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Field team achieve research milestone

Field team achieve research milestone

18 June 2012

A field research campaign was completed during May 2012 by an NCGRT team investigating the role of low permeability sediments in groundwater systems in the Upper Namoi catchment of the Murray-Darling

The heat is on: experimental research on heat as a tracer

The heat is on: experimental research on heat as a tracer

15 June 2012

An advanced experimental facility designed to simulate natural streambed conditions in the laboratory has confirmed how temperature measurements can be used to study an important pathway between surfa

Managing the world's rivers - improving accountability and transparency

Managing the world's rivers - improving accountability and transparency

17 May 2012

Rivers are often the most difficult of natural resources to manage because they extend over thousands of kilometres and involve many stakeholders - but a new international publication aims to provide

Secret soil cracks linger underground

Secret soil cracks linger underground

17 May 2012

Deep cracks in soil that appear during long dry spells can remain open underground even after they have visibly sealed on the surface, a new study has found.

Nature Education: Earth systems - now online

Nature Education: Earth systems - now online

3 May 2012

Nature has launched the latest of its Nature Education on-line series, 'Earth systems'.

G @ GPS Research Initiative

G @ GPS Research Initiative

1 May 2012

Groundwater @ Global Palaeoclimate Signals (G @ GPS) aims to interpret links between palaeoclimate archives and palaeogroundwater observations at continental and intercontinental scales.

2012 UNSW-Mitsubishi Lecture

2012 UNSW-Mitsubishi Lecture

20 April 2012

The UNSW School of Mining invites attendees to the annual UNSW / Mitsubishi lecture on Thursday 3 May, 2012.

First book on speleothem science published

First book on speleothem science published

17 April 2012

Speleothem Science: from Process to Past Environment by Ian J. Fairchild and Andy Baker (CWI) was published by Wiley-Blackwell in April 2012.

Murray-Darling Plan falls short: scientists

Murray-Darling Plan falls short: scientists

13 April 2012

The volume of water needed to secure the long-term sustainability of the Murray-Darling river system cannot be identified clearly due to a lack of transparency in the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Pla

First count of nation's waterbirds released

First count of nation's waterbirds released

22 March 2012

UNSW researchers have identified Australia's most important wetlands for waterbirds, following one of the most extensive aerial surveys of its kind in the world.

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