WERC - Water and Environmental Research Center

@arctic_ubetula @Toolik Preparation work for snowmelt gauging in the Arctic takes a dedicated team. Thank you @arctic_ubetula and @Toolik for continuing support and hard work! More than 30 years of data @werc_uaf @INE_Research : ine.uaf.edu/werc/imnavait

A uniquely Arctic problem that Alaska needs to pay attention to. Let’s make sure the science/engineering needed to mitigate is ⁦well funded ⁦@INE_Research⁩ @TundraTime⁩ ⁦@USGS_Water⁩ ⁦@ArcticCouncil⁩ ⁦⁦@COP_Alaska⁩ ⁦ nature.com/articles/s4146…

Upasana @UpasanaArora19 shared her research work on microbial communities in glaciers at the One Health, One Future conference @UAF_COHR She’s working with @srijan_ak on a collaborative project addressing water quality in Alaska. @werc_uaf @ArcticBiology @uafairbanks

Nice animation! #AGUpubs

Did you ever wonder how much carbon is stored in the terrestrial ecosystems of Patagonia? We answered this question for the Chilean part by using available data. Download the paper in Austral Ecology for a limited time here: doi.org/10.1111/aec.13…

Inconnu (sheefish) are a vital food source for Indigenous and rural people in Northwest Alaska. How are the fish's movements being impacted by #ClimateChange? Right now, Kevin Fraley and @ArcticWCS are placing satellite tags on the fish to find out.

Arctic permafrost regions saw rapid industrialization over the last century. While infrastructure risks from thawing permafrost are known, much less so are contamination risks from industrial legacies at thousands of sites on the verge of permafrost thaw: doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Just in! Our collaborative @EnvSciTech article on the potential of UV-equipped photocatalytic membrane reactors for treating micropollutant-contaminated water is now published! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

#SnowEx2023 Alaska March campaign is successfully completed. A big thank you to our incredible team of 40+ participants for their hard work and dedication in collecting airborne and ground-based snow data in Boreal Forest and #Arctic tundra. @NASA #SnowEx Photo by Kelly Elder.

SnowEx had a successful couple of weeks both here in Fairbanks and up north around Toolik where Sveta Stuefer ⁦@WaterSnowIce2⁩ collected samples uaf.edu/news/dozens-de…

Proud to be invited as a panelist to discuss my efforts and experiences of making science and fieldwork more family-friendly! Please join us and register by clicking the link below.

Out now! New high resolution aggregated database of pan-Arctic river catchments and small watersheds. essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/54…

Yup. This happened.

Dr. Sveta Steufer @WaterSnowIce2 and a portion of the #SnowEx2023 field crew arrived in @Toolik last night. It was +40F when they arrived! Wonder how often it is that warm on the Slope in early March?

After 2 days of safety and measurements training in Fairbanks, #SnowEx2023 #SnowExAlaska participants split in 2 group - one group stayed in boreal forest; second group drove 360 miles north to @Toolik to get ready for arctic tundra snow measurements @INE_Research @werc_uaf @NASA

LOL can't unsee that

Seeing glaciers shrink over time is dramatic & visibly apparent. What about how glacial melt/loss affects watershed geochemistry? In her first peer-reviewed lead author paper Tiffany Gatesman addresses this in the Jarvis Creek watershed of Alaska. doi.org/10.1016/j.chem…

We had a fabulous time working with middle school students this week! Students helped us build and install sediment sensors on the Tanana River so we can figure out how sediment moves (or doesn't!) underneath river ice. Read the full story here: fresheyesonice.org/ice.../2023/ja…

WERC student-led research shows water treatment in rural Alaska uses 12-26x more energy than the US average which translates to close to 100x more in cost to rural Alaskans. Lets work on solutions! pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.102… @uafairbanks @uafcrcd @AlaskaDEC @AKNativeNews

Great to see films about Arctic research being nominated for the Oscars. Congrats to @ArcticWCS for their part in this amazing film and walrus conservation.