This $403,680 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to improve streamflow monitoring and forecasting methods. The University of Iowa will enhance protocols for continuously monitoring streamflows to more accurately capture effects of flood wave propagation and seasonal riparian vegetation changes. Researchers will integrate direct measurements with numerical models to enable real-time estimation and forecasting of streamflow...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to enhance the resilience of groundwater resources in major U.S. agricultural regions through a participatory planning approach. The project team at Southern Illinois University, with sub-awards to Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska, will develop an AI-based modeling system to empower farming communities in addressing groundwater depletion and...
This five-year, $800,071 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The awardee, Michigan Technological University, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data assimilation, the project will produce historical and forecast...
This $117,414 five-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The University of Arizona, on behalf of the State of Arizona, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data...
This five-year, $289,251 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The grantee, Southern Methodist University, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data assimilation, the project will produce historical and forecast...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award of $285,878 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will fund research to investigate how fractures in underground rock formations influence the movement of water, solutes, and colloids through the subsurface. The key objectives are to: 1) experimentally quantify flow channelization and fracture-matrix exchange using advanced imaging techniques, 2) measure and model differences between solute and...
This five-year, $957,349 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. Michigan State University, as prime awardee, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. This represents the first integration of geodesy measurements, remote sensing of...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $550,000 to develop a new monitoring system for more accurately measuring river and stream flow. The project aims to address inaccuracies in traditional flow monitoring methods by employing advanced instruments and communication technology to capture a broader, more precise picture of stream flow conditions. The enhanced monitoring system is...
This $235,137 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities supports participation in a multi-country research initiative on sustainable conjunctive management of soil and groundwater resources. The award funds a U.S. research team contribution to a larger collaborative project selected through the Belmont Forum, a consortium representing over 55 countries focused on global environmental change challenges. The research will involve seven...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $1,800,000 to the University of California, Davis to analyze the role of decentralized investment partnerships in developing aquifer storage infrastructure that promotes economic productivity, environmental benefits, and enhances community access to safe and reliable drinking water under a changing climate. The research will integrate political and institutional feedbacks into...