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Delaney Peterson @thatsmedelp.bsky.social · 6d

also life update: a lot happened in Sept…

I defended my dissertation, and got to share all the exciting things we’ve learned about small southeastern streams!

I also started as a postdoc at Oregon State! i’m stoked to work with @wardhydro.bsky.social on the role headwaters play in downstream WQ!

Delaney at the front of a classroom giving a presentation titled “Headwaters and their Hollows”

Delaney and Adam in front of the BEE building on OSU’s campus

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Albert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · 16d

Looking for a postdoc, and interested in river-coastal linkages, #remote sensing, and time series analysis? Come work with us @natureatcal.bsky.social on an exciting project led by @rachelspatial.bsky.social! CC @sfs-src.bsky.social @aslo.org @cerfscience.bsky.social ‪‪@caseagrant.bsky.social‬

Rachel Carlson @rachelspatial.bsky.social · 16d

We're hiring! My lab is seeking a 2-yr Postdoc in 🌊 marine ecology + 🛰️ remote sensing. You'll work with a big team (including @albertruhi.bsky.social @cgerleinsafdi.bsky.social) to study the impacts of changing rainfall on marine freshwater plumes + coastal organisms. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05114

Postdoc Scholar - Marine ecology – ESPM The Coastal Climate Resilience Lab - MCECO - ESPM Ecosystem Sciences Div - Carlson Lab

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Segura Lab @segura-lab.bsky.social · 28d

Having find a the Powell center with the Analysis and synthesis of headwater streamflow group. With @floodhydrology.bsky.social @mcmillanhydro.bsky.social @lireactivewater.bsky.social @aphydro.bsky.social and many others.

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Nate Jones @floodhydrology.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm incredible excited to share that @thatsmedelp.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD last week. Delaney's dissertation focused on hydrologic connectivity of headwater systems across the southeastern US (i.e., "Headwaters and their hollows.") #RollTide #BamaEcoHydro

Delaney Peterson giving her dissertation talk

Delaney Peterson with her advisor Nate Jones

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Delaney Peterson @thatsmedelp.bsky.social · Aug 27

super excited to share that my first dissertation chapter is out in WRR!

here, we operationalize the river corridor of a headwater Coastal Plain network into hydrogeomorphic features to characterize hydrologic connectivity across dimensions

check it out here: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Using Hydrogeomorphic Features to Quantify Structural and Functional Hydrologic Connectivity in a Coastal Plain Headwater Stream

Hydrogeomorphic features provide a key framework to study streamflow generation along the river corridor Across the study watershed, hydrogeomorphic features demonstrated distinct patterns of gro...

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American Chemical Society @acs.org · Jul 15

Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage throughout Appalachia, including North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. And during a disaster like that, fast decision making is important. [1/3]

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George H. Allen @geoallen.bsky.social · Jul 11

Flood waves like those that devastated Texas last week can be seen by the NASA #SWOT satellite. Another reason to support #NASA Earth Science

George H. Allen @geoallen.bsky.social · May 19

Hydrologists! Ever heard of a Spatial Hydrograph? Our new paper in @agu.org GRL shows that the SWOT satellite can capture spatial flow waves propagating down rivers—something previously only only observable at river gauges: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

#SWOT #hydrology #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation

Example of how the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's water surface elevation measurements can be used to record flow wave propagation over space and generate a “spatial hydrograph.”

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Nate Jones @floodhydrology.bsky.social · Jul 8

Big CONGRATS to @morejam59.bsky.social for successfully defending her MS thesis today on groundwater and surface water connectivity in headwater wetlands!!!

Jasmine is headed to Boise State this fall to pursue a PhD in Hydrology.

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Nate Jones @floodhydrology.bsky.social · Jun 27

Another great GRC Catchment Symposium in the books! Enjoyed catching up with old colleagues/friends, meeting new colleagues, and all the fun of science summer camp! #BamaEcoHydro

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Kelsey Pieper @kelseypieper.bsky.social · Jun 23

Excited for our new paper with NC health depts and @floodhydrology.bsky.social and @northeasternu.bsky.social estimating impacts to environmental health services after #Helene

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Responding after Hurricane Helene: Rapidly Estimating Impacts to Environmental Health Services in North Carolina

Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding and infrastructure damage across the mountainous regions of western North Carolina. Responding agencies had to make real-time decisions about emergency re...

pubs.acs.org

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Louise Slater @louiseslater.bsky.social · May 16

🌐 Introducing GRIT: the First Global Bifurcating River Network 🏞
developed by Michel Wortmann as part of the NERC Large Grant EvoFLOOD, in the Hydro-Climate Extremes group @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Map of the GRIT global river network. Source: Wortmann et al. (2025), Water Resources Research.

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Daniele Penna @danielepenna.bsky.social · May 17

New field evidence on #preferential #flow on #forested #hillslopes at Re della Pietra #catchment. Thank you @quercusilex92.bsky.social @segura-lab.bsky.social @ecohydrologylab.bsky.social and other no-bluesky coauthors.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1l6Vj52cui...
danielepenna.wixsite.com/redellapietra

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Daniel Rothberg @danielrothberg.bsky.social · May 17

"All water discharged by wells is balanced by a loss of water somewhere." - Hydrogeologist C.V. Theis writing in 1940, nearly a century ago. From "The Source of Water Derived From Wells." water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/The...

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Convention on Wetlands @ramsar.org · May 16

The Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Convention on Wetlands, has just released Policy Brief No. 7, titled "Small Wetlands: Their Importance and Strategies for Effective Conservation".

Details: ramsar.org/document/sma...

#SmallWetlands #WetlandsMatter #STRP

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JP Gannon @jpgannon.bsky.social · May 14

Signing off for the semester and a summary of the aspects of coding in class that I wrote about in the past weeks: thinkingthroughteaching.substack.com/p/code-in-cl...

Code in Class: All of the topics

Comprehensive? Strategies for teaching coding in class.

thinkingthroughteaching.substack.com

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Pep Canadell @pepcanadell.bsky.social · May 14

We have a unique job opportunity to work on the GLOBAL METHANE BUDGET with the Global Carbon Project, in France.

Seeking a dynamic data expert to support the coordination and production of the next Global CH4 Budget.

If you are interested, drop an email to [email protected]

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Pep Canadell @pepcanadell.bsky.social · May 13

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The new Global Methane Budget is now published, open access.

essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

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Erin Hotchkiss @fluvialbenthos.bsky.social · May 6

Glad to share this recently published article in @animalecology.bsky.social led by Nick Corline on how "(wood frog) #tadpole aggregations create biogeochemical hotspots in (geographically isolated) #wetland ecosystems": besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

💧🧪🌎🐸 #DelmarvaDisco

Tadpole aggregations create biogeochemical hotspots in wetland ecosystems

This research demonstrates that tadpoles can create biogeochemical hotspots in wetland ecosystems and has important ramifications for our understanding of the functional role of animal species in nut....

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Nate Jones @floodhydrology.bsky.social · May 2

Grades submitted.

What a wild year! I'm grateful for my students, our collaborators, and the larger hydrologic science community. I'm also grateful for the meaningful work we're doing and everything we've been able to accomplish together.

Keep up the good fight y'all, and Cheers!

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · May 2

“This budget is a recipe for ending the US' leadership in science. It would do generational damage by forcing labs to shut down, with a corresponding loss of highly trained individuals and one-of-a-kind research materials.”

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · May 2

Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board

Budget document derides research and science-based policy as “woke,” “scams.”…

arstechnica.com

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · May 2

More bad news for US science, indirect rates capped at 15% will further gut our research institutions & univerisities
www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...

Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate

www.nsf.gov

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Eos @eos.org · May 1

Approaches to artificial reoxygenation have been studied as possible solutions to coastal oxygen loss, but they come with risks that must be assessed carefully, write @carolineslomp.bsky.social @ribesresearch.bsky.social & @aoschlies.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social

eos.org/features/cou...

Could Bubbling Oxygen Revitalize Dying Coastal Seas? - Eos

Reoxygenation approaches have shown some success in lakes, but their potential risks must be examined carefully before they’re implemented as solutions to improve the health of coastal waters.

eos.org

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Jasmine Morejon💙 @morejam59.bsky.social · Apr 12

Spot the difference: scan site edition!
#stormsampling #SCANdal #hydrology #TIMBER

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Nate Jones @floodhydrology.bsky.social · May 1

Me: That's a color choice

Student: Nate, you won't let me use a pastel palate. So I'm using hot pink.

Me: 👀 👀 👀

Student: ...

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Dr. Emily Fairfax @emilyfairfax.bsky.social · Apr 7

Happy International #Beaver Day!

Do you have a question about beavers, their wetlands, or how they relate to climate change? Ask it here!

I’ll be sharing bits of beaver knowledge throughout the day, and if there is a question I *don’t* know the answer to, I will know who to ask to get it!

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