Artificial DNA in hydrology

The use of artificial DNA (artDNA) in hydrological applications is becoming increasingly popular, either in dissolved form (dissolved artDNA) or encapsulated and protected by a layer (encDNA). DNA can be detected even at low concentrations and offers the ability to create numerous uniquely identifiable DNA labels, making it ideal for a wide...

Transit Time Estimation in Catchments: Recent Developments and Future Directions

Water transit time is now a standard measure in catchment hydrological and ecohydrological research. The last comprehensive review of transit time modeling approaches was published 15+ years ago. But since then the field has largely expanded with new data, theory and applications. Here, we review these new developments with focus on water-age...

Measuring horizontal groundwater flow with distributed temperature sensing along cables installed with direct-push equipment

The pressure on groundwater systems, especially in coastal regions, increases as the population rapidly grows. In these regions, management of water tables and fluxes is important to minimize droughts, salt-water intrusion, and flooding. Proper management of such groundwater systems requires knowledge of how groundwater responds to water...

Ecohydrologic separation alters interpreted hydrologic stores and fluxes in a headwater mountain catchment

Recent studies have demonstrated that compartmentalized pools of water preferentially supply either plant transpiration (poorly mobile water) or streamflow and groundwater (highly mobile water) in some catchments, a phenomenon referred to as ecohydrologic separation. The omission of processes accounting for ecohydrologic separation in standard...

A tracer aided study on silicon chemistry in biological systems

Silicon (Si) is omnipresent in nature, and it is involved in important but diverse roles in a broad range of organisms, including diatoms, higher plants and humans. Some organisms, like the diatoms, need high amounts of silicon, and master silicon chemistry to a high extend using several enzymes. Other organisms which need silicon as an...

Dynamics of foam in porous media

Rivierbocht model, voorbereiding tracermeting

Door de vakgroep Rivier en Verkeerswaterbouwkunde wordt onderzoek uitgevoerd met betrekking tot de bodemligging in rivierbochten. Hiertoe worden proeven uitgevoerd in een gekromde goot in het laboratorium voor vloeistofmechanica. Een belangrijk facet hierbij is de verdeling van het zandtransport over de breedte. Onderzocht wordt op het ogenblik...

Measurement equipment and techniques used in studying radionuclide movement in the Columbia river estuary

Columbia River estuary is being conducted by the U.S . Geological Survey. The necessity for information on water discharge, suspended and bed sediments, and radioactivity prompted the development of new measurement techniques and equipment suitable for estuarine conditions. Flow velocities and directions throughout the entire depth at a single...