Desert Research Institute

Recent papers from Desert Research Institute

1. Event-Scale Deposition of Atmospheric Microplastics in Snowfall of the Sierra Nevada in North AmericaEnvironmental Science & Technology · 2026
2. Multidimensional climate hazard perceptions and adaptation in rural Nevada's Humboldt River BasinJournal of Rural Studies · 2026
3. Integrating Landsat and ECOSTRESS to explore the value of additional thermal infrared satellite observations for field-scale evapotranspiration mappingRemote Sensing of Environment · 2026
4. Estimating Twomey forcing sensitivity to aerosol plume spreading ratesAtmospheric chemistry and physics · 2026
5. Cold‐Air Pooling and Temperature‐Elevation Mapping in a Colorado WatershedJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2026
6. Cloud Microphysics and Drizzle Relationships With CCN Modality in Southern Ocean StratocumuliJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2026
7. Solid waste management practices in riparian communities are a key driver of microplastic concentrations in the Mekong River, Cambodianpj Emerging Contaminants · 2026
8. Chlorophyll-a Dynamics in a Tropical Estuary from Satellite Observations and Coupled Hydrodynamic–Biogeochemical ModelingJournal of Marine Science and Engineering · 2026
9. Large Seasonal Variation in Microplastic Concentration from the Truckee River, United StatesACS ES&T Water · 2026
10. Explainable AI as a diagnostic tool for analyzing spatiotemporal variability in simulated groundwater recharge: Application to a semi-arid river basinEnvironmental Modelling & Software · 2026
11. Widespread drought-driven declines in streamflows and water quality in the Upper Colorado River Basin during 1998-2022Communications Earth & Environment · 2026
12. Development of a water resource sustainability index based on actual water consumption and environmental constraints applied to Aji Chai River Basin, IranThe Science of The Total Environment · 2026
13. The missing drifts: snow density heterogeneity from wind-packing exacerbates systematic underestimation of deep snow storage from the scale of nivation hollows to mountain ranges˜The œcryosphere · 2026
14. Spatiotemporal Evolution of Regional Heavy Rainfall Events in Guangdong, South China: Intensification and Expansion Since the Early 1990sInternational Journal of Climatology · 2026
15. Evaluating the Biggenden Banded Snail ( Figuladra bayensis ) as a climate archive for SE Queensland, Australia, using stable isotopes and 14 C datingThe Holocene · 2026
16. On-demand global Landsat evapotranspiration product: development, evaluation, and disseminationRemote Sensing of Environment · 2026
17. Nitrogen-containing organic compounds in household solid-fuel combustion PM and residential urinary inflammatory and targeted amino-acid profiles: an exploratory personal exposure studyEnvironment International · 2026
18. Direct-on-filter Raman spectroscopy for quantifying respirable crystalline silica: Analytical challenges and practical considerationsJournal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · 2026
19. FDS and AERMOD Simulations Towards Advancing Dispersion Modeling of Industrial FiresAir · 2026
20. The effects of smoke from wildfires in the Western US on urban air quality in Northern NevadaAtmospheric Pollution Research · 2026