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IIHR―Hydroscience & EngineeringResearch, Education, and Service

Raghu Mudumbai

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September 24, 2019

Chris Jones, Research Engineerchristopher-s-jones@uiowa.edu

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Slides Available at:

https://www.iihr.uiowa.edu/cjones/welcome/

2,500,000 to 500,000 years300,000 – 130,000 years30,000 – 10,500 years

Slide courtesy of K. Schilling, Iowa Geological Survey

Iowa Landforms

ClimateMillett, B., Johnson, W.C. and Guntenspergen, G., 2009. Climate trends of the North American prairie pothole region 1906–2000. Climatic Change, 93(1-2), pp.243-267.

Iowa Land Cover

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DNR Ambient Water Monitoring Data: 1999-2016

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Missouri

3.3% of the land12% of the water55% of the nitrate

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Upper Mississippi

21% of the land21% of the water45% of the nitrate

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4.5% of the land5.9% of the water29% of the nitrate

Mississippi-Atchafalaya-Gulf of Mexico