their AGU presentations! Here is the run down this year: EP13D-0881. Runoff and sediment delivery from bare and graveled forest road approaches to stream crossings. Kristopher R. Brown; Kevin J. McGuire; W. M. Aust H41G-1251. How microtopography and soil morphology can help decipher …
New paper on threshold-based hydrological theory
McGuire is a coauthor on an invited commentary in the journal Hydrological Processes titled “Towards a unified threshold-based hydrological theory: necessary components and recurring challenges.” The paper developed from a session at last year’s American Geophysical Union meeting where the lead author and coauthors were the conveners and select speakers from the session. The paper explores …
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Huff Post article by Gleick on U.S. Water Policy
I haven’t posted much from the news in a while, but today I saw this article that appeared last Thursday in a Huffington Post blog by Peter Gleick. He comments on his view of the four most important national water challenges. I generally agree with him, but I would have liked to see an acknowledgement of …
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Drilling through glacial till at Hubbard Brook
Today we drilled 5.5 meters through glacial till and didn’t hit bedrock. What a blast! It was our first experience with our new Shaw Drill, and even though it rained, we drilled all day long. We selected a location along a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) transect we surveyed last March. The GPR survey suggested that we …
New publications this week from collaborations
We had a couple of new papers come out this week. One is from our North-Watch project, which is a collaborative project aimed at predicting the integrated consequences of climate change on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water resources in experimental watersheds in sensitive northern climates. The other paper is from an education project …
Welcome Brad
Brad Bowers recently joined the group as a field technician for the Hubbard Brook Hydropedology project. Brad will be responsible for collecting water samples, tending to field equipment, and helping with field-based activities on the project. He is also beginning his M.S. program this fall with Dr. Mark Green at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. …
Cody receives a VLWA scholarship
Cody Gillin received a 2012 Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association Leo Bourassa Scholarship for his academic and personal accomplishments in the field of water resources. Congratulations to Cody!! The VLWA is a non-profit organization dedicated to conducting scientific and educational efforts to protect the quality and uses of Virginia Lakes and Watersheds. For more information on …
New webpage for VT Watershed Hydrology Lab
I just launched our new webpage today! All the same content is here, but, as you can see, our blog and website are now under one umbrella. I’m still working on a few bugs and broken links, so please bear with me. Also, feel free to subscribe to the blog (or our Facebook page) for …