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Establishing Proximal Causes Of Soil Moisture Deficits Accompanying Great Plains Drought Development.

Livneh , Ben 1 ; Hoerling , Martin P 2 1 University of Colorado, Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The occurrence of drought is associated with far reaching socio-economic impacts, and thus there is great interest in improving its predictability. In this work we focus on the physical...

Biogeochemical Cycling Of Black Carbon In The Taylor Valley Of The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Khan , Alia 1 ; Ding , Yan 2 ; McKnight , Diane 3 ; Jaffe , Rudolf 4 1 INSTAAR, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 Florida International University 3 INSTAAR, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø 4 Florida International University This study focuses on quantifying human impact in the McMurdo Dry Valleys through studying black carbon in...

Examination Of Storm Cycles In A Rocky Mountain Subalpine Snowpack Using Δ18O Analysis And Seasonal Snow Pit Data

Jones , Josh 1 ; Hoffman , Cameron 2 ; Barckholtz , Mark 3 ; Beaty , Danielle 4 ; Salazar , Timothy 5 ; Smith , Hannah 6 1 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 3 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 4 Â鶹¹ÙÍø 5...

Inter-Model Diagnostics For Two Snow Models Across Multiple Western U.S. Locations And Implications For Management

Houle , Elizabeth 1 ; Kasprzyk , Joseph 2 ; Livneh , Ben 3 1 CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø 3 CIRES In the western United States, water resource management is increasingly reliant on numerical modeling of hydrological processes, namely snow accumulation and ablation. We seek to advance a framework...

Characterizing The Role And Controls Of Snowmelt In Alpine Groundwater Recharge

Hill , Alice 1 ; Shimabuku , Morgan 2 ; Williams , Mark 3 ; Ge , Shemin 4 1 University of Colorado-Â鶹¹ÙÍø 2 University of Colorado-Â鶹¹ÙÍø 3 Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research 4 University of Colorado-Â鶹¹ÙÍø High altitude mountainous regions are vital source areas of water. Hydrologic processes...

Water Resource Engineering In Colorado: Evolution Of A Complex South Platte Operations And Planning Model

Hickman , Arista 1 ; DiNatale , Kelly 2 ; Mcpherson , Brian 3 ; Bliss , Matt 4 1 DiNatale Water Consultants 2 DiNatale Water Consultants 3 DiNatale Water Consultants 4 DiNatale Water Consultants DiNatale Water Consultants has developed a comprehensive operations and planning model for the East Cherry...

Water Resource Engineering In Colorado

Hickman , Arista 1 1 DiNatale Water Consultants Ms. Hickman will discuss her work on RiverWare and advanced Excel modeling of reservoir and water supply system operations, water rights engineering and project management. This includes modeling work for water rights accounting and operations to analyze the impacts of alterative scenarios...

Density-Based Stream Network Extraction From Digital Elevation Models

Ghandehari , Mehran 1 ; Buttenfield , Barbara P. 2 1 Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Â鶹¹ÙÍø, CO, USA 2 Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Â鶹¹ÙÍø, CO, USA Water is a very important natural resource, and it is mandatory that the surface water datasets used for topographic mapping, hydrological modeling,...

Water For A Brave New World: Commonsense Solutions For The Front Range Of Colorado

Figueroa , Jorge 1 1 Western Resource Advocates The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC), local communities, and citizens? roundtables at the river basin level have been engaged foro more than 5 years in a water supply planning process known as the Statewide Water Supply Initiative...

Why Isn't Water Considered Valuable?

Fahlund , Andrew 1 1 California Water Foundation My plan is to focus my talk on why water hasn't gained the traction or attention that one might expect for a resource that is so vital to the economic, social, and environmental fabric. I'll talk about some of the classic barriers,...

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