Dr. Polona Vreča Co-Authors Review Article in Reviews of Geophysics (IF 25.2) / 8.10.2025

We are proud to announce that Dr. Polona Vreča from the Department of Environmental Sciences,  is one of the co-authors of a newly published review article in the prestigious journal Reviews of Geophysics (Impact Factor 25.2).

The article, titled “Recent Advances in Tracer-Aided Mixing Modeling of Water in the Critical Zone”, represents the result of an outstanding international collaboration involving 29 researchers from 19 countries.
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The publication provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent methodological and conceptual advances in tracer-aided mixing modeling for understanding water pathways and mixing processes within the Critical Zone — the near-surface environment where the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere interact. The review highlights how innovative tracer techniques and modeling approaches improve our ability to quantify water fluxes across scales and strengthen the scientific foundation for sustainable water resource management.

This work was prepared within the framework of the CA19120 COST Action project “WATer isotopeS in the critical zONe: from groundwater recharge to plant transpiration (WATSON)” (https://watson-cost.eu/) and represents one of the key outputs of Working Group 1 (WG1) – Spatio-temporal patterns of groundwater recharge and soil water mixing processes.