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Hydrologist at University of Bristol. Blues dancer/DJ. New Zealander Pronouns: he/him
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Robert “The Baste God” McNees
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Mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius was born
#OTD
in 1790. 🧪 🔭 He is best known for devising a surface that not even the New York Times could find a way to both-sides.
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Larisa Tarasova
3 days ago
Still some time to apply for a PhD position in my group
@ufz.de
in my group with the focus on streams, hydrometric and isotopic signatures and ML:
recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/32...
Looking forward for your applications 🤩
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Mark A. Hanson
7 days ago
We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain:
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain:
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly:
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
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Larisa Tarasova
20 days ago
We are looking for 2 PhDs in our
@dfg.de
#HydroSIGNs
project with
@sub-heterogenty.bsky.social
to study resilience of hydrological systems to
#global
change. Interested in merging large-sample analysis and field work to study these beautiful springs and the streams they feed? Apply via links below ⬇️
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Andreas Hartmann
15 days ago
Two exciting PhD positions available in a common project between my group
@tudresden.bsky.social
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@lytarasova.bsky.social
group
@ufz.de
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Giulio Castelli
25 days ago
What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision
Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03416-7
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
26 days ago
🎥 Our new webinar introduces UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2 and shares what’s next for FDRI data. Watch here 👉
youtu.be/JMZYzlLA_h8
Thanks to all the partners and the community effort making these datasets possible 👏🏼
#FDRI
#Hydrology
#EnvironmentalScience
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FDRI: Large-sample hydrology data webinar
YouTube video by UKCEH
https://youtu.be/JMZYzlLA_h8
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LIQUIDICE
27 days ago
Proud to present LIQUIDICE at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025 — one of the world’s key fora on the Arctic, climate, and sustainable innovation. Representatives of 3 LIQUIDICE partners joined global discussions on how science and technology can shape a resilient future of the Arctic. ❄️💧
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LIQUIDICE
about 1 month ago
LIQUIDICE is hiring a Postdoc to research green transition, glacier melt & climate adaptation in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland). 📍 University of Copenhagen (GAS group), ToRS 🕒 22-month contract starting ~ Feb 2026 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Dec 2025, 23:59 CET Info:
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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Postdoctoral position: green transition, melting glaciers and climate adaptation in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)
https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=165058
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
26 days ago
📣 Great news for UK hydrology! The UK Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has announced release of two new datasets: UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2. They provide access to sub-daily river flow and hydrometeorological data across 100s of UK catchments 🔗
fdri.org.uk/news/new-hyd...
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Izzy Jayasinghe
about 1 month ago
🤖 If you use LinkedIn, please be aware that they automatically use your profile to train their GenAI. To turn off, go to Settings > Data Privacy > Data for Gen AI improvements.
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EGU Hydrological Sciences Division
2 months ago
Mentors matter—especially in challenging times. The latest
#EGU
special issue Women in
#Hydrology
shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path. Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience. Check 👇
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...
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Women in Hydrology – The Story of a Special Issue
It was 2021, and we were not feeling good. COVID-19 was in full force. Personally we were experiencing lockdown conditions, disruptions to our work, schooling and childcare arrangements. Our social...
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs/2025/09/11/women-in-hydrology-the-story-of-a-special-issue/
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Dr Linda Speight
2 months ago
Two exciting opportunities to help shape UK flood hydrology just opened: 1. Join the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) for the UK Flood Hydrology Roadmap 2. Contribute to research ideas on the big questions for hydrology in a changing climate Find out more
shorturl.at/7bO9w
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Thomas House
2 months ago
This group of UK-based LGBTQIA+ and allied members of the UK mathematics community is self-organising to support mathematicians, and have a pun in their name, so are likely of interest to many peeps I know here!
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Siân Pearce
2 months ago
A friend has a student interesting in doing a PhD and is looking for some advice - mechanical engineering. Anyone able to spare a little time to chat to her?
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
2 months ago
📣 Closing soon! Senior Research Associate (2 yrs) at
@bristoluni.bsky.social
with the UK Floods & Droughts Research Infrastructure. Lead the Early Adopters Programme & help shape FDRI monitoring with UKCEH,
@bgs.ac.uk
&
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
. Apply by 17 Sep 🧪:
tinyurl.com/4hfhe93m
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Dr Linda Speight
2 months ago
I would encourage anyone who works in, or with, UK Hydrology to join this
@britishhydrosoc.bsky.social
webinar We'll be sharing project updates from the Flood Hydrology Roadmap and exciting news on how you can get involved Tue 16th September | 1030 - 1200 BST Register here:
m.bpt.me/event/6696408
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New paper alert :) "DECIPHeR-GW v1: a coupled hydrological model with improved representation of surface–groundwater interactions" A University of Bristol team led by Dr Yanchen Zheng
doi.org/10.5194/gmd-...
(seems like it's my month for groundwater modelling papers)
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DECIPHeR-GW v1: a coupled hydrological model with improved representation of surface–groundwater interactions
Abstract. Groundwater is a crucial part of the hydrologic cycle and the largest accessible freshwater source for humans and ecosystems. However, most hydrological models lack explicit representation o...
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-4247-2025
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New paper alert: "Application of a parsimonious large-scale distributed groundwater flow model to quantify inter-catchment groundwater flow" Led by Shams Rahman, with contributions from Francesca Pianosi, Thorsten Wagener,
@sub-heterogenty.bsky.social
and me.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
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I've just spent a month back in New Zealand. Such a pleasure to see Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki again 🥰 I've had a great time with family, saw a few friends, dropped in at NIWA (now ESNZ) for a day, and took some time out for myself 😁
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Jaishri Srinivasan 💧🔥
4 months ago
Okay, I'm having trouble finding reviewers for an article on river morphology and its impacts. Lots declined and 1 late 21 days. Can anybody suggest a reviewer or volunteer to review?
#AcademicSky
#GeoSky
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Jamie Shulmeister
5 months ago
A final reminder that we have a permanent position at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Assistant/Assoc Prof) level in Active
#Tectonics
and
#Geomorphology
at the University of Canterbury,
#NZ
. Closes on 28th June. Come join us.
#Geology
#hazards
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...
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Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology - University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
https://jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/ajid/wO5F9/Lecturer-Senior-Lecturer-in-Active-Tectonics-and-Geomorphology,26259
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British Hydrological Society
5 months ago
Come join us for this early careers symposium! Abstract submission closes THIS FRIDAY (June 13th).
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
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I found some ancient history today, on an old backup disk. 3 hours of video of me in 2006 teaching an "Introduction to Hydrology" course to my NIWA colleagues. Fascinating window into the past. If I can figure out how to convert the VLC files to mp4, I'll stick it on YouTube.
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Margaret Zimmer
5 months ago
Wrapping up your PhD? I’m planning to hire a postdoc in the next few months (start date flexible). Will start formally advertising soon, but you heard it here first!! Possible research topics include - critical zone hydrology, agricultural water quality, SW-GW interactions. Reach out if interested!
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Manuela Brunner
5 months ago
We are looking for a
#Postdoc
in 'hydrological modelling and climate impact assessments of extreme events'. Are you excited about
#flood
modeling and working on an applied project in the Canton of Valais? Apply here:
apply.refline.ch/273855/1743/...
@slfdavos.bsky.social
@usyseth.bsky.social
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Adriane Hövel
5 months ago
🚨New paper alert! We investigated the hydro-meteorological drivers of event runoff characteristics in three catchments with forest, grassland and agricultural land use, highlighting the differences in runoff generation mechanisms between land use types:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Hydro‐Meteorological Drivers of Event Runoff Characteristics Under Analogous Soil Moisture Patterns in Three Small‐Scale Headwater Catchments
Analogous soil moisture patterns and respective runoff patterns were identified by applying a novel time series-based pattern search. Wetness-derived variables were decisive for causing a similar run....
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.70173
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Research at Reading
6 months ago
England’s water crisis can’t be solved with reservoirs alone. Prof Hannah Cloke
@hancloke.bsky.social
explains why reducing leaks, rethinking demand and managing drought risk are just as vital.
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England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help - Connecting Research
https://rdg.ac/3ZJ1jrM
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Frederik Kratzert
6 months ago
Caravan News🐪🐫 I just published Version 1.6. The main update is that the source data for CAMELS-AUS was upgraded to CAMELS-AUS v2. This means more basins (561 vs 222) and more recent streamflow data (2022 vs 2014). All relevant links in thread 🧵 (please share/repost)
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Matthias Sprenger
6 months ago
This sounds like a great Postdoc opportunity working on isotope hydrology and ecohydrology of boreal landscapes with Hjalmar Laudon and Jim Kirchner at SLU
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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I haven't finished digesting this paper, but I think it has something interesting to say about how we build large-scale hydrological models and land surface models. Especially the "universal" models of everywhere.
www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
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Hayley Fowler
6 months ago
I'm advertising an 18-month post-doc position to produce a sub-daily blended rainfall dataset over the UK and Ireland - 28176 Research Assistant / Associate Islands of Britain and Ireland.
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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Research Assistant / Associate Islands of Britain and Ireland Climate Dataset
Research Assistant / Associate Islands of Britain and Ireland Climate Dataset
https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-Research-Assistant-Associate-Islands-of-Britain-and-Ireland-Climate-Dataset/1202625201/
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Someone at EGU to my colleague
@rodolfonobrega.bsky.social
: What kind of research does Ross do? Rodolfo: He dissects hydrographs! (I loved this description)
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Hilary McMillan
8 months ago
New paper! After much work by me and my students we created a global database of hundreds of research watersheds, and perceptual models of their hydrologic processes. We use the data to test classic theories on how climate and landscape control dominant processes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Global patterns in observed hydrologic processes - Nature Water
This study presents a global, searchable database of 400 research watersheds with published descriptions of dominant hydrologic flow pathways, supporting efficient hypothesis testing to investigate em...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-025-00407-w
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Temperature index modelling for snow. Does it work? Where does it do poorly? A study of >5500 locations in the northern hemisphere New preprint out in HESS led by Adrià Fontrodona-Bach, Bettina Schaefli, me, and Joshua R. Larsen
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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦
8 months ago
Academic interested in moving to Canada? 🇨🇦 Canada Excellence Research Chairs program is now live.
@ucalgary.bsky.social
is looking for (amongst others) senior research chair in Mountain Water Security. 🧪⚒️❄️
#academicsky
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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Competition 2026
https://research.ucalgary.ca/research/our-impact/canada-excellence-research-chairs-cerc/canada-excellence-research-chairs-cerc-competition-2026
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Wouter Berghuijs
8 months ago
Most catchments around the world retain a memory of the previous year, driven by nonlinear (hysteretic) storage processes
hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
written with
@rosswoodskiwi.bsky.social
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Annual memory in the terrestrial water cycle
Abstract. The water balance of catchments will, in many cases, strongly depend on its state in the recent past (e.g. previous days). Processes causing significant hydrological memory may persist at lo...
https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/1319/2025/
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Hilary McMillan
9 months ago
Are you a graduate student or postdoc interested in the GRS/GRC Catchment hydrology conferences this June? GRS Chair Ally Jacoby has just published this first-time attendees guide!
younghs.com/2025/03/03/a...
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A First-Time Attendee’s Guide to the 2025 Catchment Science Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Conference (GRC)
Written by Ally Jacoby When I first heard the Gordon Research Conference on Catchment Science described as ‘hydrology summer camp’, I was immediately sold on going. I attended for the first time in…
https://younghs.com/2025/03/03/a-first-time-attendees-guide-to-the-2025-catchment-science-gordon-research-seminar-grs-and-conference-grc/
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European Geosciences Union (EGU)
9 months ago
Hello Bluesky! EGU is pleased to be able to activate our account here, and share all the exciting news about the upcoming General Assembly:
#EGU25
, our
#OpenAccess
publications and more! Several of our Divisions will be making the move over from Twitter/X too, so keep an eye out for your favourites!
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Frederik Kratzert
9 months ago
That was much easier than expected, using SkyFeed. Here is a public feed for all posts mentioning
#EGU25
in the last 7 days. If you think other keywords would be good to add, let me know.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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British Hydrological Society
9 months ago
Hello! We haven't posted on here for a while. We've been reviewing our social media presence and have decided to shift away from 'X' and towards Blue Sky and LinkedIn. Excited to see what new things we find on here.
@britishhydrosoc.bsky.social
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Johnny Rich
9 months ago
The latest UCAS data (applications by the January 'equal consideration' deadline) suggest a 14% increase in applications to Engineering & Technology courses. It's the second double-digit surge in two years. Good news, right? Sadly, it's mostly not. Buckle in: 🧵1/27
www.ucas.com/undergraduat...
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
9 months ago
AGU stands with federal scientists. Read more on
fromtheprow.agu.org/standing-tog...
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CUAHSI
9 months ago
Wouter Knoben is featured in the February e-newsletter community guest column. Wouter discusses his work with the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) Perceptual Models Project.
www.cuahsi.org/community/ne...
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Young Hydrologic Society
9 months ago
The Young Hydrologic Society is on Bluesky now!✨ We, like many other scientific societies, decided to join the Bluesky platform. The scope of this account will be the same as before: We'll post updates on conferences, workshops, seminars, webinars, vacancies, etc. Follow us for updates! Cheers!
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Catherine Sheard
10 months ago
If you're a non-UK scientist who wants to come to the UK for a postdoc, this year's Newton Fellowships are now open. You'll need a lab to host you (which could be me, but truly, could be any PI, so get in touch with someone you'd like to work with!)
royalsociety.org/grants/newto...
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Newton International Fellowships | Royal Society
This fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.
https://royalsociety.org/grants/newton-international/
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Fellowships (early career) available to come for 2 years to the UK! Large sample hydrology? Snow hydrology? Flood hydrology? Talk to me!
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dag
11 months ago
"Twelfth Night Till Candlemas" The story of a 40 year book-quest and of its remarkable ending And about goblins and Christmas; the perils of ChatGPT; and the real value of librarians and so on Substack
emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...
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davidallengreen.com/2024/12/twel...
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