John McPhee’s Short Essay About A 1972 Rockefeller Civil Service Award Winner - Dr. Luna Leopold, The First Chief Hydrologist At The USGS
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https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/rockefeller-public-service-awards-washington-dc-19580430 <--JFK's 1958 speech at the Rockerfeller Civil Service Awards
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/lessons-learned-a-legend-luna-leopolds-view-river <-- shared details of Dr. Luna Leopold from the USGS
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https://fiddlrts.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-patch-by-john-mcphee.html <-- shared details of The Patch, by John McPhee
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https://eos.org/opinions/luna-b-leopold-geoscience-pioneer <--shared EOS retrospective of Dr Leopold
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I was reading - with a mug of tea - The Patch (link above) by John McPhee, a decades-old favourite author of mine - and came across this short essay amongst many fine others…
#spatial #datalover #measurements #metrics #hydrology #water #fedservice #fedscience #LunaLeopold #hydrologist #crossdiscipline #RockefellerCivilServiceAward #USGS #JohnMcPhee #writing #readingforpleasure #mission #opendata #mapping #waterresources #watersecurity #wateruse #watermanagement
@USGS

Wet overflow a winter hazard in Alaska
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While following a snowmachine trail recently, my dog and I came to a low spot that looked like a swimming pool filled with ice water. The air temperature was about 5 degrees F.

Rather than plunge in, my dog and I followed the faint bike-and-boot tracks of friends who had snuck across an ice bridge on the upstream...
https://alaska-native-news.com/wet-overflow-a-winter-hazard-in-alaska/72799/
#overflow #water #best #hydrologist #aufeis

Wet overflow a winter hazard in Alaska - Alaska Native News

While following a snowmachine trail recently, my dog and I came to a low spot that looked like a swimming pool filled with ice water. The air temperature was about 5 degrees F. Rather than plunge in, my dog and I followed the faint bike-and-boot tracks of friends who had snuck across an ice bridge […]

Alaska Native News

From our What We Love series. We asked #Florida Gulf Coast University-based Laura Montalvo what she loves about #CriticalZone research. As a #hydrologist she's fascinated by how #water is behaving when we can't see it.

#CriticalZone #EnvironmentalScience

https://youtube.com/shorts/7QEOhSiNdms

What we love about Critical Zone research: Laura Montalvo - Florida Gulf Coast University

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Velio was a colleague and a friend. An enthusiast #hydrologist who died surrounded by the #mountains he loved and studied with passion. He will not be forgotten. #avalance #risk #debrisflow https://www.cnr.it/it/news/11830/velio-coviello-ricercatore-cnr-irpi-vittima-della-valanga-in-valle-d-aosta
Velio Coviello, ricercatore Cnr-Irpi, vittima della valanga in Valle d'Aosta | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Hydrologist – Job Opportunity [USGS]
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https://www.usajobs.gov/job/715236800 <-- direct link to the USGS job posting, open to the public
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#job #jobdescription #jobalert #USGS #WSC #CWSC #watersciencecenter #federalgovernment #FederalService #USA #gischat #employment #employmentopportunity #employee #hydrology #water #fieldwork #jobposting #dataanalysis #travel #science #jobopportunity #vacancies #hydrologist
#USGS
[note that I can't supply any specific details beyond what is the listing]
Hydrologist

<strong>What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position?</strong><br> <br> Salary: $63,271 (Step 01) to $82,249 (Step 10); <strong>NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at </strong>the Step 01.<br>

USAJOBS

We're really proud of the work with the Environment Agency on massively expanding the #HydrologyData service and #HydrologyExplorer allowing you to dive into the world of #HydrologyData for #DataScience #Hydrologist and #InterestedCitizen users alike.

The updated service will be released soon

https://www.epimorphics.com/projects/hydrology-explorer/

Hydrology Data Explorer - Epimorphics

This application provides access to Environment Agency open hydrology data, including river flows, river levels, rainfall, groundwater levels and water quality readings for stations throughout England. We designed, built and run the service for the Environment Agency.

Epimorphics

More lawn #WateringRestrictions & cloudy #DrinkingWater could be on tap for the #BCLowerMainland in the decades to come if #ExtremeWeather patterns continue to #impact #reservoirs adversely, says a Metro #Vancouver field #hydrologist .

On March 15, Peter Marshall, a #MetroVancouver regional government field hydrologist, presented a #report on how extreme weather has accelerated a #rethink in #water #ResourceManagement

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/extreme-weather-events-accelerating-re-think-of-metro-vancouver-water-supply-6710781

#BritishColumbia #Canada #PNW #ClimateChange

Extreme weather events accelerating re-think of Metro Vancouver water supply

"I would say that there's been a series of wake-up calls over the last several years, in terms of anomalous weather events or unusual weather events."

Vancouver Is Awesome

The #UK Centre for #Ecology & #Hydrology is advertising several positions including:
- #FieldEcologist
- #WaterResources #Hydrologist
- #Research Associate #Avian #Ecologist
- Field Ecologist & Survey Manager
- Field #Botanist
- Research Associate #Spatial #DataAnalyst

https://ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Careers

#ConservationCareers #joboffer
@jobsecoevo

Good evening #Mastodon! In tonight's #connectionlist #connection #introduction, I'd like to introduce you to the following good folks of  

@cheryanne runs Great Australian Pods and is part of the #AusPods #AusPodSquad. She's into #digitalhumanities and #podcasts. (Oh, @ZenaAssaad and @eltwilliams you should say hello, the Algorithmic Futures podcast has been featured by Chery previously, from memory) 🇦🇺

@omicron_glyph is a #mathematics #student who loves #worldofwarcraft and #freesoftware #opensource #foss Hi there!

@dneary is based in 🇺🇸 by way of 🇫🇷 and 🇮🇪 Dia dhuit! He's into #devrel and #linux.

@is_googling is Sharon and she is based in 🇨🇦 and is into #data and #devsecops. She's a new #compsci #biosci grad, so say hello 👋

@mattcen is an incredible voice for diversity and inclusivity, and someone I've learned an enormous amount from. They are a #linux #sysadmin and part of the #poly community.

@OcreJulia is new to #Mastodon so say hello! 👋 They (not assuming pronouns) trained as a #hydrologist and are interested in the #environment.

@matthewlandauer does incredible things for #OpenAustralia Foundation. Originally a #physicist (hello @eltwilliams) and film #VFX, now working in areas like #opendata.

That's all for this evening, follow the #connectionlist hashtag or create your own list of folks we should follow ✨

Hi all- my #introduction.
#Melbourne #Naarm #single #dad #son #brother #hydrologist #Flood #Forecaster #Climate #Scientist #Former #Teacher #writer #poet #agnostic #spiritual #PubMusicFan
Born & live on Wurundjeri Woi wurrung country.
Favourite tree: E. regnans (mountain ash, swamp gum)
Favourite animal: platypus
Album: #Revolver
Book: #Cloudstreet
It’s strange to be alive. The mystery never leaves you.
(I pinned a story about this week glimpsing, for the first time, a platypus in the wild.)