Category Archives: by Anne

Measuring actual evapotranspiration with weighing lysimeters

Weighing lysimeters are one of the very best ways of measuring the actual evapotranspiration from a small area of land, because they use mass balance (i.e., changing weight) to give us the combined total of plant transpiration, soil evaporation, and interception losses over time. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, teaching

Measuring precipitation: radar and satellite based measurements

…the vexing problem is figuring out how well that point measurement represents a broader area of interest. So in this post, I want to focus on technologies that look to the sky to provide data on the intensity of precipitation occurring over broader areas. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, teaching

Measuring precipitation: rain gauges and point precipitation data sources

As watershed hydrologists, we care a lot about precipitation, especially when it reaches the land surface (or the vegetation just above it). Precipitation is the dominant input to our water balances and a major driver of streamflow and water table … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, teaching

Some thoughts on #WomenInScienceDay

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This day is designated by the UN because “Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, general science

Announcing STORMS

I’m pleased to announce that I’m leading a new multi-institution NSF-funded project investigating how stormwater decision making translates to environmental outcomes at the watershed scale. I’m collaborating with Aditi Bhaskar (Colorado State University), Kelly Turner (UCLA), and Dave Costello (Kent … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, hydrology, public science, society