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Ryan Webb

@webbhydrology.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at University of Wyoming. Mountain Hydrology, snow hydrology, snow science, hydrologic impacts of wildfire. Webbhydrology.weebly.com

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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Be sure to check out this great student competition and share with any students so they can get awarded for their great ideas!!!
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are hiring a Ph.D. student to begin Fall 2027! The project will focus on modeling snowmelt infiltration and runoff processes at the hillslope scale. More info available here: findajob.agu.org/job/8028139/...
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Fully Funded PhD in Mountain Hydrology at University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming job with University of Wyoming Department of Civil Engineering | 8028139
The Mountain Hydrology Research group at the University of Wyoming is hiring 1 Ph.D. student to start in Fall of 2027 for an NSF funded project.
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
AGU26: Submit your work to C023: Monitoring and Modeling Wet Snow and Firn: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications. We welcome abstracts on observations, remote sensing, modeling, meteorological drivers, and the hydrologic and societal impacts of wet snow/firn. 🔗 agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...
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Monitoring and Modeling Wet Snow and Firn: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications
Wet snow and firn pose myriad challenges, from avalanche risks to reduced surface stability for snow- and ice-based transportation. They are also an increasingly common symptom of warmer winters and e...
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
New Review Paper in WRR: The importance of lateral flow through snow in hydrological processes globally. doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
New paper in WRR: Snow Sublimation Significantly Decreases Following Stand-Replacing Fire With Minor Water Balance Impacts From Forest Thinning in a Water Limited Forest. find it here: doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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Snow Sublimation Significantly Decreases Following Stand‐Replacing Fire With Minor Water Balance Impacts From Forest Thinning in a Water Limited Forest
Snow sublimation is significantly reduced following a wildfire A thinning prescription that targeted ladder fuels and white fir had minimal impacts on sublimation and the overall water balance
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AGU Cryosphere Section @agucryo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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AGU Cryosphere Section @agucryo.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Deadline: THIS FRIDAY! Flash Freeze is happening again! This is a great opportunity for students to receive funding to pursue their own ideas. Competition presentations will take place on Thursday, December 18th. More info. here: connect.agu.org/cryosphere/a...
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Awards - Cryosphere Sciences
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AGU Cryosphere Section @agucryo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Flash Freeze is happening again! This is a great opportunity for students to receive funding to pursue their own ideas. Apply by October 31st. If you're not a student, come support them and see their great presentations on Thursday December 18th. More info. here: connect.agu.org/cryosphere/a...
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AGU Cryosphere Section @agucryo.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Fieldwork Friday! Let's see those pictures of your field sites where you all are doing such awesome work.
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HYCLIMM - Hydrology & Climate Impacts Group @hyclimm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
🤩New paper from our team member @cchartierrescan.bsky.social entitled 'Snow drought propagation and its impacts on streamflow drought in the Alps' published on Environmental Research Letters! Big congrats! Check out more details here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #ClimateChange #Hydrology
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INSTAAR @instaar.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
❄️ New remote sensing paper combines optical and radar data to improve measurements of snow water equivalent (SWE) from space for mountain hydrology applications like water forecasts. Led by Jack Tarricone (NASA), co-authors include Ross Palomaki & Karl Rittger doi.org/10.34133/rem...
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Investigating the Impact of Optical Snow Cover Data on L-Band InSAR Snow Water Equivalent Retrievals | Journal of Remote Sensing
No single remote sensing technique can accurately measure snow water equivalent (SWE) from space for mountain hydrology applications. To address this challenge in SWE monitoring, we evaluated a multis...
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Mark Raleigh @civilgingineer.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
My latest research on snow monitoring and water supply forecasting has just been published with @springernature.com in Communications Earth & Environment (@commsearth.nature.com). We found greater improvements from measuring snow in the "right places" rather than everywhere. Read here: rdcu.be/eASXF
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Snow monitoring at strategic locations improves water supply forecasting more than basin-wide mapping
Communications Earth & Environment - Adding snowpack measurements at strategic locations outperforms spatially complete surveys for water supply prediction, outlining a cost-effective strategy...
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CUAHSI @cuahsi.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Apply for 2026 Snow Measurement Field School, opening late Aug! Snow School, taking place in Granby, CO, Jan 5–9, is a hands-on field workshop. Participants gain fundamental training in snow measurement techniques, to build the skills needed for high-quality fieldwork. www.cuahsi.org/workshops/sn...
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Hotels sure do fill up fast for AGU. I'm glad I was able to get in there pretty quickly this morning.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Once again, the reality is that new reservoirs are far, far more expensive than water conservation, recycling, expanding groundwater recharge, and improving efficiency. www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/26/p...
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Water district drops plan to build largest new Bay Area reservoir since 1998 amid cost overruns, delays
Santa Clara Valley Water District halts work on $3.2 billion Pacheco Reservoir after already spending $100 million
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 27/08/2025
From sheep growing better wool under solar panels to matcha prices soaring with the heat: here’s this week’s surprising mix of climate news, and something you can do about it today!
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Solar panels lead to better...wool?
Sheep and solar panels, our favorite foods at risk, and how to find climate-friendly rebates
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Fall semester kickoff BBQ was a success. We are welcoming 3 new members to the UWyo Mountain Hydrology team. (From L to R: Maggie Morgan, Roz Slichko, Drew Kellogg, me: Ryan Webb, Preetika Kaur, Francesco Pelligrini, and Teagan Kleman)
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Well, it happened. I was asked to review a paper that I am a co-author on. Granted, they spelled my name wrong so there is that.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yes, in 2021 JD Vance literally said "[W]e have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country... The professors are the enemy." And no, he wasn't joking. The video is chilling. bryanalexander.org/politics/the...
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“The professors are the enemy”: J.D. Vance on higher education
[W]e have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country. -JD Vance Greetings from a somewhat less infernal Virginia July day.  A storm front broke through our heat last night…
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Join our group! 2 more grad student positions in snow science. 1 MS and 1 PhD. Check out the details here: findajob.agu.org/job/8024935/...
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2 Graduate Student Positions in Mountain Hydrology focused on Snowmelt - University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming job with University of Wyoming Department of Civil Engineering | 8024935
The Mountain Hydrology Research group at the University of Wyoming is hiring 1 Ph.D. student and 1 M.S. to start in Fall of 2025 for an NSF funded ...
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I received word that my NSF CAREER proposal is being recommended for funding. Very exciting. This means more grad student opportunities! Check back or come see me at AGU for student opportunities in snow research.
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We are hiring a PhD student to start in May for a really cool project. This project focuses on improving snow hydrology for valuable streamflow forecasting. The position includes summer work with stakeholders that will increase student pay. More info. at: findajob.agu.org/job/8024869/...
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PhD Assistantship in Hydrology - University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming job with University of Wyoming Department of Civil Engineering | 8024869
The Mountain Hydrology Research group & Irrigation Science & Management Center at the University of Wyoming are looking for a Ph.D. student to star...
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 03/06/2024
A great time of year for field work. Here's what the snow conditions looked like around the Sugarloaf field site in the Snowy Range last Friday.
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
Check out our new paper defining marginal snowpacks and future needs. It was great working with everyone on this. Let us know what you think! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
Monday morning fieldwork is a great way to start the week. I'm establishing a new regular pit and depth transect near in the Snowy Range near the Sugarload rec area.
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
Proud Dad moment. My son is the only kid in preschool that made his snowflakes six pointed. Granted, some were only 4 but I'm gonna let it slide.
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 14/12/2023
it's wild that R, the ubiquitous statistical computing language, was co-created by a Māori prof (Ross Ihaka) — and yet the vast majority of scientists who use R don't know this is like inventing the toaster. possibly the largest impact of a single member of an indigenous community on modern science
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 15/01/2024
Mapping changes in temperature: every year from 1850 to 2023 2023 was the warmest year on record. This 'small multiples' representation of observed changes in temperature show how the planet is heating rapidly almost everywhere.
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The PhD Place - Academic Community @thephdplace.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
Stop thinking of people as networks and try to build some genuine connections and friendships. That’s the best type of ‘networking’ you can do
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Lejo Flores, Ph.D. @hydrolejo.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
Will examines how microphsyics scheme choice in WRF influences simulated snowpack in mountain watersheds. Why microphysics? Because assumptions about cloud particle initiation, growth, aggregation, etc. ultimately influence fall speed, which is related to precipitation. 2/5
Conceptual diagram illustrating key microphysical process controls on orographic precipitation as a parcel moves across a mountain barrier. The lifting condensation level (LCL), temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), hydrometeor velocity (V), and advection distance (D) are depicted. Secondary controls on slope scale snow deposition/redeposition are also shown. Gray contours show hypothetical wind streamlines.
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 02/01/2024
A rough start to the winter snowpack for most of the western US. Hopefully the rest of us catch up to the Rio Grande - Elephant Butte River Basin soon (only basin above 100%)
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Congratulations to Alissa Choi, George Lu, and Mohammadd Shadab for being the 3 winners of this year's AGU Cryosphere Flash Freeze competition. All of the participants were great making it a tight competition.
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Those at AGU: be sure to check out the Cryosphere Flash Freeze student competition today at 1:00. Marriott Salon 1. Help support student ideas as they compete for funding of their awesome ideas!
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
I am here at AGU with a limited number of HOAR (Hydrologist Of Alpine Regions) hats available. I can also mail you one if I run out of them here at AGU. $15 each.
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Dylan Blaskey @dblaskey.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
If you are new to AGU fall meeting and it is feeling a bit daunting, the AGU Hydrology Section JEDI committee is hosting a learning/networking session on navigating the meeting. All disciplines are welcome. Also, there will be free food!!
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Paige S Becker, Ph.D. @paigeinabook.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
Going to #AGU23 for the first time? Or do you need a refresher on how to Fall Meeting? Check out this First Timer's Guide! (Nearly) everything you need to know to have a successful meeting curated by H3S members! www.agu-h3s.org/post/guide-f...
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Guide for First Time Attendees
Welcome! We’re glad you’re here! This guide was put together by members of the American Geophysical Union Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S) with help from the wider AGU community in hop...
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The Struggling Scientists @thestrugglings4.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
Close enough😅
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
I'm looking for judges for this year's AGU Cryosphere Flash Freeze student competition. The FF is Wed. at 1 pm this year. Judges score 2 minute presentations of ideas for cash awards. Please dm me if interested. Thanks!
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Paige S Becker, Ph.D. @paigeinabook.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
The Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S) of the American Geophysical Union is seeking new applicants for the 2024-2025 cycle! We're seeing applicants who are excited to support students and early career folks in the hydrologic community. Applications close Dec 31. Apply here: t.co/0Yw7wVa75b
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2024-2025 Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S) Application
The AGU Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S) seeks applications for membership positions. We invite all early career hydrologists to apply, including students (undergraduate, masters, doctoral...
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Please Follow the Official AP News Account @apnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
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Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
Worries about future water supplies from ancient aquifers are bubbling up in western rural Arizona. Some neighbors complain that their backyard wells have dried up since an Emirati agribusiness began farming alfalfa nearby.
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Paige S Becker, Ph.D. @paigeinabook.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
Don't forget there is a Water Science 💧 Feed here on Blue Sky! bsky.app/profile/did:... Use the 💧 or #waterscience #hydrology #watersci and it'll show up on there!
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding - Nature Reviews Materials
Higher education and research institutions are critical to the well-being and success of societies, meaning their financial support is strongly in the public interest. At the same time, value-for-mone...
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Lejo Flores, Ph.D. @hydrolejo.bsky.social · 16/11/2023
How much 💧/❄️ falls in the Upper Colorado River Basin and how well do we know that number? That's the questions Will Rudisill (with Rosemary Carroll and I along for the ride) sought to answer in his latest paper OA paper in EGU Geoscientific Model Development out today. A 🧵 1/9 🧪 #Hydrology
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Evaluating 3 decades of precipitation in the Upper Colorado River basin from a high-resolution regio...
Abstract. Convection-permitting regional climate models (RCMs) have recently become tractable for applications at multi-decadal timescales. These types of models have tremendous utility for water reso...
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Paige S Becker, Ph.D. @paigeinabook.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
"Find what makes you joyful, and schedule it into your calendar like it matters, because it does." Lots of sage advice from the wonderful Kamini in here, for all career stages. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Giving Shape to a Meaningful and Fulfilling Career in Science: Some No‐Nonsense Advice
The world of science can be frustrating and difficult at times. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to others Life is short, so go do something more fun than reading this article
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Ryan Webb @webbhydrology.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
New Paper! It was great working with Mikael on this project, and it's awesome to see it now published. For those wet snow avalanche folks, check it out and let us know what you think! doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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Richard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
How large is science's fake-paper problem? Massive, finds a new ML text-analysis by Adam Day (Clear Skies). It suggests paper mills rise to 1.5-2% of all papers; 3% in biomed. That's 70,000 papers last year alone, >400,000 overall. As a 'conservative estimate'. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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