The Watershed Hydrology Lab at the University of Wyoming studies how watershed structure (e.g. topography and vegetation) and climatic variability influence various metrics of watershed hydrologic response of natural and anthropogenically altered landscapes. To date, the research has focused on streamflow dynamics, the spatial distribution of water stored in a watershed, runoff source areas, and watershed memory effects. Approaches to disentangle these relationships in both natural and disturbed environments include a combination of field-based and modeling methodologies. General interests include–but are not limited to–the following:
- Watershed hydrology
- Storage and memory (i.e. carry-over) effects
- Evapotranspiration
- Snow hydrology
- Disturbed/designed systems
- Contributing areas
- (Shallow) groundwater dynamics
If you are interested in joining the lab, please send me an email at fnippgen@uwyo.edu.
NEWS / UPCOMING
Our latest paper on the effects of mountaintop mining on streamflow quantity and quality published in Environmental Science and Technology:
Nippgen, et al., Creating a More Perennial Problem? Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Enhances and Sustains Saline Baseflows of Appalachian Watersheds, Environmental Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02288
Open position: I am currently recruiting a motivated PhD student for a project on evapotranspiration variability and potential effects on watershed storage. Part of this PhD is funded by a Wyoming NASA Space Grant. Start date would be Spring or Summer 2018. Email me if you are interested: fnippgen@uwyo.edu
Mountaintop mining in West Virginia
Contact Information
Fabian Nippgen
UWyo Watershed Hydrology Lab
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
University of Wyoming
Ag C 2009
Laramie, WY 82071
fnippgen@uwyo.edu
(307) 766-5012