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Monday, 30 November 2015

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Enviro-Sciences - 30 November 2015

Last one of the month!

Elaine got the Reno snowstorm she was bracing for last week and the skiers were Elaine2 quite happy - powder, no less, instead of 'Sierra cement'. I had a good meeting of the GWP's Steering Committee in Stockholm. Thanksgiving dinner? Herring, among other items. 

 Catch up on the weekly water news 21 - 27 November 2015 - click here.

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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 30 November 2015. Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline. 

Earth is long overdue for a magnetic field reversal, but new study suggests it may not be imminent

New magnetic data reveals details of the Tamu Massif

Planetary geology: new theory on solving the lunar inclination problem

Subducted plates do not always stay rigid…sometimes they get “stretchy”

China is using bacteria in a bio-leaching process to extract copper from its ore (video)

Another large collapse along the beach on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland

Using rock salt layers as storage sites for nuclear waste may be more vulnerable than previously thought

Tenfold increase in the abundance of single-cell coccolithophores related to carbon dioxide levels in ocean waters

Tallest mountain on Earth? Everest, Mauna Kea, or Chimborazo…it all depends on how you measure

Geysers, earthquakes, and seismic monitoring in Calistoga, California

What are we really measuring when we assess rates of fluvial incision?

Ice cores and tree ring data help reconstruct prehistoric cycle of volcanism and climatic cooling

Comparing rates of erosion with rates of mountain building

In Hawaii, lava is everywhere…

Seven geological maps produced by group of seven universities involved in UPP program

The State of the Planet….if you subscribe to the IPCC paradigm

Report predicts increase in the future of minerals and mining

Discovery of Viper Slide helps define Great Barrier Reef as protection against tsunamis

Underwater hiking and geology in Austria

Keeping the atomic clock in sync with the rotation of Earth

Planetary geology: Why do the two sides of our Moon look so different?

Satellite views result in time-lapse of 25 years of glaciers in motion

ESA seeking ideas for the next Earth Explorer satellite mission

“In the Heart of the Sea” or how Nantucket became the whaling capital of the world and helped decimate the species

Stop parsing words that are ill-defined….climate always fluctuates

German scientist: NASA “cooked” the data while the climate has been cooling since 1940

Marine animals use secret form of polarized light communication

Comparing wildfires with the human concept of the working week, there is a correlation with the day of the week and religious importance depending on the religion

Slide show: creatures of the deep ocean

Tracking geochemical elements through cycles related to climate change, ecological food webs and resources, plant nutrient cycling, water use, soil development and for forensics purposes

With release of new USGS topographical maps for Illinois and South Dakota, Second National Map revision cycle is complete

 

Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board – 30 November 2015. Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline.

Perspective: Science is not the same thing as science fiction, selfie science or reality TV

December 2 – Anniversary of first man-made nuclear reaction at Stagg Field, Chicago…in theory it would work….and the world would never be the same again

AIDS is still a leading cause of death across the world

Greeley County in Kansas is discovering the risks of choosing short-term economic gains over the environment

If carbon footprint is important, then what’s the impact of emails, spam and texting?

If humans had not killed off the mastodons, we might not be eating pumpkin pie

“Bio-degradable” plastics don’t really break down well in nature and are less suited to recycling

In fewer than 800 years, Yakutian horses adapted to the extreme cold temps of Siberia

Using “gene drive” intervention to try to breed malaria-resistant mosquitoes…what are the long-term consequences and need to determine what is “appropriate”

Here’s yet more reason why sugar-free drinks are bad for your health

Cause of die-off of sea otters in Kachemak Bay on the southern coast of Alaska is not yet known

Walmart fires employee for recycling what customers leave behind as trash

If glyphosate is not safe, then add 2-4D and call the mixture safe with synergistic effects…but now EPA does not agree with Dow Chemical

Qatar is a desert country and needs rain, but heavy rains and floods bring areas to a standstill


United Nations estimates of costs of weather-related disaster events over the last two decades

UN says mud debris from iron ore tailings dam that burst in Brazil is toxic, containing high levels of heavy metals and other toxic chemicals

Escalating cost of Enhanced Nutrient Removal facility at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant to clean up water before it enters Chesapeake Bay

Most groundwater is essentially a non-renewable resource

Hawaii may become the first State to ban exotic or wild animals from entertainment venues

Declaration of “Ebola free” does not stop the virus from infecting people in Liberia

Dengue fever outbreak in Hawaii…92 confirmed cases since September

Don’t penalize the sharks or general public, put the onus on those who take the risks

In 2016, cloning will be an even bigger business …they can, but have they stopped to ask the question: “should we?”

Do you want to trust that the genetically modified salmon (salmon + eel) is truly safe to eat?

It may be good for the economy, but does Texas really need another petrochemical plant?

Wheelings & dealings for land and water in the Mojave Desert of California….shades of Owens Valley and “Chinatown” all over again?

At age 41, Nola dies and now there are only 3 northern white rhinoceros left on Earth

Just because a city is on the list of “Healthiest City in Every State” does not necessarily mean it is a very healthy place to live! (slide show)

“Into the well from which you drink do not throw stones.” – Arab proverb

Posted on Monday, 30 November 2015 at 12:10 AM in Blogs, Twitters, WWW sites, e-Newsletters, & Lists, Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards, Potpourri | | Comments (0)

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Sunday, 29 November 2015

UNESCO GRAPHIC at COP21 - A Call to Action for Considering the Importance of Groundwater in Climate Change Mitigation

The announcement below came to me from UNESCO-IHP on one of my e-lists. I added some links, but did not edit it in any other way (except for the note at the end).

GRAPHIC is interesting in that it seeks to focus on the role of groundwater in climate change mitigation. The usual approach is to focus more on groundwater as a resource. More power to these folks; they are likely to get more 'groundwater traction' with the CC folks using this strategy.

 

Bottom-left-logosGroundwater is the primary source of drinking water worldwide and plays a critical role in supporting food and energy production. It provides drinking water to at least 50% of the world’s population and represents 43% of all of the water used for irrigation. Many efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions depend on reliable access to sustainable water resources. Groundwater’s unique buffer capacity makes it more resilient than surface water, and is thus critical for mitigating climate change impacts. Strategic management for climate resilient groundwater resources is the foundation for long-term adaptation and mitigation plans, and should therefore be incorporated in future global climate negotiations.

The UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) initiated the GRAPHIC (Groundwater Resources Assessment under the Pressures of Humanity and Climate Change) project in 2004 to better understand the effects of climate change on global groundwater resources. GRAPHIC has provided a platform for exchange of information through case studies, thematic working groups, scientific research, and communication. It serves the global community through providing scientifically based and policy-relevant recommendations, and use regional and global networks to improve the capacity to manage groundwater resources.

Through GRAPHIC, UNESCO – IHP will launch a Position Paper at UntitledCOP21 that highlights the important role groundwater has in meeting the demands for drinking water, agricultural and industrial activities, and sustaining ecosystems, particularly in the context of adaptation to and mitigation of the impacts of climate change. This paper is a call to action and outlines several key recommendations that are particularly relevant for future international climate negotiations.

The Position Paper will be launched at COP21 during two side events that will be held in the Climate Generation Area:

1) 1 December 2015, 15h00-16h30, Room 9
The “Paris Pact on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Basins of Rivers, Lakes and Aquifers” coordinated by the International Network of Basin Organizations.

2) 2 December 2015, 12h55-13h40, UNESCO Pavilion - B3
A workshop on Groundwater and Climate Change that will present:
- The planet’s groundwater resources status, trends and challenges
(Prof. Marc Leblanc, University of Avignon)
- Innovative methods to assess groundwater resources such as the application of satellite observations (GRACE mission)
(Prof. Laurent Longuevergne, University of Rennes).

The Position Paper is already available at www.graphicnetwork.net or download:
Download GRAPHIC_pp20151

Here is the GRAPHIC framework document:
Download GRAPHIC_Framework_2008

Find a good list of relevant publications here.

Only one quote will do today.

"The climate system is an angry beast, and we are poking at it with sticks." -- Wallace S. Broecker, Albuquerque, NM, c. 1991

Posted on Sunday, 29 November 2015 at 02:49 PM in Climate Change, Climate & Meteorology, Events, Extremes: Droughts, Floods, etc., Groundwater and Hydrogeology | | Comments (1)

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Saturday, 28 November 2015

U of AZ Hydrology & Water Resources Grads: Listen Up! 50th Anniversary Event, 31 March - 2 April 2016, Update 1

SAVE THE DATE:  March 31 – April 2, 2016
Hydrology & Water Resources 50th Anniversary Reunion
(Note: this IS legitimate, except for perhaps the very last part.)
From Peter Quinlan and Tom Meixner 

Flash! Update from Tom Meixner - 24 February 2016:

I have a couple of updates about the reunion for this week. 

1)       Please make sure and go register for the reunion at  https://www.uafoundation.org/NetCommunity/events/hwr50reunion
          Please register before March 15th.
          Registration is also available through the reunion web page at http://hwr50.arizona.edu/

2)      As before please send us pictures and stories that we can post on the broadcast board - http://hwr50.arizona.edu/broadcast-board

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Update on 50th Reunion Events – Our plans for the reunion have evolved.

NOTE to Alumni attending AGU or who live in the Bay Area can attend the UA’s annual School of Earth and Environmental  Sciences reception that occurs as part of Fall AGU in San Francisco:  This year the reception will be held Monday, December  14, from 6-8 PM, at the Thirsty Bear, 661 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.  Please email Tom Meixner (t[email protected]) if you plan to attend the reception.

 Thursday, March 31, 2016 – Day Field Trips/Outings, Evening Downtown Pub Celebration (Extra Day in Tucson)

Day – Field Trip/Outings for those who would like to spend an extra day or two in Tucson

Evening -- Downtown Tucson Pub Celebration, tentatively at Reilly Craft. 

Friday, April 1, 2016 – Annual Student Research Symposium, Panel, Reception, Gala Dinner Celebration

  • Annual student research symposium (morning, part of afternoon)
  • Panel discussion with three recently retired faculty members, Thomas Maddock III, Shlomo Neuman, and Jim Shuttleworth
  • Cocktail Reception in Old Main Silver and Sage Room and Veranda
  • Gala Dinner Celebration, location to be announced

Saturday, April 2, 2016 –Conference on groundwater:  Hydrology—The Next 50 Years, Reception, Dinner

  • Groundwater conference in collaboration with the National Ground Water Association,  Hydrology—The Next 50 Years (6 invited speakers, including 2016 NGWA Darcy Lecturer, Dr. Ty Ferré)
  • Cocktail Reception, Dinner

There will be nominal charges to cover the expenses of the events, meals, and any transportation.

We are hoping to build excitement for the reunion and connections among the different generations of alumni both at the reunion and in pre-reunion gatherings in various cities around the country and overseas.  If anyone is interested in volunteering to organize a local gathering, please contact Peter Quinlan ([email protected]) or Tom Meixner ([email protected]).  We will be able to provide correspondence with folks in your region to assist with event related communications.

Also, if you know an alum who did not receive this message, ask him or her to contact us so we can add them to the listserv. 

Finally, we are trying to contact anyone and everyone who passed through HWR.  Because the university has privacy concerns about publishing email addresses of alumni, I am still seeking a way that we can set up a digital bulletin board where the surviving members of our 1306 graduates can voluntarily share their contact information.  Any ideas and assistance are welcome.  

It should be a remarkable spring in the desert.  See you there!

Best, 

Peter Quinlan, Alumni Planning
Tom Meixner, HWR Associate Department Head


Water_kingNote: In the evening of 2 April I (MEC) will be signing copies of my 40-year old dissertation. Just print out all 252 pages and I will affix my John Hancock. I will actually attempt to explain exactly what 'Finite-State Models of Transport Phenomena in Hydrologic Systems' are and how they transported me to a successful career as a blogger and Tweeter. Only $10!

“Education is not the filling of a ring infiltrometer, but the lighting of a fire.” - apologies to William Butler Yeats

Posted on Saturday, 28 November 2015 at 03:28 AM in Education, Events, Groundwater and Hydrogeology, Western USA, World Water | | Comments (1)

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Friday, 27 November 2015

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 November 2015

Heading home from Stockholm in a few hours after an 'exhilarating' meeting of the Global Water Partnership Steering Committee. One sad moment was our bidding farewell to Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, the SC's dynamic, intelligent, and dedicated SC chair. 

WaterAs a memento of her service, she received home-country water samples from SC members, GWP staff, and GWP Regional Partnership members, which were commingled in a decanter. In this picture, Rudolph Cleveringa, GWP Executive Secretary, provides a sample. I provided the USA sample, a mixture of water from Oregon's Cascade Range and the Potomac River basin.

We will miss her leadership.

This bulletin comes from a good friend, Francesca Greco, of the World Water Assessment Program. Please help her if you can. Thanks.

Ends 30 Nov! Download "water & gender" data collection pub. Gender equality is priority! Help us! Go here: 

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User's Guide - if you are new to this summary: each of the items here is a Tweet from my WaterWired Twitter account for the week ending today, arranged by category. It is not a comprehensive summary of the week's water news; it is my summary.

To access a story, click on the link beginning with 'http://', 'is.gd', or 'bit.ly' (usually). Clicking on a link beginning with '@' will take you to that person's Twitter account; clicking on a link beginning with '#' (hashtag) will take you to a Twitter list containing Tweets about a particular topic. Some items may not have a hot link to a story, which is fine - it may have been just an informational item or a personal message to someone. Or, I may have screwed up and forgotten the link!

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Scroll down to 'Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at:  #WaWiNews or click here.

Terrific Twenty + Two
Study: 'Estimating Private Domestic Well Use in the US: A Pilot Study in Oklahoma'

Dude! Happy ! Favorite examples of Fibonacci sequence? Tweet us & we'll RT via

Buzz Newsletter - 27 November. The latest Earth & Space Science news!

Paper: 'Methods of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus' (Open Access)

Catch up on the weekly geoscience & environmental science news from Elaine J. Hanford!   cc:  
New Paradigm for PhD Training: BEST Program - Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training


You go, ! 7 top sci societies tell Texas congressman to stop it

Yes! From : Check out cc:

Go Beavs! RT Love piece on beavers, our great hydraulic engineers. via

: in -Tensions,threats as California’s new groundwater law takes shape

Giving Thanks for Open Access! Water 7 (11) - November 2015: Special Issues & Lots More! cc:

By at : 'The Current' - weekly guide to all things Water & Energy


Bullshit and Crap Detection
 Prominent Scientists: Climate Claims ‘Irrational’, ‘Based on nonsense’ & ‘Leading us down false path’

Register CC believers? Via No comment. : climate change is just ‘weather’ and a ‘hoax’

 

California
Via from : California's hot new commodity: Stormwater

Seems early. From in : California Needs Snow to Start Falling Now for Drought Relief
: in -Tensions,threats as California’s new groundwater law takes shape

Report from 'Allocating California’s Water: Directions for Reform'

Plan eNews 25 Nov: Climate Forum~Newsletter~Soil Index~Drilling Wksp~Draft Regs~Water Allocat~More


Canada
 : Protecting groundwater from agricultural fertilizers

Droplet Interview with Ellen Schwartzel, Acting Environmental Commissioner of Ontario

In Alberta increases water funding (via )

: Understanding the first ministers' climate summit: what is all about via

Oops! : tailings pit within 6.5 metres of capacity (via )

Oil spills' environmental impact: Knowledge gaps cited in new report.

 

Climate, Climate Change, Adaptation, and Meteorology
RT How can we adapt to climate change? Read our guide to the climate negotiations:

RT 690 million children at risk from climate change:

Via : If the boom fizzles, will climate action fizzle, too?

Register CC believers? Via No comment. : climate change is just ‘weather’ and a ‘hoax’

RT :  climate scientists say 2015 certain to be hottest year   View this photo

Yes! From : Check out  

You go, ! 7 top sci societies tell Texas congressman to stop it


Conferences, Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
Oh, yeah - there is a (#6) in the Maybe will discuss water. Maybe not.

Listening to regional partnership chairs at meeting.

Some common themes from regional partnership chairs: , transboundary issues, leveraging resources.   View this photo

Q & A with the regional partnership chairs. Good discussion - even groundwater!   View this photo

Webinar: 'Unleashing the Power of Data for Water' 3 Dec 2015, 0930 US EST, 1530 CET.


Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
Gila decision due today. See 's water news

Droughts, Floods, Fires, and Disasters
Seems early. From in : California Needs Snow to Start Falling Now for Drought Relief

Ethiopia has withstood the ongoing drought strongly

 

Education and Communication
New Paradigm for PhD Training: BEST Program - Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training


E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
Natural Resources Update - 23 November 2015

Catch up on the weekly geoscience & environmental science news from Elaine J. Hanford! cc:

Plan eNews 25 Nov: Climate Forum~Newsletter~Soil Index~Drilling Wksp~Draft Regs~Water Allocat~More

Natural Resources Update - 25 November 2015 - Natural Resources Policy & Practice

By at : 'The Current' - weekly guide to all things Water & Energy

Newsletter November/December 2015


Ethics, Gender, Spirituality, and Rights
RT 690 million children at risk from climate change:

RT Great article on how sanitation and hygiene strategies promote women's rights via :


Events and Opportunities
Dude! Happy ! Favorite examples of Fibonacci sequence? Tweet us & we'll RT via


Groundwater and Hydrogeology
 from High Plains Aquifer peak use by state, overall usage decline, study finds

: Protecting groundwater from agricultural fertilizers

If you think , et al. show that modern GW (< 50 years old) is minuscule, guess again! View this photo

 Study: 'Estimating Private Domestic Well Use in the US: A Pilot Study in Oklahoma' 

Artisanal, too! Celebrating our Groundwater Source

Daily Digest- faces tough opposition; solving woes will take more than rain

Amazing - still there! 'Finite-state models of transport phenomena in hydrologic systems.'

: in -Tensions,threats as California’s new groundwater law takes shape

Newsletter November/December 2015

 

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
Via : If the boom fizzles, will climate action fizzle, too?

 

Personal, People, Interviews, Prizes, and Quotes
“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem — in my opinion — to characterize our age.” - Albert Einstein, 1950 (tnx )

'For every complex and difficult problem there is a solution that is simple, easy, and wrong' - H. L. Mencken

"If climate is a shark, water is its teeth." - Gemma Boag

Headed to Stockholm tomorrow AM for Steering Committee meeting.

918 > was maybe 40% - 50% full. Had entire row to myself. Wonderful flight!

@onedrop CEO Catherine B. Bachand accepts @AWRAHQ IWRM award #AWRA2015 http://bit.ly/1WaOH7A @GWPnews  View this photo

Congrats to ! Texas Ag Law Blog once again makes 's Blawg 100 list!

'Alla sätt är bra utom de dåliga.' - Swedish proverb (Translation: 'All methods are good except for the bad ones.') cc:

Surprised! Retiring SC Chair Dr Ursula Schaefer-Preuss gets commingled world waters   View this photo

 

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
in : Will a new solve Colorado's water troubles?

Not doing anything today? Read : Or watch video:

Integrated Water Resources Management in Central & Eastern Europe: IWRM vs EU Water Framework Directive

An Roadmap? Don't leave it in the glove box!   View this photo

 

Positions Open   
Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More (Lots of WASH!) - 24 November 2015 (Updated 27 November)   

Positions:  - Current Openings - Updated every few days  

Check out @BCWaterNews Jobs. Click 'View Jobs' @ http://bcwaterjobs.com

 

Previous Positions Open   
 's Water Jobs & More (Lots of WASH!) - 17 November 2015 (Updated 20 November)   

Positions:  - Current Openings - Updated: 20 Nov  

Check out @BCWaterNews Jobs. Click 'View Jobs' @ http://bcwaterjobs.com

 

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
Twitter: Click on 'Live' at #WaWiNews
On the WaterWired blog - click here 
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 November 2015 - Jobs, Too!

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 - 20 Nov 2015 http://bit.ly/1lzZgkg

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7 - 13 November 2015 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 31 October - 6 November 2015 http://bit.ly/1laTu8o  #

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 24 - 30 October 2015 http://bit.ly/1kh5Pr9  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 17 - 23 October 2015 http://bit.ly/1hYCpMR  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 - 16 October 2015 http://bit.ly/1VWRBHM  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 3 - 9 October 2015 http://bit.ly/1GAvcJ8  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 26 September - 2 October 2015 http://bit.ly/1OMMs62  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 19 - 25 September 2015 http://bit.ly/1iAkgWh  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 12 - 18 September 2015 http://bit.ly/1V0h7eC  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 5 - 11 September 2015 http://bit.ly/1J41ps5  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 29 August - 4 September 2015 http://bit.ly/1Ng6C7R  #WaWiNews

 

Reports, Publications, and Journals
Giving Thanks for Open Access! Water 7 (11) - November 2015: Special Issues & Lots More! cc:

in : Will a new solve Colorado's water troubles?

Not doing anything today? Read : Or watch video:

Paper: 'Methods of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus' (Open Access)

Report from 'Allocating California’s Water: Directions for Reform'

 Study: 'Estimating Private Domestic Well Use in the US: A Pilot Study in Oklahoma'   

In : The Royal Society of Canada Releases Report On Water And Oil Spills

Paper: 'Methods of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus' (Open Access)

 
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Want the best in science communications? Follow and visit

Buzz Newsletter - 27 November. The latest Earth & Space Science news!

How to present data to people who are scared of numbers. Details in this week’s 25

RT How science brings humanity closer together—Einstein speaks in a rare 1941 recording

Catch up on the weekly geoscience & environmental science news from Elaine J. Hanford! cc:


Streams, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
 A debris flow of ice, water and sand?  View this photo

Go Beavs! RT Love piece on beavers, our great hydraulic engineers. via

Via Video: Freak hail stone river emerged in Arabian desert! What is this?


Visuals and Infographics
Folks 's club B-1 say it's supposed to be a model for US clubs. Pics don't do it justice! View this photo

in :15 water conservation facts & figures for via   View this photo

Somewhere over northern Idaho/western Montana on 250 > .  View this photo

RT : climate scientists say 2015 certain to be hottest year   View this photo

Video via - Dr. : 'Water – Think Again'


WASH and Development
 in :15 water conservation facts & figures for via   View this photo

RT Great article on how sanitation and hygiene strategies promote women's rights via :

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
in :15 water conservation facts & figures for via View this photo

by The Surprising Gift From New Mexico’s Pueblos That Might Save the Rio Grande

From Net Zero Energy to Net Zero Water – A New Frontier in Sustainability

: Net Blue - Supporting Water-Neutral Community Growth

At : New ag database helps tackle water conservation issues via

: Sustainability- South-to-North transfer project cannot meet China's water needs (tnx )


WTF?
 A debris flow of ice, water and sand?  View this photo

Via Video: Freak hail stone river emerged in Arabian desert! What is this?

'Das Glück hilft dem Kühnen.' - German proverb (Translation: 'Fortune favors the bold.')

Posted on Friday, 27 November 2015 at 12:08 PM in Blogs, Twitters, WWW sites, e-Newsletters, & Lists, Tweets Galore It's Friday!, World Water | | Comments (0)

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Thursday, 26 November 2015

Water, 7(11) - November 2015: Special Issues and Lots More! (Open Access)

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Happy Thanksgiving Day to my US friends!

Now available! Water, Volume 7, Issue 11 (November 2015), Pages 5876-6672

All articles are freely downloadable -  click on the title. If you are unable to download the articles here, go to the issue's homepage.
 
Special Issues. You'll note there are several 'Special Issues' in this issue, some with just one or a few papers and some of which have appeared before. Water has many special issues in progress at any given time. What happens is that when a special issue paper is accepted, it immediately goes into the next online issue of Water. If you click on the special issue title, it should take you to all the current papers in that special issue. 
 
Enjoy!
 
Table of Contents
 

 

 

 

Special Issue Water Resource Variability and Climate Change

Article: Remote Sensing Based Analysis of Recent Variations in Water Resources and Vegetation of a Semi-Arid Region
by Shaowei Ning, Hiroshi Ishidaira, Parmeshwar Udmale and Yutaka Ichikawa
Water 2015, 7(11), 6039-6055; doi:10.3390/w7116039

 

 

Special Issue Urban Water Challenges

Article: Analysis of Sources and Sinks of Mercury in the Urban Water Cycle of Frankfurt am Main, Germany
by Imke Fricke, Rolf Götz, Ruprecht Schleyer and Wilhelm Püttmann
Water 2015, 7(11), 6097-6116; doi:10.3390/w7116097

 

 

Special Issue Sustainable Water Consumption

Article: Mealworms for Food: A Water Footprint Perspective
by Pier Paolo Miglietta, Federica De Leo, Marcello Ruberti and Stefania Massari
Water 2015, 7(11), 6190-6203; doi:10.3390/w7116190

 

Special Issue New Developments in Methods for Hydrological Process Understanding

Article: Spatial Modeling of Rainfall Patterns over the Ebro River Basin Using Multifractality and Non-Parametric Statistical Techniques
by José L. Valencia, Ana M. Tarquis, Antonio Saa, María Villeta and José M. Gascó
Water 2015, 7(11), 6204-6227; doi:10.3390/w7116204

Article: Sensitivity Analysis of Flow and Temperature Distributions of Density Currents in a River-Reservoir System under Upstream Releases with Different Durations
by Gang Chen and Xing Fang
Water 2015, 7(11), 6244-6268; doi:10.3390/w7116244

Article: Obtaining the Thermal Structure of Lakes from the Air
Water 2015, 7(11), 6467-6482; doi:10.3390/w7116467

Article: Quantifying the Response Time of a Lake–Groundwater Interacting System to Climatic Perturbation
by Franklin W. Schwartz
Water 2015, 7(11), 6598-6615; doi:10.3390/w7116598

 

 

 

 

Further Publications

Article: Effects of Polymer Molecular Weight on Adsorption and Flocculation in Aqueous Kaolinite Suspensions Dosed with Nonionic Polyacrylamides
by Byung Joon Lee and Mark A. Schlautman
Water 2015, 7(11), 5896-5909; doi:10.3390/w7115896

Article: Spatial and Temporal Correlates of Greenhouse Gas Diffusion from a Hydropower Reservoir in the Southern United States
by Jennifer J. Mosher, Allison M. Fortner, Jana R. Phillips, Mark S. Bevelhimer, Arthur J. Stewart and Matthew J. Troia
Water 2015, 7(11), 5910-5927; doi:10.3390/w7115910

Article: An Unstructured Numerical Model to Study Wind-Driven Circulation Patterns in a Managed Coastal Mediterranean Wetland: The Vaccarès Lagoon System
by Olivier Boutron, Olivier Bertrand, Annie Fiandrino, Patrick Höhener, Alain Sandoz, Yves Chérain, Eric Coulet and Philippe Chauvelon
Water 2015, 7(11), 5986-6016; doi:10.3390/w7115986

Article: An Advanced Method to Apply Multiple Rainfall Thresholds for Urban Flood Warnings
by Jiun-Huei Jang
Water 2015, 7(11), 6056-6078; doi:10.3390/w7116056

Article: Impacts of Climate Change on the Hydrological Regime of the Danube River and Its Tributaries Using an Ensemble of Climate Scenarios
by Judith C. Stagl and Fred F. Hattermann
Water 2015, 7(11), 6139-6172; doi:10.3390/w7116139

Article: Performance Assessment of Hydrological Models Considering Acceptable Forecast Error Threshold
by Qianjin Dong and Fan Lu
Water 2015, 7(11), 6173-6189; doi:10.3390/w7116173

Article: Parameterization of Time-Averaged Suspended Sediment Concentration in the Nearshore
by Hyun-Doug Yoon, Daniel Cox and Nobuhito Mori
Water 2015, 7(11), 6228-6243; doi:10.3390/w7116228

Article: An Eco-Hydrological Model-Based Assessment of the Impacts of Soil and Water Conservation Management in the Jinghe River Basin, China 
Water 2015, 7(11), 6301-6320; doi:10.3390/w7116301

Article: Mechanical Interaction in Pressurized Pipe Systems: Experiments and Numerical Models
by Mariana Simão, Jesus Mora-Rodriguez and Helena M. Ramos
Water 2015, 7(11), 6321-6350; doi:10.3390/w7116321

Article: Expansion of an Existing Water Management Model for the Analysis of Opportunities and Impacts of Agricultural Irrigation under Climate Change Conditions
by Jörg Steidl, Johannes Schuler, Undine Schubert, Ottfried Dietrich and Peter Zander
Water 2015, 7(11), 6351-6377; doi:10.3390/w7116351

Editorial: Advances in Remote Sensing of Flooding
Water 2015, 7(11), 6404-6410; doi:10.3390/w7116404

Article: Effect of Ultrasound Pretreatment on Sludge Digestion and Dewatering Characteristics: Application of Particle Size Analysis
by Elia Judith Martínez and Jose Guillermo Rosas
Water 2015, 7(11), 6483-6495; doi:10.3390/w7116483

Article: Optimal Sensor Placement for Leak Location in Water Distribution Networks using Evolutionary Algorithms
by Myrna V. Casillas and Luis E. Garza-Castañón
Water 2015, 7(11), 6496-6515; doi:10.3390/w7116496

Article: Empirical Estimation of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Concentration of Urban Water Bodies in China Using High Resolution IKONOS Multispectral Imagery
Water 2015, 7(11), 6551-6573; doi:10.3390/w7116551

Review: State of the Art of Online Monitoring and Control of the Coagulation Process
Water 2015, 7(11), 6574-6597; doi:10.3390/w7116574

Article: Validation of a Locally Revised Topographic Index in Central New Jersey, USA
Water 2015, 7(11), 6616-6633; doi:10.3390/w7116616

Article: An Indirect Simulation-Optimization Model for Determining Optimal TMDL Allocation under Uncertainty
Water 2015, 7(11), 6634-6650; doi:10.3390/w7116634

Article: Effect of Nitrogen and Irrigation Application on Water Movement and Nitrogen Transport for a Wheat Crop under Drip Irrigation in the North China Plain
Water 2015, 7(11), 6651-6672; doi:10.3390/w7116651

 “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero

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