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  1. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Detection And Mapping Of Daya Features In The Limestone Plateau Of Northwest Egypt
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    doi.org/10.1177/03091333261480 <-- shared paper
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    doi.org/10.1007/s41207-024-004 <-- shared paper
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    H/T @wael Galal | Geologist at Geology Department, Assiut University
    “[The author’s] study systematically investigates ‘DAYAS’ shallow, ephemeral wetlands scattered across the limestone plateau of Northwest Egypt. Previously undocumented in Egyptian territory, these saucer-shaped depressions play a vital role in regional hydrology and karst evolution.
    Through an integrated approach combining Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, multi-decadal Landsat time-series analysis (1984-2025), ALOS PALSAR DEMs, and extensive field validation, [they] identified and mapped 5,430 daya features covering 258.1 km² achieving 91% classification accuracy.
    [Their] research established a typological framework distinguishing bowl-shaped, small flat-bottom, and large flat-bottom dayas representing a continuum from active karst dissolution to relict, sediment-sealed systems. Critically, [they] documented a 32.63% net increase in daya surface area over 41 years, demonstrating that karst modification remains an active geomorphic process even under present-day hyper-arid conditions.
    This work provides government agencies and water resource planners with the first high-resolution spatial inventory of these features essential baseline data for sustainable groundwater management, water-harvesting infrastructure, and conservation prioritisation in this water-scarce region…”

    #research #karstgeomorphology #remotesensing #gis #spatial #mapping
  2. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detection And Mapping Of Daya Features In The Limestone Plateau Of Northwest Egypt
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    doi.org/10.1177/03091333261480 <-- shared paper
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    doi.org/10.1007/s41207-024-004 <-- shared paper
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    H/T @wael Galal | Geologist at Geology Department, Assiut University
    “[The author’s] study systematically investigates ‘DAYAS’ shallow, ephemeral wetlands scattered across the limestone plateau of Northwest Egypt. Previously undocumented in Egyptian territory, these saucer-shaped depressions play a vital role in regional hydrology and karst evolution.
    Through an integrated approach combining Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, multi-decadal Landsat time-series analysis (1984-2025), ALOS PALSAR DEMs, and extensive field validation, [they] identified and mapped 5,430 daya features covering 258.1 km² achieving 91% classification accuracy.
    [Their] research established a typological framework distinguishing bowl-shaped, small flat-bottom, and large flat-bottom dayas representing a continuum from active karst dissolution to relict, sediment-sealed systems. Critically, [they] documented a 32.63% net increase in daya surface area over 41 years, demonstrating that karst modification remains an active geomorphic process even under present-day hyper-arid conditions.
    This work provides government agencies and water resource planners with the first high-resolution spatial inventory of these features essential baseline data for sustainable groundwater management, water-harvesting infrastructure, and conservation prioritisation in this water-scarce region…”
    #Research #KarstGeomorphology #RemoteSensing #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #WaterResources #Egypt #Dayas #Sustainability #PhysicalGeography #water #hydrology #hydrography #wetland #daya #geology #limestone #karst #sentinel #Landsat #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #arid #hyperarid #planning #policy #sustainable #groundwater #conservation

    #research #karstgeomorphology #remotesensing #gis #spatial #mapping
  3. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detection And Mapping Of Daya Features In The Limestone Plateau Of Northwest Egypt
    --
    doi.org/10.1177/03091333261480 <-- shared paper
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s41207-024-004 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @wael Galal | Geologist at Geology Department, Assiut University
    “[The author’s] study systematically investigates ‘DAYAS’ shallow, ephemeral wetlands scattered across the limestone plateau of Northwest Egypt. Previously undocumented in Egyptian territory, these saucer-shaped depressions play a vital role in regional hydrology and karst evolution.
    Through an integrated approach combining Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, multi-decadal Landsat time-series analysis (1984-2025), ALOS PALSAR DEMs, and extensive field validation, [they] identified and mapped 5,430 daya features covering 258.1 km² achieving 91% classification accuracy.
    [Their] research established a typological framework distinguishing bowl-shaped, small flat-bottom, and large flat-bottom dayas representing a continuum from active karst dissolution to relict, sediment-sealed systems. Critically, [they] documented a 32.63% net increase in daya surface area over 41 years, demonstrating that karst modification remains an active geomorphic process even under present-day hyper-arid conditions.
    This work provides government agencies and water resource planners with the first high-resolution spatial inventory of these features essential baseline data for sustainable groundwater management, water-harvesting infrastructure, and conservation prioritisation in this water-scarce region…”
    #Research #KarstGeomorphology #RemoteSensing #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #WaterResources #Egypt #Dayas #Sustainability #PhysicalGeography #water #hydrology #hydrography #wetland #daya #geology #limestone #karst #sentinel #Landsat #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #arid #hyperarid #planning #policy #sustainable #groundwater #conservation

    #research #karstgeomorphology #remotesensing #gis #spatial #mapping
  4. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detection And Mapping Of Daya Features In The Limestone Plateau Of Northwest Egypt
    --
    doi.org/10.1177/03091333261480 <-- shared paper
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s41207-024-004 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @wael Galal | Geologist at Geology Department, Assiut University
    “[The author’s] study systematically investigates ‘DAYAS’ shallow, ephemeral wetlands scattered across the limestone plateau of Northwest Egypt. Previously undocumented in Egyptian territory, these saucer-shaped depressions play a vital role in regional hydrology and karst evolution.
    Through an integrated approach combining Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, multi-decadal Landsat time-series analysis (1984-2025), ALOS PALSAR DEMs, and extensive field validation, [they] identified and mapped 5,430 daya features covering 258.1 km² achieving 91% classification accuracy.
    [Their] research established a typological framework distinguishing bowl-shaped, small flat-bottom, and large flat-bottom dayas representing a continuum from active karst dissolution to relict, sediment-sealed systems. Critically, [they] documented a 32.63% net increase in daya surface area over 41 years, demonstrating that karst modification remains an active geomorphic process even under present-day hyper-arid conditions.
    This work provides government agencies and water resource planners with the first high-resolution spatial inventory of these features essential baseline data for sustainable groundwater management, water-harvesting infrastructure, and conservation prioritisation in this water-scarce region…”
    #Research #KarstGeomorphology #RemoteSensing #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #WaterResources #Egypt #Dayas #Sustainability #PhysicalGeography #water #hydrology #hydrography #wetland #daya #geology #limestone #karst #sentinel #Landsat #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #arid #hyperarid #planning #policy #sustainable #groundwater #conservation

    #conservation #groundwater #sustainable #policy #planning #hyperarid
  5. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detection And Mapping Of Daya Features In The Limestone Plateau Of Northwest Egypt
    --
    doi.org/10.1177/03091333261480 <-- shared paper
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/s41207-024-004 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @wael Galal | Geologist at Geology Department, Assiut University
    “[The author’s] study systematically investigates ‘DAYAS’ shallow, ephemeral wetlands scattered across the limestone plateau of Northwest Egypt. Previously undocumented in Egyptian territory, these saucer-shaped depressions play a vital role in regional hydrology and karst evolution.
    Through an integrated approach combining Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, multi-decadal Landsat time-series analysis (1984-2025), ALOS PALSAR DEMs, and extensive field validation, [they] identified and mapped 5,430 daya features covering 258.1 km² achieving 91% classification accuracy.
    [Their] research established a typological framework distinguishing bowl-shaped, small flat-bottom, and large flat-bottom dayas representing a continuum from active karst dissolution to relict, sediment-sealed systems. Critically, [they] documented a 32.63% net increase in daya surface area over 41 years, demonstrating that karst modification remains an active geomorphic process even under present-day hyper-arid conditions.
    This work provides government agencies and water resource planners with the first high-resolution spatial inventory of these features essential baseline data for sustainable groundwater management, water-harvesting infrastructure, and conservation prioritisation in this water-scarce region…”
    #Research #KarstGeomorphology #RemoteSensing #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #WaterResources #Egypt #Dayas #Sustainability #PhysicalGeography #water #hydrology #hydrography #wetland #daya #geology #limestone #karst #sentinel #Landsat #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #arid #hyperarid #planning #policy #sustainable #groundwater #conservation

    #research #karstgeomorphology #remotesensing #gis #spatial #mapping
  6. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment
    By Kelly Fuller

    Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/met

    #MineralSands #Coal #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #WaterResources #RegionalCommunities #KellyFuller

    #mineralsands #coal #environmentallysustainablebusiness #waterresources #regionalcommunities #kellyfuller
  7. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment
    By Kelly Fuller

    Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/met

    #MineralSands #Coal #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #WaterResources #RegionalCommunities #KellyFuller

    #mineralsands #coal #environmentallysustainablebusiness #waterresources #regionalcommunities #kellyfuller
  8. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment
    By Kelly Fuller

    Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/met

    #MineralSands #Coal #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #WaterResources #RegionalCommunities #KellyFuller

    #mineralsands #coal #environmentallysustainablebusiness #waterresources #regionalcommunities #kellyfuller
  9. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment
    By Kelly Fuller

    Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/met

    #MineralSands #Coal #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #WaterResources #RegionalCommunities #KellyFuller

    #kellyfuller #regionalcommunities #waterresources #environmentallysustainablebusiness #coal #mineralsands
  10. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment
    By Kelly Fuller

    Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/met

    #MineralSands #Coal #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #WaterResources #RegionalCommunities #KellyFuller

    #mineralsands #coal #environmentallysustainablebusiness #waterresources #regionalcommunities #kellyfuller
  11. Africa @[email protected] ·

    europesays.com/africa/414034/ Between Two Niles: What China’s Water Security Endorsement Means for Ethiopia #China #Egypt #Ethiopia #front #opinion #WaterResources

    #waterresources #opinion #front #ethiopia #egypt #china
  12. Africa @[email protected] ·

    europesays.com/africa/413515/ China’s GERD Leverage: Can Beijing Broker a Deal Between Egypt and Ethiopia? #China #Economics #Egypt #Ethiopia #opinion #WaterResources

    #waterresources #opinion #ethiopia #egypt #economics #china
  13. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Where The Water Once Flowed - Rivers And Lakes Dry Up As Droughts Take Toll
    (Surreal images of scorched landscapes where water once flowed, as severe droughts lead to dwindling water supplies around the world.)
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    reuters.com/pictures/where-wat <-- shared media article
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    [damn!]
    #water #hydrology #hydrography #waterresources #rivers #lakes #photojournalism #drought #climatechange #extremeweather #heatwave #temperature #watershortage #global #risk #hazard #infrastructure #watermanagement #global #impacts #watersecurity #humanimpacts #publichealth

    #water #hydrology #hydrography #waterresources #rivers #lakes
  14. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Unraveling The Drivers Of Water Shortage Across Spatial Scales And Sectors In Colorado's West Slope River Basins
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    doi.org/10.1029/2026EF008137 <-- shared paper
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    ['sorry' about your Kentucky Bluegrass, almonds, etc... /s]
    H/T Sai Veena Sunkara | Postdoctoral Associate
    “…Colorado’s West Slope basins provide nearly 70% of the inflows to Lake Powell and are also essential to communities, agriculture, industry, hydropower, and downstream Colorado River users.
    To examine the wide range of possible futures, [they] simulated 2.1 million years, defining 20,000 plausible scenarios applying changes to streamflow, snowmelt timing, drought persistence, and agricultural, municipal, and industrial water demand.
    A key finding is that there is 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. The most influential drivers vary by basin, sector, and water user. In some areas, shortages are driven primarily by persistent low-flow conditions or changing snowmelt timing. In others, increasing municipal, industrial, or irrigation demand plays a larger role. This suggests that adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific basins and users rather than relying on a single, system-wide solution. Other major findings are
    • West Slope deliveries to Lake Powell could fall more than 50% below the current median baseline
    • Storage in major West Slope reservoirs could decline 40–55% below historical medians
    These results underscore the need for water-planning approaches that account for deep uncertainty, persistent drought, shifting snowmelt patterns, and sector-specific demand…”
    #Colorado #waterallocation #StateMod #USWest #USA #WesternSlope #waterresources #watersecurity #watershortage #drought #snowmelt #rainfall #precipitation #riverbasin #water #hydrography #hydrology #reasons #agriculture #industry #hydropower #streamflow #surfacewater #municipal #irrigation #adaptationstrategies #planning #policy #mitigation #ColoradoRiver #basins #climatechange #extremeweather #populationpressure #waterdemand #waterrights #model #modeling #HiddenMarkovModel #stochastic #projecteddemand #ColoradoRiverBasin #wateruse #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy

    #colorado #waterallocation #statemod #uswest #usa #westernslope
  15. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
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    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
    #hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

    #hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality
  16. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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    theguardian.com/world/2025/feb <-- shared technical media article
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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-e <-- shared wiki technical page
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    phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-bea <-- shared technical article
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    youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2 <-- shared video (Czech)
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    H/T @ScienceGirl
    "We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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    “For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
    Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
    The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
    Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
    Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
    Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
    Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
    #water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement

    #water #hydrology #klabavariver #czech #brdyregion #protected
  17. the yyc monk 🇨🇦 @[email protected] ·

    Americans have pissed off the Nagas. Water sources and the environment continue to be abused and poisoned and polluted. The Nagas are angry.

    The #Nagas are reacting. If #Canada follows the example being set by the greedy #techbroligarchs of #trumpistan we will see increases in catastrophic weather and disease outbreaks as well.

    #usa #environment #cyclosporaparasite #Cyclospora #buddhism #buddhist #vajrayana #environmentalism #ethicalliving #waterstewardship #epidemic #spirituality #WaterResources #WaterNotCoal

    youtu.be/BvyS9tfpQ40?si=Wi6nqG

    #usa #environment #cyclospora #cyclosporaparasite #canada #environmentalism
  18. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Comparing Multi-Model Mosaic And Multi-Model Combination Methods To Simulate Streamflow Across The Contiguous USA
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    doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-3945-2 <-- shared paper
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    H/T @cyril THEBAULT | Postdoctoral Fellow chez Earth Sciences New Zealand
    “[They] compared different multi-model approaches for streamflow simulation using 78 hydrological models across 559 catchments in the United States. [Their] results show that while multi-model combinations can slightly improve accuracy and reduce uncertainty, no single approach performs best everywhere.
    One interesting takeaway is that a carefully selected single model can perform as well as more complex multi-model approaches when it is chosen based on a comparative evaluation rather than simply inherited from legacy operational systems... 👀”
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    “The ability to accurately predict streamflow underpins decisions in water management, flood prevention, and sectoral planning. Traditional approaches for streamflow prediction often rely on a single model, thereby overlooking potential benefits from using multiple models. To address this limitation, this study explores alternative methods that select and combine multiple models to enhance streamflow simulations. Specifically, [they] assess[ed] the performance of multi-model mosaic methods that assign a single model to each catchment, and multi-model combination methods that merge multiple models using static or dynamic weighting schemes. The Framework for Understanding Structural Errors (FUSE) is used to create an ensemble of 78 hydrological models, which were applied to 544 catchments from the CAMELS dataset across the contiguous United States. Each of the 78 models is calibrated utilizing a composite objective function, calculated as the average of a high-flow and a low-flow performance metric, to cover a wide range of streamflow conditions. Based on [their] selection of lumped FUSE models, the results show that a carefully chosen single model from a larger ensemble can closely approach the performance of more complex multi-model strategies. Among the multi-model approaches, the combination and mosaic methods show broadly similar overall skill, although the combination approaches deliver slightly higher performance and lower sampling uncertainty. However, per-catchment differences persist, indicating that no single multi-model strategy dominates everywhere. This heterogeneity in performance makes it difficult to determine a priori which multi-model method will best represent streamflow in a given catchment…”
    #water #hydrology #streamflow #USA #CONUS #multimodel #simulation #hydrologic #model #modeling #catchments #watermanagement #waterresources #planning #watersecurity #flood #flooding #prediction #FUSE #CAMELS #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

    #water #hydrology #streamflow #usa #conus #multimodel
  19. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Comparative Hydro-Climatic Datasets For Catchment-Wise Linked Water Fluxes And Storage Changes Across South America
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    doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2026.176 <-- shared paper
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    doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-036 <-- shared paper
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    doi.org/10.1002/joc.6443 <-- shared paper
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    pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest- | publications.iom.int/books/eva <-- shared 2021 Peru hydroclimate technical article | report
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    youtu.be/Ngbm0gsmYAw?si=haqV7t <-- shared overview video
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    #water #GIS #spatial #mappping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #earthobservation #Hydrology #Hydroclimatology #ClimateChange #extremeweather #WaterResources #WaterSecurity uncertainity #SouthAmerica #ClimateData #PeerReview #OpenScience #Hydrometeorology #opendata #datasets #rainfall #precipitation #fluvial #heatwave #temperature #changing #consistency #flood #flooding #drought #riskmanagement #risk #hazard #earthsystems #resilience #waterquality #waterpollution #model #modeling #monitoring #records #hydroclimate #hydrogeomorphology #review #SouthAmerica #planning #policy #sustainability #evapotranspiration #runoff #waterstorage #SAHCD

    #water #gis #spatial #mappping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal
  20. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detecting Land Use And Land Cover Changes And Quantifying Soil Erosion And Sediment Export Using GIS And Remote Sensing In The GERD Catchment, Ethiopia
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    infonile.org/en/2023/05/battli <-- shared technical media article
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    doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-6524 <-- shared technical book chapter
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    doi.org/10.3390/rs8121020 <-- shared 2016 paper
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    #landuse #landcover #RUSLE #model #soil #erosion #sedimentation #GERD #catchment #NorthAfrica #Ethiopia #AbbayBasin #sustainability #landmanagement #agriculture #farmland #foodsecurity #water #hydrogology #reservior #watermanagement #watersecurity #waterresources #catchment #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #BlueNile #hydrography #impoundment #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #thematic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #landsat #elevation #DEM #CHIRPS #rainfall #precipitation #LULC #AI #forest #grazing #grassland #field #crops #cropland #waterbodies #urban #biophysical #risk #hazard #mitigation #soilquality

    #landuse #landcover #rusle #model #soil #erosion
  21. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detecting Land Use And Land Cover Changes And Quantifying Soil Erosion And Sediment Export Using GIS And Remote Sensing In The GERD Catchment, Ethiopia
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    infonile.org/en/2023/05/battli <-- shared technical media article
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    doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-6524 <-- shared technical book chapter
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    doi.org/10.3390/rs8121020 <-- shared 2016 paper
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    #landuse #landcover #RUSLE #model #soil #erosion #sedimentation #GERD #catchment #NorthAfrica #Ethiopia #AbbayBasin #sustainability #landmanagement #agriculture #farmland #foodsecurity #water #hydrogology #reservior #watermanagement #watersecurity #waterresources #catchment #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #BlueNile #hydrography #impoundment #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #thematic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #landsat #elevation #DEM #CHIRPS #rainfall #precipitation #LULC #AI #forest #grazing #grassland #field #crops #cropland #waterbodies #urban #biophysical #risk #hazard #mitigation #soilquality

    #landuse #landcover #rusle #model #soil #erosion
  22. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detecting Land Use And Land Cover Changes And Quantifying Soil Erosion And Sediment Export Using GIS And Remote Sensing In The GERD Catchment, Ethiopia
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    infonile.org/en/2023/05/battli <-- shared technical media article
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    doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-6524 <-- shared technical book chapter
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    doi.org/10.3390/rs8121020 <-- shared 2016 paper
    --
    #landuse #landcover #RUSLE #model #soil #erosion #sedimentation #GERD #catchment #NorthAfrica #Ethiopia #AbbayBasin #sustainability #landmanagement #agriculture #farmland #foodsecurity #water #hydrogology #reservior #watermanagement #watersecurity #waterresources #catchment #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #BlueNile #hydrography #impoundment #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #thematic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #landsat #elevation #DEM #CHIRPS #rainfall #precipitation #LULC #AI #forest #grazing #grassland #field #crops #cropland #waterbodies #urban #biophysical #risk #hazard #mitigation #soilquality

    #landuse #landcover #rusle #model #soil #erosion
  23. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Detecting Land Use And Land Cover Changes And Quantifying Soil Erosion And Sediment Export Using GIS And Remote Sensing In The GERD Catchment, Ethiopia
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
    --
    infonile.org/en/2023/05/battli <-- shared technical media article
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-6524 <-- shared technical book chapter
    --
    doi.org/10.3390/rs8121020 <-- shared 2016 paper
    --
    #landuse #landcover #RUSLE #model #soil #erosion #sedimentation #GERD #catchment #NorthAfrica #Ethiopia #AbbayBasin #sustainability #landmanagement #agriculture #farmland #foodsecurity #water #hydrogology #reservior #watermanagement #watersecurity #waterresources #catchment #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #BlueNile #hydrography #impoundment #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #thematic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #landsat #elevation #DEM #CHIRPS #rainfall #precipitation #LULC #AI #forest #grazing #grassland #field #crops #cropland #waterbodies #urban #biophysical #risk #hazard #mitigation #soilquality

    #soilquality #mitigation #hazard #risk #biophysical #urban
  24. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Detecting Land Use And Land Cover Changes And Quantifying Soil Erosion And Sediment Export Using GIS And Remote Sensing In The GERD Catchment, Ethiopia
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
    --
    infonile.org/en/2023/05/battli <-- shared technical media article
    --
    doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-6524 <-- shared technical book chapter
    --
    doi.org/10.3390/rs8121020 <-- shared 2016 paper
    --

    #landuse #landcover #rusle #model #soil #erosion
  25. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Evaluating The Functional Realism Of Deep Learning Rainfall-Runoff Models Using Catchment Hydrology Principles
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    doi.org/10.1029/2025WR040076 <-- shared paper
    --
    #water #hydrology #surfacewater #pluvial #fluvial #rainfall #snow #snowmelt #runoff #precipitation #model #blackbox #robustness #functionalrealism #screening #parameters #accuracy #hydrologic #principles #trustworthy #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatial #mapping #GIS #spatiotemporal #USA #CONUS #AI #ExplainableAI #celerity #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #LSTM #deeplearning #evapotranspiration #waterresources #extremeweather #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #monitoring #prediction #catchments #streamflow #geomorphometry #network #flow #calibration

    #water #hydrology #surfacewater #pluvial #fluvial #rainfall
  26. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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    upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-u <-- shared technical media article
    --
    youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7 <-- shared media video
    --
    sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
    --
    bbc.com/future/article/2021071 <-- shared international media article on the translocation
    --
    H/T @upworthy
    #water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

    #water #hydrology #desert #utah #priceriver #sanrafaelriver
  27. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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    upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-u <-- shared technical media article
    --
    youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7 <-- shared media video
    --
    sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
    --
    bbc.com/future/article/2021071 <-- shared international media article on the translocation
    --
    H/T @upworthy
    #water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

    #water #hydrology #desert #utah #priceriver #sanrafaelriver
  28. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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    upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-u <-- shared technical media article
    --
    youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7 <-- shared media video
    --
    sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
    --
    bbc.com/future/article/2021071 <-- shared international media article on the translocation
    --
    H/T @upworthy
    #water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

    #water #hydrology #desert #utah #priceriver #sanrafaelriver
  29. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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    upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-u <-- shared technical media article
    --
    youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7 <-- shared media video
    --
    sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
    --
    bbc.com/future/article/2021071 <-- shared international media article on the translocation
    --
    H/T @upworthy
    #water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

    #fedscience #engineering #flow #diversity #habitat #riparian
  30. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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    upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-u <-- shared technical media article
    --
    youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7 <-- shared media video
    --
    sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
    --
    bbc.com/future/article/2021071 <-- shared international media article on the translocation
    --
    H/T @upworthy

    #water #hydrology #desert #utah #priceriver #sanrafaelriver
  31. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    U.S. Geological Survey Colorado River Basin Science and Technology Collaboration Meetings on Drought (2021) - Synthesis of Findings
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    pubs.usgs.gov/publication/cir1 <-- shared publication
    --
    USGS recent publication about the challenges and barriers land managers and scientists are working on to address the wicked problems of drought in the Colorado River Basin.
    #water #hydrology #drought #extremeweather #fedscience #Colorado #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoRiverBasin #watershed #waterresources #watersupply #climatechange ##landmanagers #management #planning #overuse #magicwater #humanimpacts #ecosystems #agriculture #farming #USWest #strategy #GIS #spatial #mapping #waterscience #interdisciplinary #research #adapation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #stakeholder #engagement #cost #economics #coordination #future @USFS @USFS

    #water #hydrology #drought #extremeweather #fedscience #colorado
  32. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Why Geological Maps Are The Best Investment You’ve Never Heard Of - Investments In Geological Mapping Paid Off Big Time For Americans.
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    zmescience.com/science/geology <-- shared opinion piece
    --
    profession.americangeosciences <-- shared technical cost-benefit analysis
    --
    geosociety.org/GSA/gsa/positio <-- shared 2003 GSA appraisal
    --
    [I am, of course, biased in this regard, but I also like well-presented metrics – and use cases being met are my favourite!]
    #geology #value #cost #mapping #cartography #cartographic #USA #costbenefit #geologicmapping #metrics #usecase #fedscience #appliedscience #engineeringgeology #spatial #GIS #construction #resources #naturalresources #engineering #risk #hazard #naturaldisasters #payoff #investment #massmovement #groundwater #waterresources #water #hydrology #rareearth #minerals #mining #oilandgas #exploration #underground #money #economics #publicgood #publicvalue #investment

    #geology #value #cost #mapping #cartography #cartographic
  33. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    New Water Accounting Reveals Why The Colorado River No Longer Reaches The Sea
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    doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-012 <-- shared paper
    --
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoRiverBasin #CRB #USA #waterresources #USWest #irrigation #crops #feed #grass #hay #alfalfa #SaudiArabia #watersecurity #wateruse #water #hydrology #waterrights #overuse #magicwater #extraction #rationing #cropland #watercrisis #accounting #volumetric #model #river #watersupply #modeling #riparian #wetland #ET #evapotranspiration #waterbudget #regional #municipal #agriculture #commercial #industrial #cattle #cattlefeed #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

    #gis #spatial #mapping #coloradoriver #coloradoriverbasin #crb
  34. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Over A Third Of Groundwater In USA Public-Supply Aquifers Is Anthropocene-Age And Susceptible To Surface Contamination
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    doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-004 <-- shared paper
    --
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #USA #hydrology #water #watersecurity #publicsupply #aquifer #contamination #pollution #waterquality #waterresources #groundwater #distribution #modeling #model #potablewater #tracers #anthropocene #holocene #pleistocene #age #dating #confined #unconfined #infiltration #pumping #extraction #recharge #porosity #permeability

    #gis #spatial #mapping #usa #hydrology #water
  35. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Hydrological Model-Based Streamflow Reconstruction For Indian Sub-Continental River Basins, 1951–2021
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    doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-026 <-- shared paper
    --
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #India #river #flow #model #modeling #numericmodeling #historic #water #hydrology #waterresources #streamflow #watersecurity #watercycle #monitoring #observations #regional #hydroclimatic #extremeweather #extremeevents #IndianSubcontinent #river #riverbasins #watersheds #hydrologicmodeling #weather #routing #network #mizuRoute #GangaBasin #climatechange #adaption #mitigation #planning #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

    #gis #spatial #mapping #india #river #flow
  36. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    GIS Powers Innovative Action Among State And Local Governments
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    govtech.com/analytics/gis-powe <-- shared technical article
    --
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #stategovernment #localauthorities #localgov #localgovernment #localgovernments #government #governmentagencies #usecase #appliedscience #appliedtechnology #examples #publicsafety #publichealth #water #hydrology #waterresources #disasterriskreduction #disasterresponse #watermanagement #wildfire #wildfireresponse #wildfiremitigation #naturalhazard #planning #urbanplanning #transportation #infrastructure #community #communityplanning #communityhealth #taxpayers #taxpayerservices #spatialanalysis #environment #ecosystems #climatechange

    #gis #spatial #mapping #stategovernment #localauthorities #localgov