River
Black carbon found in the Amazon River reveals recent forest burnings
Besides swathes of destroyed vegetation, forest fires in Amazonia leave their imprint on the Amazon River and its tributaries. Incomplete burning of trees…
Measuring snow persistence can help predict streamflow
In a new study, a team of researchers at Colorado State University found that snow persistence — the amount of time snow remains on the ground — can be used…
Research trip to the mouth of the Amazon River: on the trail of the ocean’s material cycle
The Amazon River is almost 7,000 km long and is not only tremendously abundant but it also transports large quantities of trace metals such as iron and copper…
Researchers measure record erosion on Alaskan riverbank
According to estimates, Alaska's thawing permafrost soils cost the USA several 100 million dollars every decade – primarily because airports, roads, pipelines…
Comparing nutrient pollution: the Indian Pamba River and the Weser
Researchers from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) have conducted measurements in a densely populated river basin in India. Besides…
Last chance for oasis in China's desert
The Tarim basin in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China is unique. No other natural landscape is located as far from the ocean. It has an extremely dry…