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Wlostowski , Adam N 1 ; Gooseff , Michael N 2 ; McKnight , Diane M 3 ; Lyons , Berry W. 4 1 INSTAAR 2 INSTAAR 3 INSTAAR 4 Ohio State University Chemostasis (comparatively minor change of solute concentrations over a wide range of discharge) of weathering-derived solutes (e.g.,...

Winchell , Taylor S 1 ; Molotch , Noah P 2 ; Barnard , David M 3 1 CU Â鶹ӰԺ The snow ablation period is a time of great potential for carbon uptake in high-elevation, subalpine forests. During this period, water availability associated with snowmelt promotes photosynthetic carbon uptake, while...

Williams , Chris 1 ; Shimabuku , Morgan 2 1 Center for ReSource Conservation 2 Center for ReSource Conservation Utilities in the state of Colorado that annually supply more than 2,000 acre-feet of water to their customer base are required by the State of Colorado Water Conservation Board to create...

Szutu , Daphne J 1 ; Papuga , Shirley A 2 1 Â鶹ӰԺ, INSTAAR 2 University of Arizona Dryland ecosystems account for nearly 40% of terrestrial biomes, and understanding transpiration dynamics in these environments is critical to understanding how climate change will impact global water and carbon...

Stewart , Jenna 1 ; Livneh , Ben 2 1 University of Colorado, Â鶹ӰԺ and CIRES 2 University of Colorado, Â鶹ӰԺ and CIRES Temperatures in Colorado are projected to rise by between +2.5?F and +5?F by 2050, increasing the severity of droughts, heat waves, and wildfire vulnerability. These changes present...

Shobe , Charles M 1 ; Tucker , Gregory E 2 ; Anderson , Robert S 3 1 CIRES and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado 2 CIRES and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado 3 INSTAAR and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Bed sediment in...

Shellito , Peter J 1 ; Small , Eric E 2 1 Department of Geological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ, Â鶹ӰԺ, Colorado 2 Department of Geological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ, Â鶹ӰԺ, Colorado Surface soil moisture is measured both by NASA’s SMAP satellite mission and by validation networks of in...

Schutte , Mark 1 1 Olsson Associates In Rocky Mountain National Park, the 2013 flood destabilized segments of Roaring River and deposited an unusually large amount of sand- and gravel-sized sediment near the confluence with Fall River. We initiated field studies of these two rivers in May 2014 to investigate...

Runkel , Robert L 1 1 U.S. Geological Survey Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) from abandoned mine lands contaminates streams and rivers throughout the Colorado Mineral Belt. Much of this contamination has persisted for decades and is likely to continue given the impediments to cleanup that are present at most sites...

Rue , Garrett P 1 ; McKnight , Diane M 2 ; Gabor , Rachel 3 ; Anderson , Suzanne P 4 1 INSTAAR, ENVS; University of Colorado-Â鶹ӰԺ 2 INSTAAR, CEAE, ENVS; University of Colorado-Â鶹ӰԺ 3 Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah 4 INSTAAR, GEOG; University of Colorado-Â鶹ӰԺ...