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Joe Shannon

@variablesource.bsky.social

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Making it easier for managers to restore and enhance hydrologic function on the landscape in the face of the wildfire crisis. Otherwise nightscape photos, woodworking, biking. Located in RhodeSkyland, working on western landscapes. Banner: TheAwkwardYeti

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Joe Shannon @variablesource.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I’m not going to make it to AGU this year. Made it to AFE in NOLA this week instead. I found this monument on the shores of the Mississippi River there.

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Joe Shannon @variablesource.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

“More a comment than a question” #AGU24

A close up picture of a venus fly trap jaws.

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Joe Shannon @variablesource.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

Hang in there little sensor #WaterSciCon24

A small solar panel and sensor enclosure standing in fast moving flood waters.

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Joe Shannon @variablesource.bsky.social · 23/06/2024

Flying into the Twin Cities for #WaterSciCon24 and got treated to this appropriate view of the confluence of the MS and MN river showing the heavy sediment loads in the MN

Aerial view of the confluence of two large rivers. One river is colored due to suspended sediment and downstream of the confluence the boundary between the two flows remains clearly visible.

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Joe Shannon @variablesource.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Seems like Google’s terrain map could do with some extra filtering. I’m guessing it’s built off of a LiDAR product and in at least some areas (e.g. suburbs) buildings are not getting removed before processing the final map.

A hillshade map of a suburban neighborhood. Areas shaded as hills correspond to the placement of houses along the roads.

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Joe Shannon @variablesource.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

Had a fun #hydrology find on our hike yesterday. The signs of recent flooding were really clear: matted grass, debris hung up at the high water level, and sand deposits behind each exposed root. 💧1/3

A hiking trail next to a small stream. Arrows point to signs of recent flooding including debris hung at the high water mark, matted grass, and sand deposits downstream of each exposed root.

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