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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · 4d

This quote was (mis-)attributed to Twain in 1975, but it seems that Blaise Pascal deserves the credit.
Source, with references: quoteinvestigator.com/2012/04/28/s...

quoteinvestigator.com

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Thomas House @tah-sci.com · 28d

This group of UK-based LGBTQIA+ and allied members of the UK mathematics community is self-organising to support mathematicians, and have a pun in their name, so are likely of interest to many peeps I know here!

bsky.app/profile/qedm...

bsky.app

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Dr Linda Speight @lindasp8.bsky.social · 28d

Two exciting opportunities to help shape UK flood hydrology just opened:

1. Join the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) for the UK Flood Hydrology Roadmap
2. Contribute to research ideas on the big questions for hydrology in a changing climate

Find out more shorturl.at/7bO9w

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EGU Hydrological Sciences Division @hs.egu.eu · 29d

Mentors matter—especially in challenging times.
The latest #EGU special issue Women in #Hydrology shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path.

Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience.

Check 👇

blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...

Women in Hydrology – The Story of a Special Issue

It was 2021, and we were not feeling good. COVID-19 was in full force. Personally we were experiencing lockdown conditions, disruptions to our work, schooling and childcare arrangements. Our social...

blogs.egu.eu

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Siân Pearce @sianp.bsky.social · Sep 9

A friend has a student interesting in doing a PhD and is looking for some advice - mechanical engineering. Anyone able to spare a little time to chat to her?

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Sep 8

📣 Closing soon! Senior Research Associate (2 yrs) at @bristoluni.bsky.social with the UK Floods & Droughts Research Infrastructure. Lead the Early Adopters Programme & help shape FDRI monitoring with UKCEH, @bgs.ac.uk & @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social.

Apply by 17 Sep 🧪: tinyurl.com/4hfhe93m

A drone flies over a remote-controlled monitoring boat on a river in a scenic landscape

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Dr Linda Speight @lindasp8.bsky.social · Sep 4

I would encourage anyone who works in, or with, UK Hydrology to join this @britishhydrosoc.bsky.social webinar

We'll be sharing project updates from the Flood Hydrology Roadmap and exciting news on how you can get involved

Tue 16th September | 1030 - 1200 BST

Register here: m.bpt.me/event/6696408

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Aug 28

Congratulations Hayley, that's brilliant news!

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Aug 8

And indeed the Whanganui River in New Zealand _is_ a legal person.

www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

(as are some other natural features in NZ - see BBC article)

The New Zealand river that became a legal person

In 2017, New Zealand granted legal personhood to the Whanganui River. Since then, other nations have followed suit in an effort to protect the environment.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Aug 2

Hooray!!!

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 24

New paper alert :)
"DECIPHeR-GW v1: a coupled hydrological model with improved representation of surface–groundwater interactions"
A University of Bristol team led by Dr Yanchen Zheng
doi.org/10.5194/gmd-...

(seems like it's my month for groundwater modelling papers)

DECIPHeR-GW v1: a coupled hydrological model with improved representation of surface–groundwater interactions

Abstract. Groundwater is a crucial part of the hydrologic cycle and the largest accessible freshwater source for humans and ecosystems. However, most hydrological models lack explicit representation o...

doi.org

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Frederik Kratzert @kratzert.bsky.social · Mar 2

That was much easier than expected, using SkyFeed.

Here is a public feed for all posts mentioning #EGU25 in the last 7 days. If you think other keywords would be good to add, let me know.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Rodolfo Nobrega @rodolfonobrega.bsky.social · May 21

"[...] modellers stitch together data and theories from disparate locales, weaving them into seemingly universal hydrological frameworks. [...] however, it risks creating 'geographical chimera' of mismatched empirical parts [...]". www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...

A18-2-3

Water Models as Geographical Chimera: Precipitation Interception Routines as an Example of 'Patchwork Empiricism' John T. Van Stan II Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland...

www.water-alternatives.org

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 23

PS In section 3.1 where it says "very poor performance with a KGE = 0.97", that's a post-proof typesetting error which we've asked the journal to fix. It should be KGE = -0.97

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 23

We demonstrate that our model simulates the space–time variability of IGF and closes the mass balance within the topographic catchment boundaries consistent with observations.

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 23

New paper alert:
"Application of a parsimonious large-scale distributed groundwater flow model to quantify inter-catchment groundwater flow"
Led by Shams Rahman, with contributions from Francesca Pianosi, Thorsten Wagener, @sub-heterogenty.bsky.social and me.

doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

Long-term average IGF (colourmap) across the topographic boundaries of the Kennet and Pang superimposed on the average groundwater head (grey map) simulated by SOIL-PALADIGM. The red arrows (length scaled by the magnitude of IGF) show the direction of groundwater flow.

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jul 18

I've just spent a month back in New Zealand. Such a pleasure to see Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki again 🥰
I've had a great time with family, saw a few friends, dropped in at NIWA (now ESNZ) for a day, and took some time out for myself 😁

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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥 @jaishrijuice.bsky.social · Jul 17

Okay, I'm having trouble finding reviewers for an article on river morphology and its impacts. Lots declined and 1 late 21 days. Can anybody suggest a reviewer or volunteer to review? #AcademicSky #GeoSky

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Jamie Shulmeister @jamie-shulmeister.bsky.social · Jun 24

A final reminder that we have a permanent position at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Assistant/Assoc Prof) level in Active #Tectonics and #Geomorphology at the University of Canterbury, #NZ. Closes on 28th June. Come join us.

#Geology #hazards

jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology - University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha

jobs.canterbury.ac.nz

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British Hydrological Society @britishhydrosoc.bsky.social · Jun 2

Early careers hydrologist?

Peter Wolf Early Career Symposium
Liverpool Uni, UK
28/29 July
Cost: Registration free
(Attendees to cover travel/subsistence)

Abstract submission deadline: JUNE 13TH.
Registration closes: JUNE 27TH.

For all information and registration go here: lnkd.in/eRGFEFKC

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Adriane Hövel @adrianehoevel.bsky.social · Jun 6

🚨New paper alert! We investigated the hydro-meteorological drivers of event runoff characteristics in three catchments with forest, grassland and agricultural land use, highlighting the differences in runoff generation mechanisms between land use types:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Hydro‐Meteorological Drivers of Event Runoff Characteristics Under Analogous Soil Moisture Patterns in Three Small‐Scale Headwater Catchments

Analogous soil moisture patterns and respective runoff patterns were identified by applying a novel time series-based pattern search. Wetness-derived variables were decisive for causing a similar run....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jun 7

Audience includes very youthful versions of Martyn Clark (now Professor at University of Calgary) and Jordy Hendrikx (now CEO at Antarctica New Zealand)

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · Jun 7

I found some ancient history today, on an old backup disk.
3 hours of video of me in 2006 teaching an "Introduction to Hydrology" course to my NIWA colleagues. Fascinating window into the past. If I can figure out how to convert the VLC files to mp4, I'll stick it on YouTube.

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Margaret Zimmer @margaretzimmer.bsky.social · Jun 6

Wrapping up your PhD? I’m planning to hire a postdoc in the next few months (start date flexible). Will start formally advertising soon, but you heard it here first!! Possible research topics include - critical zone hydrology, agricultural water quality, SW-GW interactions. Reach out if interested!

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Manuela Brunner @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social · Jun 6

We are looking for a #Postdoc in 'hydrological modelling and climate impact assessments of extreme events'. Are you excited about #flood modeling and working on an applied project in the Canton of Valais? Apply here:
apply.refline.ch/273855/1743/...
@slfdavos.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · Jun 3

England’s water crisis can’t be solved with reservoirs alone. Prof Hannah Cloke @hancloke.bsky.social explains why reducing leaks, rethinking demand and managing drought risk are just as vital.

England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help - Connecting Research

rdg.ac

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Frederik Kratzert @kratzert.bsky.social · May 27

Caravan News🐪🐫

I just published Version 1.6. The main update is that the source data for CAMELS-AUS was upgraded to CAMELS-AUS v2. This means more basins (561 vs 222) and more recent streamflow data (2022 vs 2014).

All relevant links in thread 🧵

(please share/repost)

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Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · May 27

This sounds like a great Postdoc opportunity working on isotope hydrology and ecohydrology of boreal landscapes with Hjalmar Laudon and Jim Kirchner at SLU

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Screenshot of the info provided in the link

https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · May 21

It's not the same as the "patchwork quilt" problem ( doi.org/10.1002/2017...). It's another kind of spatial incoherence!

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Ross Woods @rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social · May 21

I haven't finished digesting this paper, but I think it has something interesting to say about how we build large-scale hydrological models and land surface models. Especially the "universal" models of everywhere.
www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...

Rodolfo Nobrega @rodolfonobrega.bsky.social · May 21

"[...] modellers stitch together data and theories from disparate locales, weaving them into seemingly universal hydrological frameworks. [...] however, it risks creating 'geographical chimera' of mismatched empirical parts [...]". www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...

A18-2-3

Water Models as Geographical Chimera: Precipitation Interception Routines as an Example of 'Patchwork Empiricism' John T. Van Stan II Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland...

www.water-alternatives.org

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