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Where are we doing it?

Here is an overview of the locations we are currently collecting data. Click on 'More details' to find out what we collect and how we use it. The data gathered at these field sites are used in many aspects of our research.

Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona

The highly variable monsoon rainfall makes the Santa Catalina Mountains, north of Tucson, AZ, an excellent setting to study travel time distributions and water 'age'. With a peak elevation over 9000 ft (nearly 7000 ft above the surrounding desert), the range wrings out a considerable amount of moisture from moist air masses. As a result, there are a number of perrenial streams that create deep, rocky gorges. Using various chemical and physical measures, we can determine how long it takes for water to move through these canyons. More details...

Valles Caldera, New Mexico

This unique setting in northern New Mexico is both highly scenic and offers many scientific opportunities. The area is a volcanic caldera (large collapse feature associated with a catastrophic eruption). There are many internal domes (including the main resurgent dome, called Redondo Peak) that provide an excellent opportunity to study the influence of aspect and energy inputs on hydrological process and catchment characteristics. More details...

Northern Thailand/Southern China

The present study focuses on the local-scale effects that land-cover and land-use change (LCLUC) has on hydrology in montane mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA). The project is imbedded within a larger study investigating the implications of LCLUC on regional moisture and energy fluxes at the global scale. More details...

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Peter A. Troch
Department of Hydrology and Water Resources
John W. Harshbarger Building 		1133 E James E. Rogers Way Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 626-1277 Fax: (520) 621-1422
patroch@hwr.arizona.edu

 
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