Gooseff HydroEcology Science & Engineering Lab @ The University of Colorado
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    • Antarctic Research >
      • McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
      • McMurdo Dry Valleys: A Landscape on the Threshold of Change
      • Snow Patch Control on Soil Microbial Communities in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
      • Biogeochemistry & Microbial Communities of Hydrologic Margins of Dry Valley Streams & Lakes
      • Modeling the influence of Hyporheic Exchange on Stream Ecosystems
    • Arctic Research >
      • Arctic Oases - Aufeis Influence on Arctic River Ecosystems
      • Changing Seasonality and Nutrient Fluxes in Arctic River Networks
      • Will Climate Change Affect Hyporheic Processes in Arctic Streams?
      • Arctic LTER
    • Streams & Hyporheic Zones >
      • Seasonal Controls on Stream-Riparian Groundwater Exchange
      • Scaling of Nitrogen Cycle Controls Throughout a River Network
      • Hydrological Linkages Between Landscapes and Streams
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What we do

We study the intersections of earth systems and ecosystems focusing on hydrology, solute transport, watersheds, streams and glaciers.

Our research focuses on stream-groundwater interactions, hyporheic exchange, stream/hyporheic restoration, and climate change in polar and temperate regions.

We conduct field experiments/monitoring and numerical modeling studies to uncover new knowledge about how natural systems function and how they respond to change.

Research Group News:
Nov - Congratulations to Erin Cantrell who successfully defended her MS thesis!  Erin will be starting a position with the US Forest Service in 2021.

Nov - Congratulations to Sam Beane who successfully defended his MS thesis!  Sam will be a field engineer with UNAVCO starting in 2021.

Sep - new publication:
*Bergstrom, A, MN Gooseff, *JG Singley, MJ Cohen, and KA Welch. 2020. Nutrient uptake in the supraglacial stream network of an Antarctic glacier. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 125, e2020JG005679. [link] 

Apr - new publication: Hensley, RT, *MJ Spangler, LF DeVito, PH Decker, MJ Cohen, and MN Gooseff. 2020. Evaluating spatiotemporal variation in water chemistry of the upper Colorado River using longitudinal profiling. Hydrological Processes, 34(8):1782-1793. [link]

Apr - Congratulations to Anna Bergstrom who successfully defended her PhD dissertation!  Dr. Bergstrom will be starting an NSF-funded postdoctoral fellowship this summer.

Mar - new publication:
Terry, N, E Grunewald, M Briggs, M Gooseff, AD Huryn, MA  Kass, KD Tape, *P Hendrickson, and JW Lane Jr. 2020. Seasonal subsurface thaw dynamics of an aufeis feature inferred from geophysical methods. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, 125(3): doi:10.1029/2019JF005345. [link]

Mar - new publication: *Bergstrom, A, MN Gooseff, M Myers, PT Doran, and JM Cross. 2020. The seasonal evolution of albedo across glaciers and the surrounding landscape of Taylor Valley, Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 14:769-788. [link] 

Dec - new publication: Wlostowski, AN,
NO Schulte, BJ Adams, BA Ball, RMM Esposito, MN Gooseff, WB Lyons, UN Nielsen, RA Virginia, DH Wall, KA Welch, and DM McKnight. 2019. The hydroecology of an ephemeral wetland in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 124(12): 3814-3830. [link]

Dec - new publication: Post, E, RB Alley, TR Christensen, M Macias-Fauria, BC Forbes, MN Gooseff, A Iler, JT Kerby, KL Laidre, ME Mann, J Olofsson, JC Stroeve, F Ulmer, RA Virginia, and M Wang. 2019. The polar regions in a 2 degrees C warmer world. Science Advances 5(12): ARTN eaaw9883. [link]

Sep - press release on new NSF-funded Navigating the New Arctic research grant. [link]

Jun - press articles from Science Friday (@SciFri) on the MCM LTER from our recent field season METHODS article, and radio interview audio file, etc.

Our lab blog has details on techniques we use, etc.
Tweets by Mike Gooseff
Classes taught by Dr. Gooseff:
  • Physical Hydrology
  • Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions
  • Introduction to Civil Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Open Channel Hydraulics
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Surface Water Quality Modeling
  • Initiating your Academic Career

What happens when permafrost thaws? 
Using scientific UAVs for studying streams:

“Thus if the quantity of carbonic acid [CO2 in the air] increases in geometric progression, the augmentation of the temperature will increase in arithmetic progression.” [link]
Svante Arrhenius, 1896


For Links to Current and Past Research Projects, Consult the RESEARCH Link Above; Some Old Project Links Are Available Here:
  • Stream Restoration and Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions (2004-ongoing)
  • MOdular Curriculum for Hydrology Advancement, MOCHA (NSF, 2006-2009)
  • Ground-Penetrating Radar Hyporheic Zone Project  (2006-2008)
  • Arctic National Parks Thermokarst Inventory and Monitoring  (2006-2008)
    (a complimentary element of the Noatak River Freshwater Vital Signs Initiative)

  • Antarctic Taylor Valley Glacier Melt Water Modeling  (2004)
  • Spring Hydrologic Contribution to the Logan River, UT  (2003)
  • Utah Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration Partnership - Hydrologic Functions  (2003-2004)
  • Hyporheic Exchange Along the River Continuum  (2001-2003)
  • Antarctic Hyporheic Exchange and Biogeochemical Cycling (1998-2002)
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