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Impact of the Alamosa gap-filling radar on streamflow in the National Water Model

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023
The installation of the Alamosa gap-filling radar in 2019 not only greatly improved surveillance of current precipitation in the mountain-ringed San Luis valley, but also improved estimates of rain and snow accumulation.
Joseph A. Grim, Yongxin Zhang, David J. Gochis   +2 more
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Enhancing Recharge in the Edwards Aquifer, Texas: Measures, Outcomes, and Lessons for Karst Aquifers

Groundwater, EarlyView.
Abstract Managed aquifer recharge is a widely adopted method that involves storing excess water underground for future use. While managed aquifer recharge has been applied globally to different aquifer types, its use in karst aquifers is less common due to the unique hydrogeological characteristics of these systems, including high permeability ...
Neelam Thapa Magar, Robert E. Mace
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Ocean Temperatures Do Not Account for a Record-Setting Winter in the U.S. West

Atmosphere
The record-setting winter of 2022–2023 came as an answer to both figurative and literal prayers for political leaders, policy makers, and water managers reliant on snowpacks in the Upper Colorado River Basin, a vital source of water for tens of millions ...
Matthew D. LaPlante, Liping Deng, Luthiene Dalanhese, Shih-Yu Wang   +3 more
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Dam Management in the Era of Climate Change

Mathematical Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change has a dramatic impact, particularly by concentrating rainfall into a few short periods, interspersed with long dry spells. In this context, the role of dams is crucial. We consider the optimal control of a dam, where the water level must neither exceed a designated safety threshold nor fall below a minimum level to ensure ...
Cristina Di Girolami, M'hamed Gaïgi, Vathana Ly Vath, Simone Scotti   +3 more
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Biocrust restoration in novel climates: assisted migration, habitat amelioration, and varied community composition as climate‐smart techniques

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Successful restoration of terrestrial drylands depends on stable, fertile soils that retain water. These functions are provided by biological soil crusts (biocrust), suggesting their reestablishment is a critical step in dryland restoration.
Colin Tucker, Anita Antoninka, Matthew A. Bowker, Sasha C. Reed   +3 more
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Spatial and temporal evolution of a coastal erg margin: the Middle Jurassic Page Sandstone, southern Utah, USA

Sedimentology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aeolian deflationary events are erosive to static stages where sediment supply is insufficient to support bedform migration and preservation in the rock record. In the vicinity of shallow‐marine environments, inland rises of relative water table and associated generation of deflationary super surfaces may be driven by the onset of ...
Victor J. P. Hême de Lacotte, Chester H. C. Davies, Briony J. Bowler, Stuart M. Clarke, Thomas J. H. Dodd   +4 more
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The Role of Groundwater in Contributing to Surface Water Salinization in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Geophysical Research Letters
Freshwater salinization affects the availability of water for human use and ecosystem needs worldwide. It has been estimated that total dissolved solids (TDS) in the Colorado River Basin cause $350 million/year in damages and substantial resources are ...
Matthew P. Miller, Olivia L. Miller, Patrick C. Longley, Daniel R. Wise, Morgan C. McDonnell, Noah M. Schmadel, Jay R. Alder   +6 more
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Agricultural Economic Water Productivity Differences across Counties in the Colorado River Basin

Hydrology
This study estimates the relative contribution of different factors to the wide variation in agricultural economic water productivity (EWP) across Colorado River Basin counties.
George B. Frisvold, Jyothsna Atla
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The implications of climate change scenario selection for future streamflow projection in the Upper Colorado River Basin [PDF]

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2012
The impact of projected 21st century climate conditions on streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin was estimated using a multi-model ensemble approach wherein the downscaled outputs of 112 future climate projections from 16 global climate models ...
B. L. Harding, A. W. Wood, J. R. Prairie
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Bayesian inference of historical streamflow changes suggests further stress in the Colorado River Basin

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: Colorado River Basin (CRB), North America Study focus: Bayesian inference is used to analyze long-term streamflow in the CRB. Key parameters describing long-term hydroclimatic changes are integrated into a state-space model (SSM).
Yuchuan Lai, Byeongseong Choi, Sujoy B. Roy   +2 more
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