Research Projects

Research projects on all seven continents, in more than 100 countries

The list below represents a sample of DRI research projects happening across the globe. This list is continually updated and refreshed as DRI research faculty are awarded new projects and launch new research collaborations.

Heat & Wildfire Smoke Project

Project Ashfall

Potential Hydrologic Impacts of Lithium Extraction

ARkStorm@SierraFront 2.0

Columbia River Basin Evapotranspiration Project

Groundwater Discharge from Phreatophyte Vegetation, Humboldt River Basin, Nevada

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Assessments

Mountain Rain or Snow

Remote Sensing Estimates of Evapotranspiration from Irrigated Agriculture, Northwestern Nevada and Northeastern California

Drought Sensitivity and Trends of Riparian Vegetation in Nevada

Wetland Map of Nevada

Climate Engine

Deciphering the metagenome-encoded pathway and domain structure for Palmerolide biosynthesis

Native Waters on Arid Lands

Map of Riparian Vegetation in Nevada

North American Monsoon

Portable In-Situ Wind ERosion Lab: PI-SWERL