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- Arid regions; Climate change; Climatic changes; Extreme events; Global warming; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrology; Nevada – Las Vegas Metropolitan area; Severe storms; Streamflow – Forecasting; Water resources; Water-supply – Forecasting; Weather modification; West (U.S.) (1)
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Environmental Impact Of The Three Kids Mine Tailings, Henderson, Nv, Ji Hye Park
Environmental Impact Of The Three Kids Mine Tailings, Henderson, Nv, Ji Hye Park
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This research focused on the distribution of the Three Kids Mine tailings in surface soils in and around the mine in Henderson, Nevada. It is situated next to the communities of Calico Ridge and Lake Las Vegas Resort, and, just the west of the Lake Mead Recreation area. Even though the mine has been inactive for almost 50 years (1917-1961), tailing piles and other sources of contamination on the mine are currently exposed to the atmosphere. In this study, surface soil samples were collected along eight transects emanating from the center of Three Kids Mine tailing piles up to five …
Impacts Of Climate Change And Weather Modification On Hydrologic Characteristics Of Watersheds In The Western United States, Anil Acharya
Impacts Of Climate Change And Weather Modification On Hydrologic Characteristics Of Watersheds In The Western United States, Anil Acharya
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This research quantifies the impacts of climate change and weather modification (WM) on hydrologic characteristics of watersheds in the arid regions of the western United States. This research performs a long-term simulation of streamflow for present and future climate conditions in the North Platte (NP) Watershed, Wyoming; a shorter duration simulation is then performed to observe the likely impacts of event based changes in an urban watershed in Las Vegas, Nevada.
First, a study is carried out in Chapter 3 that evaluates the impacts of WM on water supply by developing a hydrologic model for the NP Watershed. The variable …