The DRI Luminescence Research Laboratory (DRILL) is located at DRI’s northern campus in Reno, NV and offers a broad spectrum of luminescence dating capabilities, including optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) techniques. The DRILL is a research laboratory dedicated to fundamental investigations in the luminescence properties of earth materials, and to the application of luminescence dating techniques to geomorphological, geological, and archaeological problems.
Ken McGwire, Ph.D., is an associate research professor of geography with the Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at the Desert Research Institute.
Timber Mountain Precipitation Monitoring Station Lyles, B. F., McCurdy, G. D., Chapman, J. B.,
PM2.5 Pollution Status and Space-Time Distribution in Shanghai Chen, M., Li, D., Fu, Q.,
Changes in Soiling over Time on the Cathedral of Learning Tang, W., Davidson, C. I., Finger, S.,
The new study helps illuminate how changes in forest composition followed European settlement and natural changes in climate.
Time, Trust, and the Measure of Success: The Nevada Test Site Cultural Resources Program Beck, C. M., Zedeno, M., Furlow, R. (2000). Time, Trust, and the Measure of Success: The Nevada Test Site Cultural Resources ProgramTime, Trust, and the Measure of Success: The...
Bayesian Theory Based Self-Adapting Real-Time Correction Model for Flood Forecasting Wang, J., Liang, Z., Jiang, X.,
With a new $2 Million grant from the National Science Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of researchers including Adam Watts, Ph.D. of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno are initiating an effort to develop new tools for assessing and mitigating wildfire...
DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting communities and enabling water conservation throughout Nevada and California.
Project Description The North American Monsoon (NAM) is a large-scale feature having a strong impact on summer rainfall patterns and amounts over North America. For example, it supplies about 60%-80%, 45% and 35% of the annual precipitation for northwestern Mexico,...
Meet DRI graduate researcher Dylan Person and learn about his work with the Cultural Resource Management Program in this interview with DRI’s Behind the Science Blog.
A method of improving cloud predictions for real-time weather forecasting and visualization Vellore, R., Koracin, D. R., Wetzel, M. A. (2006). A method of improving cloud predictions for real-time weather forecasting and visualizationA method of improving cloud...
Summertime in Washoe County can be hot and smoky. People that have a central air-conditioning (AC) unit at home can run it to keep the air cool and clean. People that don’t have AC have a harder time protecting their health. The purpose of this project is to learn how heat and smoke impact the health of people that don’t have AC. This will help us know how to help them protect their health.
Lab Description The Laboratory for Aerosol Science, Spectroscopy, and Optics (LASSO), directed by Dr. Hans Moosmüller, is a facility for the development and use of modern optical techniques for atmospheric and emission measurements. Laboratory work has been focused on...
Timing and global climate forcing of volcanic eruptions during the past 2,500 years Sigl, M., Winstrup, M., McConnell, J. R.,
Real and apparent changes in sediment deposition rates through time. Schumer, R., Jerolmack, D. J. (2009). Real and apparent changes in sediment deposition rates through time., Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 114, 10.1029/2009JF001266
Streamflow partitioning and transit time distribution in snow-dominated basins as a function of climate Fang, Z., Carroll, R. W., Schumer, R.,
Time and space nonlocalities underlying fractional derivative models: Distinction and literature review of field applications Zhang, Y., Benson, D. A., Reeves, D. M. (2009). Time and space nonlocalities underlying fractional derivative models: Distinction and...
Video analyses of water drop penetrtion time using temporal action localication for evalutating soil water repellency Wang, D., Regentova, E., Muthukumar, V., Berli, M., Harris, F. (2024). Video analyses of water drop penetrtion time using temporal action localication...
The history of volcanic eruptions since Roman times. PAGES Science Highlights: Volcanoes and climate Sigl, M., McConnell, J. R., Toohey, M.,
Observation and Real-Time Monitoring of Soot Superaggregates with Small Angle Light Scattering Ebini, R. H., Maughan, J. B., Ehlers, K. M., Gautam, P., Moosmüller, H., Sorensen, C. M. (2025). Observation and Real-Time Monitoring of Soot Superaggregates with Small...
Scientific Illustration (Graphical Abstract): Toxic time bombs: Frequent detection of anticoagulant rodenticides in urban reptiles at multiple trophic levels Pereira, T. J. (2020). Scientific Illustration (Graphical Abstract): Toxic time bombs: Frequent detection of...
Climate Forecast System model heat wave climatology and forecast skill at subseasonal time scales Angel, M. C., Mejia, J. F. (2019). Climate Forecast System model heat wave climatology and forecast skill at subseasonal time scales, AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA,...
Carbon research update: Microplastic and biomass burning profiles with a Photoionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (PI-TOFMS) Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Martens, P., Wang, X.L., Myers, P. J., Claassen, M. (2024). Carbon research update: Microplastic and...