Use Of Isotopic And Geochemical Tracers To Identify Source Waters And Subsurface Residence Times Within Headwater Catchments In Â鶹ӰԺ Creek Watershed, Colorado

Aug. 21, 2018

Cowie , Rory M 1 ; Williams , Mark W 2 1 University of Colorado and INSTAAR 2 University of Colorado and INSTAAR An outstanding question for snowmelt-dominated watersheds of the western US is the response of stream flow to changes in climate. We know little about mountain aquifers because...

Modeling The Impact Of Climate Change On High Altitude Groundwater Resources

Aug. 21, 2018

Cochrane , Jessica J 1 ; Ge , Shemin 2 1 University of Colorado 2 University of Colorado It is widely accepted that the global climate is changing, yet our understanding of the effect of climate change on groundwater resources is limited. Many questions remain regarding the size of groundwater...

Application Of A GLM Framework To Model Stream Temperature Attributes In The Sacramento River Basin

Aug. 21, 2018

Caldwell , Jason 1 ; Rajagopalan , Balaji 2 1 CIRES/University of Colorado, Â鶹ӰԺ, CO 80309 USA 2 Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Â鶹ӰԺ, CO 80309 USA Water allocations in the Central Valley Project (CVP) of California require the consideration of short- and long-term needs...

Climate Change And Its Effect On April 1st Snow Water Equivalent At 5 Indian Peaks SNOTEL Sites

Aug. 20, 2018

Blom , Tevis 1 1 University Colorado Â鶹ӰԺ April 1st Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) is a useful indicator of potential water resources along Colorado’s Front Range. This is especially so at altitude where snowpack serves as a seasonal storage reservoir. Climate change in the 20th century has the potential to...

Rainwater Harvesting: Meeting Water Quantity Needs In Rural Rwanda

Aug. 20, 2018

Barstow , Christina 1 ; Chatterley , Christie 2 ; Gold , Max 3 1 CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 2 CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 3 CU-Â鶹ӰԺ In the Republic of Rwanda, a small landlocked nation in central Africa, potable water is rare. With about nine million people, Rwanda is the most densely populated nation on the...

Hydrological And Geoelectrical Analysis Of Groundwater Flow Near Faults

Aug. 20, 2018

Ball , Lyndsay 1 ; Ge , Shemin 2 ; Caine , Jonathan Saul 3 ; Revil , André 4 ; Jardani , Abderrahim 5 1 Univ. of Colorado/USGS 2 Univ. of Colorado 3 USGS 4 Colorado School of Mines/Univ. de Savoie 5 Univ. de Rouen Permeability heterogeneity introduced by...

Weathering, Water, And Slope Aspect

Aug. 20, 2018

Anderson , Suzanne 1 ; Blum , Alex 2 ; Lee , Jeana 3 ; Cowie , Rory 4 ; Williams , Mark 5 ; Frederick , Zan 6 1 INSTAAR and Geography, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 2 CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 3 CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 4 CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 5 INSTAAR, Geography, and ENVS; CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 6 INSTAAR, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Aspect...

Impact Of Boot Sole Type On The Transport And Survivability Of *Didymosphenia Geminata*

Aug. 20, 2018

Alexander , Katie 1 ; Turner , Jane 2 ; Pugh , Evan 3 ; Cullis , James 4 ; McKnight , Diane 5 1 CU Â鶹ӰԺ - ENVS 2 CU Â鶹ӰԺ - CVEN 3 CU Â鶹ӰԺ - GEOL 4 CU Â鶹ӰԺ - CVEN 5 INSTAAR Didymosphenia geminata , a...

Hydrogeological Analysis Of A Mountainous Groundwater System: Fraser River Watershed, Grand County, Colorado

Aug. 20, 2018

Aigler , Brent V. 1 ; Ge , Shemin 2 ; McCaffree , Charles A. 3 1 Environmental Studies & INSTAAR, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 2 Geological Sciences & INSTAAR, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ 3 University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Mountainous watersheds present unique challenges to groundwater modeling due to spatial variations in climate and topography...

Retreat Of Yosemite’s Small Glaciers And Implications For Downstream Hydrology

Aug. 20, 2018

Abel , Kali M 1 ; Anderson , Robert S 2 ; Stock , Greg 3 1 University of Colorado and INSTAAR 2 University of Colorado and INSTAAR 3 National Park Service The two largest glaciers in Yosemite National Park, Lyell and Maclure, are rapidly receding with their ice thinning...

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