Enjoy this view from our #Reno Campus of the #PacificStorm that was moving across the #SierraNevada. 🌧️ 🏔️ Thank you to Andres in the Division of #AtmosphericSciences for sharing this photo with us! #DiscoverDRI

One of the best perks of working Desert Research Institute in Reno, NV!

Analyzing large vector datasets on Source Cooperative with #DuckDB 🦆Using the 75 GB National Wetlands Inventory as an example. It used to take me hours to get summary statistics of the dataset, now it takes seconds with DuckDB 🚀 Dataset: beta.source.coop/repositories/g… Colab:

#DRI is at #AGU23 this week! A few of our scientists, including Christine Albano, Mari Webb, and Anne Heggli, are sharing their research at the AGU (American Geophysical Union) conference. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the week! #WideOpenScience

#DRI’s Thomas Ott and Sayantan Majumdar (Sayantan "Monty" Majumdar) present their work looking at how #OpenET can provide improved estimates of groundwater withdrawals and support sustainable water management. bit.ly/drigroundwater… OpenET #WideOpenScience #DiscoverDRI

I’ve developed a new #python tutorial that combines the power of Google Earth Engine and Xarray for geospatial data analysis. The combo seems really powerful and convenient to use! 🔗 Here's an article I wrote to explain the details: linkedin.com/pulse/xee-geos…

#DRI scientists led a team of researchers in a comparison of OpenET data to #evapotranspiration data produced by ground-based stations and found that OpenET data has high accuracy for assessing evapotranspiration in #agricultural settings: bit.ly/openetassessme…. #DiscoverDRI

New paper from the OpenET team out in Nature Water!

🌱 Workshop Invitation 🌍 Join us and dive into the Python flux-data-qaqc software for Energy Balance Closure Analysis with Dr. John Volk! Mark your calendars for March 6th, 12 PM EST. Co-sponsored by AmeriFlux FLUXNET_Coop. Registration is needed: lbnl.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Congrats to the OpenET team! Looking forward to attending and presenting at the OpenET Applications Conference next week in Albuquerque, NM! OpenET Desert Research Institute

Good looking cover! 😉

Congratulations OpenET and the whole team! 🙌🏽

Happening now! The first-ever OpenET Applications Conference. Hundreds of OpenET users are gathering to showcase water and land management successes, share learning, and continue building what is already a thriving community of practice. OpenET director, Maurice Hall is... 1/

Congratulations to President Kumud Acharya on the renewal of his contract by NSHE. #DRI is proud of your leadership and dedication to faculty, staff, and science that matters now. Read the full news release on our website at bit.ly/nsheacharyaren…. #DiscoverDRI

The #ClimateEngine Team is launching a new publicly accessible platform designed to produce reports that combine drought summaries and near real-time vegetation conditions to help inform planning and decision-making. Read more on our website: bit.ly/climateenginew…. #DiscoverDRI

Excited to share that our paper published in Wiley Hydrological Processes was one of the most downloaded articles between 2022 and 2023. Sayantan "Monty" Majumdar, Ryan Smith, Brian Conway, & Venkat Lakshmi (2022). Advancing remote sensing and machine learning‐driven frameworks for

🌅 A huge win for South Lake Tahoe! 🌲 "By reconnecting the most important wetland that filters water flowing into the Lake, this investment protects the Lake’s precious water quality and also provides an important corridor for local wildlife." - Wade Crowfoot

Today is #WorldWaterDay! Let’s shine a light on the unseen hero of our ecosystems- evapotranspiration (ET), crucial for sustainable agriculture and food security. #OpenET

The moon's shadow passing over North America during #Eclipse2024. Imagery is from the NOAA #GOES-16 satellite, processed with #EarthEngine 🌞🌑🌎🛰️ Colaboratory notebook: gist.github.com/jdbcode/5650cf…

#DRI scientists take AP #EnvironmentalScience students to the #MountRose summit every spring to measure the water content of the #snowpack. Fun fact: DRI's own Blake Minor, who now leads these trips, was first introduced to snow hydrology as a student on this trip himself!