The Water Cycle Center is a cooperation between U.S. Geological Survey and academic partners in the Northeast that studies complete water cycles and watersheds, from mountaintops to shorelines, concentrating on freshwater ecosystems. This research advances the understanding of processes that determine water availability and is needed to best address future water resource challenges.
The center’s work focuses on how freshwater ecosystems with diverse industries, water use, and geological surroundings influence local watersheds. Research projects consider all facets of the water cycle and address certain scientific needs associated with flooding, snowmelt, drought, groundwater recharge, water management, and harmful algal blooms.
The USGS mission to deliver timely, actionable science is enhanced by cooperating with academic partners. This Center uses authorized USGS funding authorities to support priority research focused on water resource issues.
Current Funded Projects
| PROJECT TITLE | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | WATER RESOURCE UNIVERSITY |
| Identifying Climate Drivers of Water-Cycle Changes in the U.S. Northeast and Their Impact on Evapotranspiration, Groundwater Recharge Patterns, and Groundwater-Surface Water Connectivity | David F. Boutt; dboutt@umass.edu | University of Massachusetts |
| Synthesis of Information on Effects of Climate Change on the Water Cycle in the Northeastern Region of the United States | Sean M.C. Smith; sean.m.smith@maine.edu | University of Maine |
| Revolutionizing Understanding of Hydrologic Processes: Harnessing Computer Vision for Advanced Flood Forecasting in Urban Environments. | Elizabeth Carter, ekcarter@syr.edu | Syracuse University |
| Effects of Changing Winter Conditions on Snowmelt Runoff and Infiltration in the Northeastern U.S. | Aaron Mohammed; aamohamm@syr.edu | Syracuse University |
| Optimizing Multi‐Use Water Management Decisions Under Global Change Using Integrated Hydrologic Models | Brian Rahm; bgr4@cornell.edu | Cornell University |
| Disentangling the complex response of rivers and floodplains to a shifting hydrologic regime for improved prediction of inundation and erosion hazards | Rebecca M. Diehl; Rebecca.diehl@uvm.edu | University of Vermont |
| Dynamics of Algal Populations and Alteration by Extreme Hydrologic Regimes | Ana M. Morales-Williams; ana.morales@uvm.edu | University of Vermont |
| Using sensors to monitor temporal dynamics and drivers of winter nutrient and chloride loading in Vermont watersheds of different land-uses. | Andrew Schroth; aschroth@uvm.edu | University of Vermont |
The Water Cycle Center is a cooperation between U.S. Geological Survey and academic partners in the Northeast that studies complete water cycles and watersheds, from mountaintops to shorelines, concentrating on freshwater ecosystems. This research advances the understanding of processes that determine water availability and is needed to best address future water resource challenges.
The center’s work focuses on how freshwater ecosystems with diverse industries, water use, and geological surroundings influence local watersheds. Research projects consider all facets of the water cycle and address certain scientific needs associated with flooding, snowmelt, drought, groundwater recharge, water management, and harmful algal blooms.
The USGS mission to deliver timely, actionable science is enhanced by cooperating with academic partners. This Center uses authorized USGS funding authorities to support priority research focused on water resource issues.
Current Funded Projects
| PROJECT TITLE | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | WATER RESOURCE UNIVERSITY |
| Identifying Climate Drivers of Water-Cycle Changes in the U.S. Northeast and Their Impact on Evapotranspiration, Groundwater Recharge Patterns, and Groundwater-Surface Water Connectivity | David F. Boutt; dboutt@umass.edu | University of Massachusetts |
| Synthesis of Information on Effects of Climate Change on the Water Cycle in the Northeastern Region of the United States | Sean M.C. Smith; sean.m.smith@maine.edu | University of Maine |
| Revolutionizing Understanding of Hydrologic Processes: Harnessing Computer Vision for Advanced Flood Forecasting in Urban Environments. | Elizabeth Carter, ekcarter@syr.edu | Syracuse University |
| Effects of Changing Winter Conditions on Snowmelt Runoff and Infiltration in the Northeastern U.S. | Aaron Mohammed; aamohamm@syr.edu | Syracuse University |
| Optimizing Multi‐Use Water Management Decisions Under Global Change Using Integrated Hydrologic Models | Brian Rahm; bgr4@cornell.edu | Cornell University |
| Disentangling the complex response of rivers and floodplains to a shifting hydrologic regime for improved prediction of inundation and erosion hazards | Rebecca M. Diehl; Rebecca.diehl@uvm.edu | University of Vermont |
| Dynamics of Algal Populations and Alteration by Extreme Hydrologic Regimes | Ana M. Morales-Williams; ana.morales@uvm.edu | University of Vermont |
| Using sensors to monitor temporal dynamics and drivers of winter nutrient and chloride loading in Vermont watersheds of different land-uses. | Andrew Schroth; aschroth@uvm.edu | University of Vermont |