A multisectoral analysis that combines land use data with hydrological simulations reveals wide disparities in potential source water contamination.

Study reveals importance of accounting for micrometer scale distribution of substrates to predict carbon emissions from soil.

Developing an understanding of how water breaks apart after radiation exposure.

Developing a model for global soil erosion and sediment flux to advance understanding of land, river, and ocean geomorphology and biogeochemistry.

Researchers are developing an understanding of how either wet or dry soil patches change the sizes of atmospheric eddies and cloud clusters.

Moving toward a deeper understanding of the influence of large marine biogenic particles on cloud ice formation by combining modeling and observational data.

COVID-19 had multiple impacts on the electric sector and the nature of those impacts varied on the scale analyzed.

The overlooked impact of regional hydroclimate changes on lake evaporation implies more robust regional lake volume changes around the globe.

IDREAM researchers use fast force mapping to provide insights into the boehmite interfacial solution structure.

IDREAM researchers assess the potential of photon-in/photon-out XFEL techniques to explore early time reaction steps and ultimately improve nuclear waste processing strategies.

Improving predictability of water quality and nutrient cycling in large river systems.

Developing conceptual models for microbial-environmental–ecosystem interactions is key to enhancing the ability of models to predict future ecosystem function.

The rapid growth of urban nanoparticles via the condensation of organic vapors substantially alters shallow cloud formation and suppresses precipitation.

Research from the PNNL-led WHONDRS consortium reveals chemistry and spatial gradients of metabolomes from river water and sediments around the globe.

Changes in the downward flow of infrared energy in clear skies are a key factor influencing recent rapid wintertime Arctic warming.

Ensembles of 20–25 members, notably smaller than traditional large ensembles, can accurately represent changes in extremes of temperature and precipitation.

Researchers developed a new model to understand the initiation of summer-time mesoscale convective systems over the central United States.

Using a novel settlement-related dataset produced more accurate population downscaling than using other, more traditional datasets.

Implementing and evaluating a new radiative transfer scheme that accounts for various topographic effects on solar radiation in an Earth system model.

Despite an increase in future electricity demands, virtual water trading in the U.S. electricity sector is expected to decline as renewable energy expands.