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Impact And Application Of Real-Time Control On Stormwater Systems, Aaron A. Akin
Impact And Application Of Real-Time Control On Stormwater Systems, Aaron A. Akin
Doctoral Dissertations
Stormwater control measures (SCMs) such as dry extended detention basins and wet ponds are common practices implemented by engineers and designers to mitigate the impact of stormwater runoff. These practices are designed based on historical rainfall data to attenuate runoff to pre-development conditions and, once they are installed, are unable to adapt to changing rainfall patterns or watershed restoration objectives. To solve these climate resiliency issues, several studies were conducted which investigated the impact of retrofitting such systems with a controllable outlet to increase or change detention times during rainfall events along with the novel instrumentation and methodologies necessary for …
The Performance Impacts Of Real-Time Control On Bioretention, Padmini P. Persaud
The Performance Impacts Of Real-Time Control On Bioretention, Padmini P. Persaud
Doctoral Dissertations
Bioretention is a green infrastructure practice used to restore natural hydrologic regimes and improve stormwater quality. Extreme weather combined with demands for treatment of a growing number of priority pollutants has put a strain on these systems, making meeting performance goals difficult. The addition of smart stormwater technology has the potential to help address these issues as more control is provided to modify internal conditions and optimize sometimes conflicting outcomes. The use of real-time control is tested in this research to determine how bioretention performance is impacted by this technology. Column studies incorporating forecasts and historic rainfall were used to …
Estimates Of Glacier Mass Loss And Contribution To Streamflow: Wind River Range (Wyoming, Usa), Jeffrey Allen Marks
Estimates Of Glacier Mass Loss And Contribution To Streamflow: Wind River Range (Wyoming, Usa), Jeffrey Allen Marks
Masters Theses
The Wind River Range is a continuous mountain range approximately 160 km in length in west-central Wyoming. The Wind River Range is host to roughly 680 snow and ice bodies with 63 of these considered glaciers including seven of the ten largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. The presence of glaciers results in meltwater contributions to streamflow during the late summer (July, August, and September – JAS) when snowmelt is decreasing, temperatures are high, precipitation is low, and irrigation demand continues. Most studies indicate that the glaciers in the Wind River Range have been retreating since the 1850’s, the …