Water Resource Engineering In Colorado

Hickman , Arista 1 1 DiNatale Water Consultants Ms. Hickman will discuss her work on RiverWare and advanced Excel modeling of reservoir and water supply system operations, water rights engineering and project management. This includes modeling work for water rights accounting and operations to analyze the impacts of alterative scenarios...

Density-Based Stream Network Extraction From Digital Elevation Models

Ghandehari , Mehran 1 ; Buttenfield , Barbara P. 2 1 Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder, CO, USA 2 Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder, CO, USA Water is a very important natural resource, and it is mandatory that the surface water datasets used for topographic mapping, hydrological modeling,...

Water For A Brave New World: Commonsense Solutions For The Front Range Of Colorado

Figueroa , Jorge 1 1 Western Resource Advocates The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC), local communities, and citizens? roundtables at the river basin level have been engaged foro more than 5 years in a water supply planning process known as the Statewide Water Supply Initiative...

Why Isn't Water Considered Valuable?

Fahlund , Andrew 1 1 California Water Foundation My plan is to focus my talk on why water hasn't gained the traction or attention that one might expect for a resource that is so vital to the economic, social, and environmental fabric. I'll talk about some of the classic barriers,...

Characterization Of Groundwater Storage In The Heihe Headwater Watershed, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Evans , Sarah 1 ; Ge , Shemin 2 ; Zhou , Min 3 ; Liang , Sihai 4 ; Chen , Jiangwei 5 1 ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ 2 ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ 3 Peking University 4 China University of Geosciences 5 China University of Geosciences A warming climate...

Evolution Of Dissolved Organic Matter Under A Perennially Ice Covered Lake, Antarctica

Ebert , Jessica 1 ; McKnight , Diane 2 ; Castendyk , Devin 3 1 ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ 2 ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ 3 SUNY Oneonta DOM is present in all aquatic ecosystems on Earth and plays an important role in the global carbon cycle. DOM is comprised of a complex, heterogeneous mixture...

New Approaches For Protecting The Water-Dependent Natural Environment In Boulder Valley

Doherty , Todd 1 1 City of Boulder Boulder Valley?s natural environment that is an asset critically important to the community for its intrinsic ecological values as well as for the recreational opportunities provided through activities such as wildlife viewing, hiking, fishing and boating. Through the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan...

L-BAND SOIL MOISTURE MAPPING USING UAS FOR VALIDATION OF SMAP

Dai , Eryan 1 ; Gasiewski , Albin J 2 ; Stachura , Maciej 3 1 Dept. of ECEE, University of Colorado 2 Dept. of ECEE, University of Colorado 3 Black Swift Technologies LLC, Boulder, CO, United States Soil moisture is of fundamental importance to many hydrological, biological and biogeochemical...

Explaining Variability In Performance And Collective Action In Self-Governed Irrigation Systems Under Climate Change: The Case Of The San Luis Valley Of Colorado

Cody , Kelsey C 1 ; Andersson , Krister 2 1 Environmental Studies Program, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ 2 Department of Political Science, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ In the coming century another three billion people will need to be fed. Irrigation of crops is responsible for 40 percent of the globe's food supply, and...

A Spatial Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling Approach For Precipitation Extremes

Bracken , Cameron 1 ; Rajagopalan , Balaji 2 ; Cheng , Linyin 3 ; Gangopadhyay , Subhrendu 4 1 ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ 2 ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ 3 NOAA 4 USBR We present a spatial Bayesian hierarchical model for seasonal extreme precipitation. At the first level of hierarchy, the seasonal maximum precipitation...

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