Author Archives: Anne Jefferson

The wrong conditions for a stream tracer injection

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

Leaving behind Ohio and the high waters from Sandy, I ventured south in early November for the Geological Society of America meeting in my former home of Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting was busy and wonderful, and far too packed … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, fieldwork

After the storm

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

It’s been quite a week. My home in northeastern Ohio got off lightly from “Superstorm” Sandy, compared to places closer to the Atlantic seaboard and in the Caribbean. But still, over 250,000 people lost power due to high wind, especially … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology

Storm Comin’

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

If you live in the eastern 1/3 of the US and you haven’t started paying attention to Hurricane Sandy, today is THE day. This odd late-season storm is going to hit the northeastern and mid-Atlantic coast hard, having already stormed … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, conferences, geohazards, hydrology

Inspiration for Earth Science education

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

Today is the second day of the 2012 DonorsChoose Science Bloggers for Students challenge. It’s also Earth Science Week, with this year’s theme “Discovering Careers in the Earth Sciences.” Today, in particular, is “No Child Left Inside Day.” Finally, it’s … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, science education

Happy New Water Year! For hydrologists, it’s already 2013.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

There’s nothing particularly deterministic about starting a new year on January 1st. Our wall calendars happen to do so because of the circumstances of history. For hydrologists in the northern hemisphere, January 1st is not a great time to declare … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology