Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Rosemary Knight

Groundwater-irrigated field close to beach in Monterey County, Calif.

Mapping Saltwater Threat to Aquifers »

December 8, 2014

Earlier this fall, a team led by Stanford geophysicist Rosemary Knight performed an ambitious experiment to determine the extent of ocean saltwater intrusion into underground freshwater along the California coast

By Ker Than, Stanford News Service

Marking a Decade of Cross-Cutting Collaboration »

November 13, 2014

Woods anniversary symposium reflects on progress made and challenges ahead for Stanford researchers seeking environmental solutions 

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Tapped Out?: Understanding California's Drought »

July 11, 2014

In the midst of an unprecedented drought, California faces an even thirstier future without proactive measures to protect its most precious liquid asset.

By Kate Galbraith, Stanford Magazine

Breakthrough Provides Picture of Underground Water »

June 17, 2014

Scientists prove that satellite-collected data can accurately measure aquifer levels, a finding with potentially huge implications for management of precious global water sources.

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

saltwater-freshwater interface along the California coast

A New Way to See Saltwater Intrusion Into Groundwater »

March 25, 2014

Stanford geophysicist employs novel surface technology to study intrusion of saltwater into freshwater aquifers along California coast. 

 

By Ker Than, Stanford School of Earth Sciences

Stanford-Led Team Pioneers New Way to Survey Thawing Arctic »

January 30, 2013

In the snow of Alaska, a Stanford-led team of researchers, including a Stanford Woods Institute senior fellow, has found a new way to determine if the soil beneath lakes, normally frozen, is thawing as a result of climate...

By Paul Gabrielsen, Stanford News Service