Science news articles about 'water budget'

... and Stanford University revisits Earth's historical water budget. The results have just been published in the Proceedings ... ago. And, more consequentially, they have been able to approximate the ancient water budget. The researchers have done this by examining 3 ...

... coupled atmosphere and ocean models with respect to the water budget and compared the results with measurement data ... to 2006. "We found very big uncertainties in the global water budget estimates," says Kunstmann. The mean precipitations ...

... , pesticides, and pesticide degradates in surface and ground waters and mitigate the impacts of agriculture on the environment." At each ... the value of a thorough understanding of the hydrologic system and water budget for an agricultural setting when seeking to understand ...

... ). The SIYM first simulates crop yield using a water-budgeting algorithm and growing season weather conditions such as radiation, temperature, and rainfall. As such, yield values ...

... , but there are detectible differences in how different vegetation affects the water budget. Other research looks at factors affecting rooting depth for different soils, climates, and vegetation ...

... . "Our work shows that this is not the case. We need to know the water budget of our landscape, from gardens to forests to parks ... to do a more detailed valuation that includes the cost of water they're using," he says. "There are a lot of reforestation projects ...

... global temperatures and more intense heat waves on the water budgets of desert birds of differing sizes ... . The key observations that drive these conclusions are that (1) water is very scarce in deserts; (2) birds ...

... of statewide data is a problem not only for researchers but also for local water agencies wishing to learn from each other and develop ... those used to manage rivers, reservoirs and other surface waters. To balance their water budgets, some districts are shifting their focus ...