The Internet of #Water (IoW) initiative proposes a federated system of data providers and consumers that are aggregated into domain-specific "hub" organizations and coordinated by a single "umbrella" organization.

#Data producers are to maintain ownership and control of their information and federation is intended to be cache-only in that information ownership should never be transferred if the data producer wants to maintain ownership.

#CriticalZone #hydrology

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/towards-internet-water-creating-a-community-search-index-water-data

#Teaching resources for classroom educators with #climate and #energy lessons in their plans.

No charge to access or use these materials curated by the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College.

#CriticalZone #EnvironmentalScience

https://cleanet.org/index.html

One of the most vulnerable parts of the #CriticalZone is a coastline. Especially in #hurricane season.

This story from the #USGS describes some of the ways researchers are working to better understand the #ComplexSystems that work where land meets ocean.

https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/usgs-collects-critical-information-about-storm-tides-one-most-serious-hurricane

Excited that one of my passive #dust samplers is now deployed on the Monte Rosa massif in northern #italy! Thanks to collaborators from the University of Turin for making this unique opportunity possible. #dustsquared #CriticalZone #Alps #environment #geology #soil

Our collaborators have a life outside the Cluster.

Here's how #Hydrology researcher James Shanley, based at the United States Geological Survey in Vermont, worked with a variety of other experts to better understand a #fractured #aquifer and what it could mean for a broader understanding of what could possibly contaminate these important water sources.

#CriticalZone #EnvironmentalScience #geology

https://criticalzone.org/news-events/cluster-collaborators-contribute-to-age-dating-research

#Wildfire resilience, #SoilChemistry, #fieldwork and more in this Cluster Chat with #Desert Research Institute based Gabrielle Boisrame.

#EnvironmentalScience #FireScience #CriticalZone #SciComm

https://youtu.be/8x7LKEplnX4?si=NP7om-9l_4euyI_D

Just added to our News section. Interview with #CriticalZone science #GraduateStudents about their adventures in the field this summer.

https://criticalzone.org/bigdata

The #Earth Exploration Toolbook is made available for #K12 teachers from the The Science #Education Resource Center at Carleton College.

"Each activity, or chapter, introduces one or more scientific data sets and analysis tools that enables users to explore some aspect of the #EarthSystem."

#CriticalZone

https://serc.carleton.edu/eet/index.html

In our latest Cluster Chat Bren Cable and Niara Hicks talk about some of their #science adventures this past summer.

In this conversation they talk about the logistics of field work, meeting scientists in other disciplines, and what motivates them to pursue a career in #EnvironmentalScience

#CriticalZone #fieldwork #SciComm

https://criticalzone.org/news-events/cluster-chat-what-we-did-this-summer

#Science #career opportunities in #CriticalZone areas have been added to our website.

Find out how you could be the next Fluvial Geomorphologist for the #Washington State #Department of #Transportation or an Assistant Professor -- Critical Zone #Geosciences at the #Utah State University.

https://criticalzone.org/bigdata/opportunities

Navigating Academic Waters: Finding Your Niche

Webinar series from Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science and #AGU #Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee

First session is September 14

#CriticalZone #EnvironmentalScience #Science

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9216879712654/WN_akE-_d38QEaWNYqBGHBT-w#/registration

@michcampbell @GabrielS Thank you for sharing. This is exactly the kind of #CriticalZone research we’re interested in.

Fascinating and important resources for the #CriticalZone in your yard.

#gardening #EnvironmentalScience

https://collections.rhs.org.uk/

#Wildfire disturbances in the #CriticalZone have widespread impacts on soil and water #chemistry. Which are things members of the #BigData Cluster are very interested in.

We are among many, many researchers around the world studying these #ComplexSystems and how they function as part of a healthy critical zone.

The #USGS highlights some of this work happening in #California: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/news/igniting-change-evidence-based-review-california

Great day for #Lunar #CriticalZone science.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/23/india-chandrayaan-3-moon-mission.html

Maps! #Maps. Fascinating and great tools for #ScienceEducation.

Add teaching with maps to your #LessonPlans this year. This collection of resources from the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College provides #classroom activities, toolkits, and a link to the National Association of Geoscience #Teachers.

#CriticalZone #EnvironmentalScience

https://serc.carleton.edu/k12/maps.html

A fascinating question to ponder.

#CriticalZone #trees #ComplexSystem

Next week. The next #USGS Friday's Findings.

Seeing the Bigger Picture: Using Aerial Photos to Assess Tufted Puffin Habitat in Oregon

We study the #ComplexSystems of the #CriticalZone which supports all surface life on Earth. Including #puffins.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOIGS/bulletins/36b313e

#Science teachers have all kinds of #EnvironmentalScience in their lesson plans.

Here's a series of modules from the Science #Education Resource Center at Carleton College about #drought.

Even if drought isn't in your lesson plan this year you'll fund something in this collection that you can bring into the #classroom.

#CriticalZone #SciComm

https://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs/drought/index.html

"There's a deep irony in Amir being constantly told what to do by the quasi-authority figure of the sat nav while offering up a means of escape to the city's youth that doesn't rely on roads to take them there." - we take a look at #Locarno76 #GoldenLeopard winner Critical Zone https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/critical-zone-2023-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson #CriticalZone #film #movie #Iran