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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