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July 19-22, 2010—Mark the date on your calendar!
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Links to Past CUAHSI Workshops & Meetings
M. Gordon 'Reds' Wolman, an internationally respected expert in river science, water resources management and environmental education, and an important and beloved member of The Johns Hopkins University faculty for more than half a century, died at his home in Baltimore on February 24. He was 85.
Family members said that the funeral service would be private. At press time, university officials were making plans for a campus memorial service in Wolman's honor.
Wolman\'s scholarly honors included election to both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. A textbook he co-authored 40 years ago on how rivers change over time has been hailed as a seminal work in the field and is still widely used. (Excerpted from the JHU Gazette — Read the JHU article)
[Read Peter Wilcock letter]
December 12, 2009—The workshop is meant to provide a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of the method to help people decide if it would be suitable for their needs. We will have lots of instruments, fiber, and the tools required to put the systems together in Berkeley, and you will have 4 hours to try your hand at every aspect of the process. [Learn about the DTS workshop || Fiber optics background paper]
Graduate training in hydrologic science typically focuses on a single field site or modeling approach. To assist graduate students in enriching their research program by moving beyond this one site, one view, CUAHSI is providing travel support for graduate students to make an extended visit (ca. 1-3 months) to conduct field research at an additional site or to collaborate with a research group using alternate modeling methods. CUAHSI will provide funding for up to five graduate students, with a $5000 maximum award to each recipient, to cover travel costs. [Learn about Pathfinder]
CUAHSI is kicking off a community exercise to perform a comparison among field sites around the globe on the stores of water and chemicals and the dynamics of these stores. This exercise is structured as an initial set of exploratory calculations at individual sites to be presented as webinars during the Fall of 2009. [Learn about CCE2010]
Computer models play a central role in meeting the science challenges facing hydrology and other water-related sciences because we need them to test hypotheses, and ultimately to provide simulations that guide policy and decision making. Despite their importance, aspects of simulation tools are far from ideal and this has motivated recent workshops and projects to seek improvements. Learn about a proposed new web-based, collaborative infrastructure for science and engineering fields broadly related to water. [Learn about HydroHUB]
• Spring 2010 Cyberseminars •
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- February 26, 2010; 3:00pm ET
- Jared Abraham, USGS (Denver) & James Cannia, USGS (Lincoln)
Title: Using airborne geophysical surveys to improve groundwater resource management models [view abstract | view references]
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- March 12, 2010; 3:00pm ET
- Manish Gupta, Oregon State University
Title: High-frequency field-deployable isotope analyzer for hydrological applications
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- March 19, 2010; 3:00pm ET
- Brian Waldron & Beatrice Magnani, University of Memphis
Title: Applications of geophysical prospecting in hydrology
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- April 2, 2010; 3:00pm ET
- Jeanne VanBriesen, Carnegie Mellon University
Title: Sensing at Engineered and Natural Water System Interfaces
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- April 16, 2010; 3:00pm ET
- Bridget Scanlon, Laurent Longuevergne & Clark Wilson, University of Texas at Austin
Title: Advances in Ground-based Gravity for Hydrologic Studies
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- April 30, 2010; 3:00pm ET
- Jim Heffernan, Florida International University & Matt Cohen, University of Florida
Title: Inferring biogeochemical processes from high-frequency nitrate measurements in flowing waters
- Jim Heffernan, Florida International University & Matt Cohen, University of Florida
• Community Announcements •
The goals of the Social/Behavioral/Economic (SBE) Science Agenda Workshop were to crystallize fundamental SBE science questions that will advance the goals of improved prediction, priority setting and management and that will be advanced by national-scale data collection concerning people and institutions in relation to water resources; and identify SBE science data collection infrastructure required to enable the scientific agenda.
Participants in the workshop included psychologists, economists, geographers, political scientists, and sociologists, as well as WATERS Network natural scientists and engineers and NSF representatives. The format of the workshop included background sessions followed by breakout/discussion sessions which were the primary constituents of the workshop. [Workshop Final Report]
The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc's Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) standards enable developers to make all types of sensors, transducers, and sensor data repositories discoverable, accessible, and useable via the Web. The SWE effort involves OGC members in developing the global framework of standards and best practices that make linking diverse sensor related technologies fast and practical. Standards make it possible for users to assemble sensor systems and components together efficiently; protect investments; reduce likelihood of dead-end technologies, products or approaches; allow for future expansion and encourage collaboration between Sensor Web components and users. [Learn about SWE2010]
The theme of the meeting, Aquatic Sciences: Global Changes from the Center to the Edge, will pull all of our aquatic sciences together and build strong synergy and collaboration between societies and scientists. The Planning Committee invites proposals from all interested scientists in the aquatic sciences and leaders of major programs in this area for special sessions of interest to this joint conference. [Visit the meeting website]
The summer soil institute provides a unique opportunity to gain a fundamental and applied understanding of soil biology, chemistry, and physics with world-renowned faculty. Students will gain hands-on experience with lab and field techniques and will gain an enhanced appreciation for the importance of managing our soil resources sustainably. The course will be limited to a maximum of 25 students. [Visit the Institute website]
This major international conference will target the developing interdisciplinary science themes in the interface between hydrology and other scientific disciplines, including climate change, biology, chemistry and social sciences. These subjects are of particular relevance as population increases and a changing climate bring new pressures on hydrological systems around the world. [Visit the website]
David Maidment researches surface water hydrology (the way water flows.) Originally from New Zealand, Dr. Maidment is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas/Austin. Dr. Maidment's current projects include applying GIS for floodplain mapping, water quality modeling, and water resources assessment. Dr. Maidment also helped establish an online resource called the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System. Please visit the EarthSky.org audio interview.
New hydrologic model provides insights into water supplies. A new, three-dimensional water-modeling tool provides a detailed picture of how water flows below ground and how it relates to surface-water in rivers and canals in California’s Central Valley. [more information]
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The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) and the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) are enhancing support for interdisciplinary research which bridges across the biological, atmospheric, geological, oceanographic and hydrological sciences, in the area of biogeochemical cycles and processes. [more information]
Geomorphology and Land-Use Dynamics supports innovative research into processes that shape and modify landscapes over a variety of length and time scales. The program encourages research that investigates quantitatively the coupling and feedback among such processes, their rates, and their relative roles, especially in the contexts of variation in climatic and tectonic influences and in light of changes due to human impact. [more information]
NSF released a multi-million dollar foundation-wide solicitation on Water Sustainability and Climate. A synopsis of the solicitation is available on the Water Sustainability and Climate web page. This solicitation supports projects up to $5M. Letters of intent are due March 15, 2010 and full proposals are due April 15, 2010.
"One of the most urgent challenges facing the world today is ensuring an adequate supply and quality of water in light of both burgeoning human needs and climate variability and change. Despite its importance to life on Earth, there are major gaps in our basic understanding of water availability, quality and dynamics, and the impact of both a changing and variable climate, and human activity, on the water system. The goal of the Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC) solicitation is to understand and predict the interactions between the water system and climate change, land use, the built environment, and ecosystem function and services through place-based research and integrative models." (quoted from the NSF)
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• NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. NOAA is accepting applications for a scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. This is the fifth year this scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education. Deadline January 30, 2009!"; mainItem[mainItem.length] = "20090131|
• Take the HMF 2008/2009 Equipment Survey! We will use this survey to direct the specific efforts that we will promote in the coming 5 years—a period when we expect to see significant growth and maturation in the HMF."; mainItem[mainItem.length] = "20090131|
• Please Take the Potential Instrumentation Training Workshops for 2009 Survey! CUAHSI is considering offering 2 to 3 Instrumentation Training Workshops during 2009 that would provide both hands-on in-the-field experience and theoretical background on the technologies used."; mainItem[mainItem.length] = "20101231|
• Got Water Data? Come join the CUAHSI Water Data Federation!—[read more]
Publish your data with a CUAHSI-HIS Server and register it with the CUAHSI-HIS Central Network Registry. It will then be available in federated search engines just like NWIS and STORET. [more information]