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Advancing an adaptable and practical framework to address water quality challenges in a changing world

December 15, 2025

As water-quality challenges intensify, the widely used Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) method offers an adaptable and practical framework for global water-quality science and management.

Publication Year 2026
Title Advancing an adaptable and practical framework to address water quality challenges in a changing world
DOI 10.1038/s43017-025-00753-z
Authors Qian Zhang, Robert M. Hirsch, Laura DeCicco, Jennifer C. Murphy
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Index ID 70273302
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Midwest Water Science Center
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