“Drought-Proofing” Regional Water Supplies - How Effective Can We Be?

Aug. 13, 2018

Colby , Bonnie 1 1 University of Arizona Inter-annual variability in regional precipitation patterns has long posed a challenge for western U.S. water managers and water users concerned with supply reliability. Climate change exacerbates this challenge through higher temperatures’ effects on ET and water consumption and through shifts in precipitation...

Emergence Of Collective Action In A Groundwater Commons: Irrigators In The San Luis Valley Of Colorado

Aug. 13, 2018

Cody , Kelsey C 1 ; Smith , Steven M 2 ; Cox , Michael 3 ; Andersson , Krister 4 1 CU 鶹ӰԺ, Environmental Studies Program 2 CU 鶹ӰԺ, Department of Economics 3 Dartmouth College 4 CU 鶹ӰԺ, Department of Political Science Scientists agree that most irrigated agricultural systems...

Science To Support Water Resource Planning And Management: Understanding Sensitivity To Climate Change And Improving Hydroclimatic Monitoring And Prediction Products

Aug. 13, 2018

Clark , Martyn P 1 1 NCAR Water is a precious commodity underpinning not only the global economy, but also our quality of life. Those responsible for managing the availability and distribution of this basic necessity face a variety of challenges every year in ensuring a high-quality, always-ready resource to...

Surface Soil Moisture Estimations Using GPS-Interferometric Reflectometry: Error Sources And Sensing Limits

Aug. 13, 2018

Chew , Clara 1 ; Small , Eric 2 ; Larson , Kristine 3 1 University of Colorado 2 University of Colorado 3 University of Colorado GPS-Interferometric Reflectometry (GPS-IR) is a new method of environmental monitoring that relates changes in ground-reflected (multipath) GPS signals to changes in snow depth, surface...

Comparing The Annual Pattern Of Snowfall And Accumulation At Summit, Greenland

Aug. 13, 2018

Castellani , Benjamin B 1 ; Shupe , Matthew D 2 ; Hudak , David R 3 ; Sheppard , Brian E 4 1 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, and NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory 2 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of...

Variability Of Hillslope Dissolved Organic Matter Transport And Transformation In A Semi-Arid Catchment

Aug. 13, 2018

Burns , Margaret 1 ; McKnight , Diane 2 ; Gabor , Rachel 3 ; Barnard , Holly 4 1 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, CU 鶹ӰԺ 2 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, CU 鶹ӰԺ 3 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, CU 鶹ӰԺ 4 Institute of Arctic...

Evaluating The Effects Of Precipitation And Wind Speed On Snow Water Equivalence Along An Elevation Gradient Using 30 Years Of LTER Snow-Pit Data

Aug. 13, 2018

Brandes , Henry 1 ; Houston , Nathaniel 2 ; Carter , Roger 3 ; Cushing , Melissa 4 ; Schuster , Jessica 5 1 University of Colorado at 鶹ӰԺ Long term trends of precipitation and wind speed were evaluated along elevation gradients to assess the dominant effects on snow...

Satellite Measurements Of River Discharge And Runoff

Aug. 13, 2018

Brakenridge , G. R. 1 1 University of Colorado As noted in “Stream-Gaging Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Circular 1123", “Perhaps the biggest challenge that confronts the stream-gauging program is that of maintaining long-term and consistent nationwide data sets.” The USGS operates a ground-based discharge monitoring network of...

Seasonal Variability Of Western US Extreme Precipitation

Aug. 13, 2018

Bracken , Cameron 1 ; Rajagopalan , Balaji 2 ; Gangopadhyay , Subhrendu 3 1 University of Colorado, 鶹ӰԺ 2 University of Colorado, 鶹ӰԺ; CIRES 3 Bureau of Reclamation Extreme precipitation magnitude and timing varies drastically throughout the western US. Understanding the spatial and temporal variability of these events is...

Terrain Modulates Hydrological Couplings With Soil Respiration Within The 鶹ӰԺ Creek Drainage

Aug. 13, 2018

Berryman , Erin M 1 ; Barnard , Holly R 2 ; Brooks , Paul D. 3 ; Adams , Hallie 4 ; Burns , Maggie 5 1 INSTAAR, University of Colorado, 鶹ӰԺ 2 INSTAAR, University of Colorado, 鶹ӰԺ 3 Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona 4...

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