2013 News
December 2013
Research Assistantships available to work with SSCZO
11 Dec 2013 - Up to four research assistantships are available for Fall 2014 for work SSCZO. Apply by January 15, or December 15 for early consideration!
AGU all week! Southern Sierra CZO presentations
09 Dec 2013 - The AGU conference in San Francisco runs all this week! Check out more than a dozen presentations, posters and events from the Southern Sierra...
November 2013
Career Opportunities: NSF Program Director, Hydrologic Sciences, Rotator; two (2) Openings
12 Nov 2013 - The Division of Earth Sciences has two vacant rotator positions in the Hydrologic Sciences program of the Surface Earth Processes (SEP)...
Potential for Rim fire ash runoff raises water quality concerns for Stanislaus County
09 Nov 2013 - Ash and sediment from last summer's Rim fire threaten water runoff in valley. M. Conklin says it's part of a larger problem for water supplies.
September 2013
Data from a few Sierra Nevada white firs give clues to fate of species
13 Sep 2013 - A feature on the Critical Zone Tree-1, exploring climate change implications for white fir species
August 2013
Smart sensors can measure pretty much anything
12 Aug 2013 - Network of iPhone-size devices keeps tabs on state water supply
2013 August Public Field Trip featured in local newspaper
09 Aug 2013 - Mountain Press covers the 2013 August Public Field trip to the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory site.
July 2013
Sustaining Earth’s Critical Zone - Report from 2011 International CZ Meeting
29 Jul 2013 - International CZ science community outlines interdisciplinary research needed to address land use changes, climate change, and biodiversity decline
Discoveries in the Critical Zone: Where Life meets Rock
11 Jul 2013 - The National Science Foundation's Cheryl Dybas recently finalized a new report entitled "Discoveries in the Critical Zone: Where Life meets...
June 2013
InTeGrating CZO Science
06 Jun 2013 - During the week of May 19, five faculty members interested in Critical Zone science traveled to Northfield, MN to participate in an InTeGrate...
May 2013
Opportunity: Vacancy-NSF Section Head, Surface Earth Processes (EAR)
16 May 2013 - Job Title: Section Head, Surface Earth Processes Section Agency: National Science Foundation Job Announcement Number: ...
April 2013
Sabbatical Opportunity at WyCEHG
17 Apr 2013 - Distinguished Sabbatical Visitor Fellowship The Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics (WyCEHG) invites applications for the...
Cyberseminar-Nutrient Deserts of the Sierra Nevada and Their Effects on Life, Soil & Topography
05 Apr 2013 - CZO Cyberseminar was hosted by Dr. Cliff Riebe and students, University of Wyoming on April 18th
AGU Chapman Conference on Soil-mediated Drivers of Coupled Biogeochemical and Hydrological Processes
04 Apr 2013 - Biosphere II, Tucson AZ. 21-24 Oct. 2013.
March 2013
High school students visit Providence site for research project
19 Mar 2013 - High school students from the Fresno area conduct research at the Providence site on snowpack depth and density - and how those vary around trees.
Watershed-scale Experimental Design (KREW webinar)
19 Mar 2013 - Research Ecologist Carolyn Hunsaker presented a USFS Landscape Science webinar on the Kings River Experimental Watershed on March 19th. This hourly...
Our View: Some topics to think about today [Thoughts on the local economy]
04 Mar 2013 - We typically use this space for a thumbs up- thumbs down approach and then once a month to offer some numbers of interest. Today's theme is...
Third snow survey shows continuing dry conditions
01 Mar 2013 - SACRAMENTO -- Snow surveyors today confirmed that water content in the mountain snowpack is well below normal for the date. {embed1} The...
February 2013
Research Week Highlights Cutting-Edge Work
27 Feb 2013 - Annual display of varied research includes scientific discussions with students and faculty, a symposium by the Sierra Nevada Research Institute and a
Goldschmidt 2013, Session 16B: Probing the Critical Zone
25 Feb 2013 - Submit an abstract by 12 April for Session 16B: Probing the Critical Zone, to be held at Goldschmidt 2013 in Florence, Italy 25-30 August 2013.
UC Merced is bustling with students and wildlife
21 Feb 2013 - The new Vernal Pool Reserve is featured by ABC local affiliate KSFN. MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- UC Merced is bustling with nearly 6,000 students,...
Modesto, Turlock irrigation districts aren’t studying climate change
19 Feb 2013 - Those in charge of the Tuolumne River, the lifeblood of much of Stanislaus County, feel like they're under siege. The Modesto and Turlock...
Post-Doctoral Position in Mountain Hydrology and Water Chemistry
19 Feb 2013 - The University of California at Santa Barbara and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service are recruiting for a post- doctoral research position in hydrology...
Water jobs of the future
16 Feb 2013 - Two of the most common themes on our Opinions pages are jobs and water. Today, we put them together, taking note of a study, released last week,...
UC Merced has enrollment increase; parking concerns
16 Feb 2013 - ABC local affiliate KSFN feature on space constraints due to rising enrollment. MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Students at UC Merced are raising...
UC Merced professor urges more meteor awareness
15 Feb 2013 - MERCED -- It is possible to track and know when a meteor is coming toward Earth, said a retired astronomy professor who teaches general education...
Big Data & Mountain Water Supplies
14 Feb 2013 - Roger Bales presents at the Streams, Gardens, and Clouds: Visualizing Dynamic Data for Engagement, Education & the Environment conference
January 2013
Erin Stacy joins the SSCZO and SNRI teams as Education, Outreach, and Communications Coordinator
18 Jan 2013 - Erin Stacy joins the Southern Sierra CZO (SSCZO) and Sierra Nevada Research Institute as a research associate for Education, Outreach and...
Post-doctoral researcher Adrian Harpold funded to accomplish cross-CZO science
11 Jan 2013 - Harpold awarded an NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship for a research and education program that spans 3 western Critical Zone Observatories
In Memoriam: Frederick Scatena 1954-2013
02 Jan 2013 - Frederick Scatena, PI of the Luquillo CZO, died peacefully at home on January 2, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. We mourn the loss.
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