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Nov 30, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Wetlands store less carbon than we thought.
How do we know this, and what does this mean?
A thread 🧵
@USGS research shows past studies overestimated the amount of soil organic carbon stored in wetlands across the US. This form of carbon storage affects water availability, so miscalculating SOC makes water models less accurate.
Nov 28, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
It's time to #GageYourKnowledge!
Which USGS streamgage are we talking about?
Here are three hints 🔍
1️⃣ The first peak streamflow estimates at this gage date back to 1871
2️⃣ It is a Federal Priority Streamgage
3️⃣ This gage measures flow entering a @usbr reservoir
Tweet your guess! 👇 We’ll post the answer tomorrow.