Watershed Porosity (AUDIO)

University of Wyoming

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University of Wyoming researchers have discovered that the underground water-holding capacity of mountain watersheds may be controlled by stresses in the earth's crust. Geology Professor Steve Holbrook says this implies that scientists may be able to predict the distribution of pore space in the subsurface of mountain watersheds by looking at the state of stress in the earth's crust.

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