Primary Convener:
Heather Golden, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development

Convener:
Emine Fidan, University of Tennesee
Qian Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program
Tim Covino, Montana State University

Chair:
Emine Fidan, University of Tennesee
Qian Zhang, Johns Hopkins University

Hydrologists, biogeochemists, ecologists, and watershed scientists continue to push the envelope within and across their disciplines, generating innovative hydrological and water quality science (e.g., related to nutrients and emerging contaminants) using novel measurement and modeling approaches. Recent advances in in-situ sensor and remote sensing technologies, for example, are generating environmental data with unprecedented temporal resolutions and spatial coverage. Access to these data has advanced scientific understanding and modeling capabilities in hydrology and water quality – including novel applications of machine and deep learning approaches. However, converting scientific information to real-world action that improves on-the-ground environmental and water quality management – and that fulfills broader impacts of federally funded scientific research – remains a challenge. In this session, we encourage presentations that highlight research at varying stages that aims to apply novel measurements, modeling approaches, and scientific innovations in hydrology and water quality to real world management solutions across multi-scale watersheds.

Index Terms
1831 Groundwater quality
1871 Surface water quality
1879 Watershed
1880 Water management

Co-Organized Sessions:
Biogeosciences

Cross-Listed:
B - Biogeosciences

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering