News tagged with lake basin
Giant stone-age axes found in African lake basin
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A giant African lake basin is providing information about possible migration routes and hunting practices of early humans in the Middle and Late Stone Age periods, between 150,000 and 10,000 ...
Numerical simulations of nutrient transport changes in Honghu Lake Basin
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2008 |
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Nutrients transported from catchments are one of the most important sources for lake eutrophication. The Honghu Lake Basin, located at the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, was chosen as the study area, the numerical simulations ...
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New Measurements of Toxics and Organics in Tahoe Smoke
Jul 10, 2008 |
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To better understand the effects of catastrophic wildfires on the Lake Tahoe ecosystem, UC Davis researchers will install a fourth state-of-the-art air sampler at Lake Tahoe on Monday.
Lake Tahoe Clarity Continues to Hold Steady in 2008
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 69.6 feet in 2008, according to UC Davis scientists who have monitored the lake since 1968. That keeps the clarity measurement in the range where ...
Freshwater herring had salty origin
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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East Africa’s Lake Tanganyika has a highly diverse fauna which closely resembles marine animals. A researcher at the University of Zurich has traced the origins of the freshwater herring of the Lake to a marine invasion which ...
Great Lakes slowly losing water
Jun 22, 2007 |
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Boaters on Lake Superior said the water is so low it appears the world's largest freshwater lake is disappearing.
Studies offers new picture of Lake Tahoe's earthquake potential
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2009 |
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For more than a decade, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been unraveling the history of fault ruptures below the cobalt blue waters of Lake Tahoe one earthquake at a time. ...
Orbiter discovers a possibly once-habitable ancient Mars lake
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 06, 2008 |
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Scientists studying images from The University of Arizona-led High Resolution Imaging Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have discovered never-before-seen impact "megabreccia" and a possibly ...
Warming Could Radically Change Lake Tahoe in 10 Years
Mar 24, 2008 |
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A new UC Davis study predicts that climate change will irreversibly alter water circulation in Lake Tahoe, radically changing the conditions for plants and fish in the lake -- and it could happen in 10 years.
Tasman Glacier retreat extreme
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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The Tasman Glacier is retreating faster than ever and will ultimately disappear, glaciologists at Massey University are warning.
Great Lakes compact languishes
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio are holding up work by lawmakers in six states on a compact covering Great Lakes water, environmentalists say.
Lake Tahoe Clarity Holds Steady in 2005
Aug 09, 2006 |
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The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 72.4 feet in 2005, according to UC Davis scientists who have monitored the lake since 1968. That keeps the clarity measurement in the range where it ...
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