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Current SWL Research

International Research Projects

Visit the International Research page. Many of the most serious water resources issues are in developing countries. Where resources are limited, appropriate and creative solutions are critically needed. In countries around the world, but recently with a focus on Africa, the Soil & Water Lab strives to meet this need by combining strong research programs with practical watershed management plans.

Local (Northeastern U.S.) Hydrologic Research

Hydrology Tools

  • HSA Variable Source Area (VSA) Hydrology Website
    Under Construction - VSA Hydrology considers heterogeneous landscapes to determine which areas contribute most frequently to soil erosion and non-point source pollution problems in a watershed. The purpose of this site is to provide tools for educators, extension personnel, environmental managers and individuals interesting in hydrology to better understand variable source hydrology in the environment.
    • Update and Improve HSA IMS, Finish VSA Webpage
    • Develop real-time and forecasting IMS - Shannon Seifert
    • Establish field site(s) in Tompkins County
  • SMDR Soil Moisture Distribution and Routing model (SMR, SMDR) SMDR is a physically-based, fully-distributed, hydrologic model developed at the Soil and Water Lab over the past 10 years.

Nitrogen

Phosphorus Transport in the Environment

  • Phosphorous Index (P-Index) modeling
  • Environmental Fate and Transport
  • Buffer and Filters
    • Milkhouse Biogeochemistry - Shree Giri
    • Establish new sites, collect DP, PP, Nitrate data - Josh
  • Modeling:
    • SWAT: Variable Source Areas - Zach Easton, Dan Fuka
    • VSLF(GWLF+VSA), water quality - Zach Easton
    • SMR: PP - Zach Easton

Hydrological Modeling

  • Incorporating VSA into SMR, GWLF, and SWAT (see above)
  • STOPMODEL - code and test
  • CN Models - General CN Improvements - Steve, Mattijs
  • SM(d)R
    • Improvements: snow, river bottoms, deep groundwater, small time scale, forecasting/weather
    • Tarrawarra - Steve Shaw
    • Hubbard Brook - Madhura Kulkarni and Zach Easton

Various Field Research

Nanotech Hydrology

  • Transport in sand (USDA, NRI 2005-2006) - Jen (Luo, Regan)
    • Magnetic Capture - Rose
    • PLGA Integrity in the Environment - Colleen
    • Soil column experiment and real-time PCR - Steve
  • Transport of Manufactured Nanoparticles in the Environment - Veronica Morales

Urban Hydrology

Colloid and Micro-organism Transport

Erosion and Chemical Transport

  • Test experimental scale -Adrian Harpold
  • Revisit Ahuja experiments - Bin Gao

Pesticides

Sludge and Metals in the Environment

  • Ecological Impacts of heavy metals (using earthworms as bio-indicators)
  • Biosolid Field Study
  • Greenhouse Study

Preferential Flow

  • Laboratory experiments
  • Pesticide transport and Groundwater contamination

Misc Research

  • Hydrogen Fuel Cell - Flow through very small pores - Bin Gao
  • Isostatic Rebound - GPS, Historic Maps - Shannon Seifert

 

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