soil moisture
WRR Publication
A new publication in the journal Water Resources Research (Ghimire et al., 2026) examined the roles of fall soil moisture and spring weather on modulating snow-streamflow dynamics in the Colorado River Basin using the Variable Infiltration Capacity model. These findings indicate that in the Upper Basin, soil moisture can help predict how much water will…
Parched soils can spark hot drought a nation away
A new study found compound drought-heatwave events are rippling farther and lasting through the night, raising risks for southwestern North America.
ASU-Planet Seed Grant Awards
Congratulations to the faculty and postdoctoral associates of the Center for Hydrologic Innovations (Dr. Zhaocheng Wang, Dr. Jay Famiglietti and Dr. Enrique Vivoni) for being award three inaugural ASU-Planet Seed Grants! These efforts will provide Arizona with detailed descriptions of snow cover changes, crop type and biomass responses to drought, and downscaled groundwater storage variations…