Hydrology articles from across Nature Portfolio

Statistical analyses show that terrestrial groundwater levels affect redox potential in salt marshes, highlighting the importance of upland–marsh hydraulic connectivity in influencing marsh biogeochemistry and ecological function.

Wildfires can increase lake carbon concentrations by up to double, mostly in the form of dissolved organic carbon, according to analyses of carbon in fire-disturbed and control lakes across Quebec and Minnesota.

Statistical analyses show that terrestrial groundwater levels affect redox potential in salt marshes, highlighting the importance of upland–marsh hydraulic connectivity in influencing marsh biogeochemistry and ecological function.

Groundwater drains to the land surface, generating the baseflow of streams, lakes, and wetlands. The hydrologic resilience of baseflow during prolonged dry periods and after disturbance can be assessed with evolving remote sensing analysis paired with localized monitoring of groundwater drainage features and creative model calibration strategies.

Climate strategies focus primarily on carbon, largely ignoring the destabilized water cycle that’s amplifying disasters and accelerating climate change. Slow Water projects can reverse this trend.