Explore the lifecycle of water and discover how this powerful agent affects our landscape and underpins our existence on Earth. This beautifully illustrated children's book takes a close look at the lifecycle of water, including how it supports all life forms, how humans harness…
Movement of water in the hydrologic cycle is a research field with wide implications on all parts of nature. Therefore, a detailed knowledge of its processes can benefit research and applications in other fields. Especially climate science and its prediction can profit from adva…
Fresh water or wai was an integral aspect of ancient Hawaiian culture. For thousands of years, water was collected, stored, and directed throughout the land from the mountains to the ocean through a sequence of rivers, lakes, or streams. Today, the Board of Water Supply (BWS) se…
This dissertation examines the regional and seasonal variability of extreme precipitation and atmospheric rivers (ARs) across the contiguous United States (CONUS) in past, present, and future climates. An extreme precipitation categorization scheme, designed to monitor and track…
Baseflow is the portion of streamflow that comes from groundwater and other delayed sources. Although baseflow is essential for sustaining streams during low flow and drought periods, we have little information about if it has changed across the U.S. Midwest. The region represen…
Planetary surfaces provide a window into the geologic past of planets and can offer clues into their history of deformation. For example, endogenic forces such as tectonic activity resulting from secular planetary cooling can produce fault-driven topography that can be investiga…
Atmospheric aerosols and trace gases are a highly relevant component of the climate system affecting atmospheric radiative transfer and the hydrologic cycle. In arid and semi-arid regions, where cloud cover is often low and precipitation is generally scarce and sporadic, the dri…