Colorado mountains
 

Hydrology

Understanding the contribution of natural and anthropogenic factors to low dissolved oxygen in rivers of the Ipswich River Watershed

Poster Number:  207 Presenter/Primary Author:  Joshua Cain Low dissolved oxygen (D.O.) is an important water quality concern affecting fish populations in the Ipswich Watershed, draining to the Plum Island Estuary in northeastern MA.

Hydrochemical response of alpine watersheds to snowmelt.

Poster Number:  176 Presenter/Primary Author:  Danielle Perrot This study explores the stream hydrochemical response to snowmelt in alpine environments in the context of variable source area (VSA) dynamics and nitrate.

Characterizing spatiotemporal dynamics of wetted soils across a polar desert landscape, McMurdo Dry Valleys Antarctica

Poster Number:  167 Presenter/Primary Author:  Zachary Langford The McMurdo Dry Valleys is a landscape characterized by open expanses of bare soils, alpine and piedmont glaciers, and ice-covered lakes on the valley floors, all underlain by permafrost.

Nitrate on Steroids: Evaluating the Contribution of Talus Streams, Rock Glaciers, and Other High Alpine Sources to a Headwater Stream in the Colorado Front Range

Poster Number:  164 Presenter/Primary Author:  Katya Hafich High elevation ecosystems throughout the Colorado Front Range are undergoing changes in biogeochemical cycling due to an increase in nitrogen deposition in precipitation and a changing climate, res

 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER