Some clarification

My REU ambiguity was partially resolved last week thanks to a couple of meetings with a lot of local and regional folks involved in this hydrology project. I learned that a hybrid hydrological model is being used to better gauge and predict stream flow in the Dungeness River via annual snowpack accumulation and melt. Field data has been collected for both lower and high elevations, but it appears as though the middle elevations are lagging behind - and here's where our REU group enters...although the specific sites have yet to be determined, I'm pretty sure we're going to be in charge of collecting the mid-range data to "groundtruth" predicted conditions. Eventually this hybrid model will also be used on the Elwha, and more trekking around is in store for that watershed too. At the official NASA meeting, a representative from DC came and spoke about NASA's involvement and contributions to the project (including remote sensing data and available technology roaming in space). I also learned what a "Solutions Network" is (unfortunately as a consequence of failing the hotseat question) and its apparent foundational importance to this project - I'm sure there'll be more to come. As for the wildlife project - no signs of life yet, but we'll see what these next few weeks conjure up...