How Does Soil Water Make Eddies and Clouds Larger?
Researchers are developing an understanding of how either wet or dry soil patches change the sizes of atmospheric eddies and cloud clusters.
Urban Pollution Perturbs the Life Cycle of Amazon Rainforest Clouds
The rapid growth of urban nanoparticles via the condensation of organic vapors substantially alters shallow cloud formation and suppresses precipitation.
Regional Hydroclimate Changes Shape Spatial Pattern of Future Lake Evaporation Increases
The overlooked impact of regional hydroclimate changes on lake evaporation implies more robust regional lake volume changes around the globe.
Surface 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography Inversion of 2005 BC Cribs and Trenches Datasets
O’Neill Helps Lead International Report on Climate Change
PNNL scientist Brian O’Neill led the compilation of an IPCC chapter about climate-related risks.
Representing River Networks in an Unstructured Mesh Framework
A new hexagonal framework helps more accurately model watersheds at a range of scales.
Review Highlights 200 Years of Research on How Urbanization Affects Weather and Climate
A review article examined over 500 publications covering nearly 200 years of research on the influence of urban environments on weather and climate, setting the stage for future research.
Computer-Aided Mapping of Hydromorphic Features in the Columbia River
Improving predictability of water quality and nutrient cycling in large river systems.
Global Science to Unravel Patterns in River Metabolomes
Research from the PNNL-led WHONDRS consortium reveals chemistry and spatial gradients of metabolomes from river water and sediments around the globe.