Integrated Eastern Slopes Rivers (ESR) Climate – Groundwater – Surface Water Assessment

In this project, snapshot and time series data of river flow and climate will be integrated with groundwater levels, geochemistry, and isotopic composition to 1) evaluate groundwater residence times, flow pathways, and fluxes of groundwater contributions to rivers; 2) investigate groundwater-surface water interactions among connected alpine lakes, springs, glaciers, and river and groundwater systems; and 3) evaluate annual to decadal-scale changes in alpine watershed hydrology induced by climate change.