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Full-Text Articles in Environmental Sciences
Effect Of Spatial And Temporal Variability Of Antecedent Moisture Content On Model-Generated Runoff From An Arid Watershed, William J. Meyer
Effect Of Spatial And Temporal Variability Of Antecedent Moisture Content On Model-Generated Runoff From An Arid Watershed, William J. Meyer
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Streams in the arid southwest are typically ephemeral, and stream gages are not commonly available. Consequently, runoff data from storm events is not available, and flood control facility design or other water resource related decisions are based on synthetic hydrographs. In the Mojave Desert region of Southern Nevada, the duration of storm used to develop these synthetic hydrographs is the 6 hour storm. The 6 hour storm is used to simulate high intensity summer storms. Additionally, soils information used in the calculations for these synthetic hydrographs is taken from maps that are generally developed for a broad range of issues …
River Sediment Sampling Methods- Causeway Building And Removal, Dillon Dittmer
River Sediment Sampling Methods- Causeway Building And Removal, Dillon Dittmer
Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses
Abstract The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) suspect that causeways have a negative impact on river ecology both when installed and when removed. The Nebraska Department of Roads routinely uses causeways as a tool in the construction and repair of bridges. Although research has not been conducted on the impact of causeway building and removal data has been collected about the impact of dams, causeways, etc. on estuaries. This data is considered subjective and authors often cite sampling methods as a source of error. Currently there are no widely used handheld sampling methods that …
Slides: Oil Shale Water Needs, State Water Planning And The Colorado River Compact, Daniel R. Birch
Slides: Oil Shale Water Needs, State Water Planning And The Colorado River Compact, Daniel R. Birch
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
Presenter: Daniel R. Birch, Deputy General Manager & Chief Engineer, Colorado River District
17 slides
Role Of Dynamic Vegetation In Regional Climate Predictions Over Western Africa, Clement Alo, Guiling Wang
Role Of Dynamic Vegetation In Regional Climate Predictions Over Western Africa, Clement Alo, Guiling Wang
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This study examines the role of vegetation dynamics in regional predictions of future climate change in western Africa using a dynamic vegetation model asynchronously coupled to a regional climate model. Two experiments, one for present day and one for future, are conducted with the linked regional climate-vegetation model, and the third with the regional climate model standing alone that predicts future climate based on present-day vegetation. These simulations are so designed in order to tease out the impact of structural vegetation feedback on simulated climate and hydrological processes. According to future predictions by the regional climatevegetation model, increase in LAI …
Hydrological Characteristics Of A Large-Scale Flooding And Draining Experiment, Barrow, Alaska, Edith Jaurrieta De Velasco
Hydrological Characteristics Of A Large-Scale Flooding And Draining Experiment, Barrow, Alaska, Edith Jaurrieta De Velasco
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The Arctic appears to be affected by climate change more so than any other region on Earth. Some of the most significant climate change impacts reported for the Arctic are associated with dramatic shifts in the hydrologic regime of terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding the hydrologic processes that are associated with different components of arctic terrestrial ecosystems is important because water in the form of snow or rain influences a range of properties and processes such as land-atmosphere energy and trace gas fluxes, nutrient cycling, ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity, periglacial processes and surface albedo. Furthermore, plants, animals, and native people of the Arctic …