Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 263-304., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
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Operational water forecast ability of the HRRR-iSnobal combination: an evaluation to adapt into production environments [PDF]
Geoscientific Model Development, 2023 Operational water-resource forecasters, such as the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center (CBRFC) in the Western United States, currently rely on historical records to calibrate the temperature-index models used for snowmelt runoff predictions.
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Lessons learnt from basin management in Iran and the world (case study Helmand, Danube and Colorado basins) [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 In recent years, river flow into Sistan dam changed because of construction of dams and expansion of irrigation areas in the upper Helmand basin. Planning for construction of more dams and heightening of Kajaki dam in Helmand basin shall intensify the ...
Mohaddess Ali Faghihi, Reza Kianifar
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On the value of satellite remote sensing to reduce uncertainties of regional simulations of the Colorado River [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2022 As the major water resource in the southwestern United States, the Colorado River is experiencing decreases in naturalized streamflow and is predicted to face severe challenges under future climate scenarios.
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Hydrology, 2023 The Colorado River is a principal source of water for 40 million people and farmlands in seven states in the western US and the Republic of Mexico. The river has been under intense pressure from the effects of climate change and anthropogenic activities ...
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Frontiers in Water, 2023 Complex water-stressed basins like the Colorado River in North America have multiple institutional levels of water management. Each institutional level is characterized by rules, organizations, and spatial jurisdictions that developed over decades to ...
James L. Wescoat
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Journal of Political Ecology, 1999 “The Politics of Place”: Domestic and Diplomatic Priorities of the Colorado River Salinity Control Act (1974) This article analyzes the Colorado River Salinity Control Act (1974) from international, regional (Colorado River Basin), and local (Yuma County)
Evan R. Ward
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Resolution matters when modeling climate change in headwaters of the Colorado River
Environmental Research Letters, 2020 The continued growth of Southwestern cities depends on reliable water export from Rocky Mountain headwaters, which provide ∼85% of Colorado River Basin (CRB) streamflow.
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Climate-driven disturbances in the San Juan River sub-basin of the Colorado River [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2018 Accelerated climate change and associated forest disturbances in the southwestern USA are anticipated to have substantial impacts on regional water resources. Few studies have quantified the impact of both climate change and land cover disturbances on
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Agricultural Water Footprints and Productivity in the Colorado River Basin
Hydrology, 2023 The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people in the U.S. Southwest, with river basin spanning 250,000 square miles (647,497 km2). Quantitative water rights assigned to U.S.
George B. Frisvold, Dari Duval
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