hydrology

Bog breathing: the extent of peat shrinkage and expansion on blanket bogs in relation to water table, heather management and dominant vegetation and its implications for carbon stock assessments

Journal article / This study assessed the magnitude of and potential for bog-breathing to influence carbon stock calculations under field and laboratory conditions.

Thinking like a water model

Perspective / An innovative water management exercise fostered hands-on learning in Cambodia at a workshop held through the Sustainable Water Partnership.

Unravelling past impacts of climate change and land management on historic peatland development using proxy-based reconstruction, monitoring data and process modelling

Journal article / Modelling moisture conditions to understand past climate-driven peatland development and carbon budgets together with likely management impacts.

Create expert water models more easily with new version of WEAP

Feature / A major update to SEI’s flagship water modelling tool enables policy-makers and researchers to more easily determine watershed boundaries and river pathways.

Global water governance and climate change: Identifying innovative arrangements for adaptive transformation

Journal article / This CADWAGO paper analyses nine water governance case studies to help illustrate some of the underlying perspectives in water governance.

Groundwater Level Dynamics in Bengaluru City, India

Journal article / This paper analyzes the behavior of Bengaluru's groundwater system, using data from 154 locations throughout the city.

With new model, Bolivia can better address a growing water crisis

Feature / SEI researchers recently unveiled the first comprehensive model of Bolivia’s rivers, lakes and streams, as part of the Bolivia National Water Balance.

Case study on sediment in the Mekong River Basin: Current state and future trends

SEI report / Sediment carriage and deposition in the Mekong River have been altered in part by infrastructure development, riverbed mining and climate change.

Ventura River

Project / SEI is building the Ventura Water Allocation Model (VWAM) using SEI’s flagship WEAP software for the Ventura River watershed in California.