Baseflow from Snow and Rain in Mountain Watersheds - MDPI After peak snowmelt, baseflow is the primary contributor to streamflow in snow-dominated watersheds These low flows provide important water for municipal, agricultural, and recreational purposes once peak flows have been allocated This study examines the correlation between peak snow water equivalent (SWE), post-peak SWE precipitation, and baseflow characteristics, including any yearly lag
Snowmelt Streamflow Trends over Colorado (U. S. A. ) Mountain . . . - MDPI Streamflow generated from snowmelt is important, and changing, in snow dominated regions of the world We used a recently developed technique to estimate the start and end of snowmelt streamflow for 39 gauging stations across Colorado and determined the 40-year trends from 1981 to 2020 Most watersheds showed a trend towards an earlier start (34 watersheds) or end (29 watersheds) of snowmelt
Economics of Water Scarcity and Efficiency - MDPI Over the coming decades, global freshwater withdrawals are expected to grow, especially in low- and middle-income countries Unless there are significant improvements in the efficiency of water use by economies, freshwater stress, crises, and scarcity will worsen This paper explores further the economic relationship between water use efficiency and scarcity Because growing scarcity of
Glacies—A New Open Access Journal - MDPI Glacies means “the ice” in Latin [ ]Glacies means “the ice” in Latin Water is crucial for human life, and over 98% of the world’s freshwater is stored as ice The water molecule is also unique in that it expands when it freezes due to the small increase in the angle between hydrogen atoms As such, ice is less dense than liquid water, which has substantial implications Ice has a
Assessing Salinity Tolerance in Pinto Bean Varieties . . . - MDPI Salinity is an abiotic stress restricting agricultural crop production globally, in which salts inhibit plants’ ability to absorb water and nutrients Pinto beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L ) are very important in human nutrition and are sensitive to salinity The objective of this study was to assess the salinity tolerance of six pinto bean varieties by evaluating the effect of different salt
Validity of a Centrifuge-Based Method for Determining the Water . . . The water retention curve (WRC) determines important properties of growing media with respect to water dynamics However, the standard laboratory determination is time-consuming and laborious The objectives of this study were (i) to test the practical applicability of the centrifuge method as a quick test for a wide range of growing media, (ii) to compare a simple substitution method to
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