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Udall , Brad 1 1 Colorado Water Institute – Colorado State University Water in the Western US is governed by water law derived from the early gold miners in the mid 19th century and is controlled by massive infrastructure built in the 20th century. Population growth and a vastly different...

Tyree , Meredith A 1 ; Bishop , Ian W 2 ; Spaulding , Sarah A 3 1 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), Â鶹¹ÙÍø 3 United States Geological Survey, Â鶹¹ÙÍø...

Torrens , Christa L. 1 ; Gooseff , Michael N. 2 1 INSTAAR - University of Colorado, Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 INSTAAR - University of Colorado, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Glacial meltwater streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys [MDV], Antarctica flow 4-12 weeks per year during the austral summer. Instream algal mats provide most of...

Strack , Otto D.L. 1 1 Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engi- neering, College of Science and Technology, University of Minnesota Groundwater flow modeling has become increasingly sophisticated as modeling tools have evolved from early computer programs that required elaborate input and produced output in terms of sheets full...

Smith , Rebecca 1 ; Kasprzyk , Joseph 2 1 University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø In light of the unpredictable effects of climate change and population shifts, responsible resource management will require new types of information and strategies going forward. For water utilities, this...

Singley , Joel G 1 ; Wlostowski , Adam N 2 ; Bergstrom , Anna J 3 ; Sokol , Erick R 4 ; Torrens , Christa L 5 ; Jaros , Chris 6 ; Wilson , Colleen E 7 ; Gooseff , Michael N 8 1 Environmental Studies Program,...

Sayedi , Sayedeh Sara 1 ; Malekmohammadi , Bahram 2 ; Ghandehari , Mehran 3 1 Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 2 Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 3 Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Colorado, USA Humans benefit from the ecosystems in...

Rush , Michael 1 ; Rajaram , Harihar 2 ; Anderson , Robert 3 1 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 3 Â鶹¹ÙÍø The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2013) warns that alpine ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to climate change due to short growing...

Reising , Lauren J 1 ; Neupauer , Roseanna M 2 ; Mays , David C 3 1 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 3 University of Colorado Denver During in situ remediation of contaminated groundwater, a treatment chemical can be injected into the aquifer to react...

Raleigh , Mark 1 ; Small , Eric 2 1 University of Colorado 2 University of Colorado Lidar-measured snow depth and model-estimated snow density can be combined to map snow water equivalent (SWE) across basins. This approach has the potential to transform watershed research and operations in snow dominated regions,...