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High-Resolution Water Footprints Of Production Of The United States

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications

The United States is the largest producer of goods and services in the world. Rainfall, surface water supplies, and groundwater aquifers represent a fundamental input to economic production. Despite the importance of water resources to economic activity, we do not have consistent information on water use for specific locations and economic sectors. A national, spatially detailed database of water use by sector would provide insight into U.S. utilization and dependence on water resources for economic production. To this end, we calculate the water footprint of over 500 food, energy, mining, services, and manufacturing industries and goods produced in the United …

A Detailed Hydrodynamic Study To Help Community Based Resiliency Planning Under Extreme Climatic And Weather Events, Md Golam Rabbani Fahad

Theses and Dissertations

The State of New Jersey is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather and climatic events. This study concentrates on spatial and temporal vulnerability of these events using climate and hydrodynamic modelling. The first chapter focuses on historical climatic trend of temperature and precipitation as well as the future scenarios using 10 bias corrected climate model output considering high end emission scenario derived from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). In the second chapter a coastal hydrodynamic model called ADCIRC-2DDI was implemented to assess the impact of hurricanes in the Western North Atlantic (WNAT) model domain. The efficiency of the model …

Bathymetry Data For Lakes Azuei And Enriquillo, Michael Piasecki, Mahrokh Moknatian

Publications and Research

This data set supports and forms the basis for the development of Digital Bathymetry Models (DBM) for Lakes Azuei (Haiti) and Enriquillo (Dominican Republic). Bathymetric Data is typically acquired using Sonar devices that measure the depth at specific points along a boat track and for which the longitude and latitude is recorded. From the resulting point cloud one develop a seamless representation of the floor of the lake on either a raster set (which is what we have done) or try to use a contour (vector representation) model in which the depth contours appear as polygons or -lines. The raw …

Spot-R By Triax, Purdue Ect Team

ECT Fact Sheets Archive

Triax’s Spot-r system was developed to tackle the construction industry’s unique safety and productivity challenges, stemming from a demonstrated lack of total jobsite visibility and automatically collected, easily accessible field data. Spot-r by Triax combines a proprietary mesh network with sensor technology to record and transmit previously unattainable workforce and equipment location, activity and safety data within a defined area – all in real-time.

The Spot-r network is installed around the site and operates in a 900 MHz network, with a subset using a cellular connection to forward Spot-r sensor data to Triax’s custom, cloud dashboard. In the hazardous construction …

Investigation Of Morphological Changes In Small Coastal Rivers During Flood, Tanzina Afrin

LSU Master's Theses

The delivery of fluvial sediment to coastal margins is one of the major concerns for river and coastal morphodynamics. Relevant research has primarily focused on large rivers that transport substantial sediment load and thus are responsible for building deltaic landscapes. However, less research is concentrated on small coastal rivers. A need exists to better understand the sediment dynamics in small coastal rivers that have different backwater regimes than their larger counterparts. The main objective of this research was to examine the influence of backwater on the morphodynamics of a small coastal meandering river during a large flood event. The investigation …

Global Anthropogenic Phosphorus Loads To Freshwater And Associated Grey Water Footprints And Water Pollution Levels: A High-Resolution Global Study, Mesfin Mekonnen, Arjen Y. Hoekstra

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications

We estimate the global anthropogenic phosphorus (P) loads to freshwater and the associated grey water footprints (GWFs) for the period 2002–2010, at a spatial resolution of 5 3 5 arc min, and com- pare the GWF per river basin to runoff to assess the P-related water pollution level (WPL). The global anthro- pogenic P load to freshwater systems from both diffuse and point sources is estimated at 1.5 Tg/yr. More than half of this total load was in Asia, followed by Europe (19%) and Latin America and the Caribbean (13%). The domestic sector contributed 54% to the total, agriculture 38%, …

Purdue’S Biowall, Purdue Ect Team

ECT Fact Sheets Archive

Mechanical ventilation, energy recovery ventilation, and infiltration (air that leaks into a building) are commonly used to introduce fresh air. These are all valid approaches, but a living plant-based filter is an innovative complement to these traditional technologies. A Biowall has the potential to improve indoor air quality while reducing the quantity of air needed for ventilation, creating the potential for energy savings. Figure 1 shows a Biowall prototype being evaluated in the ReNEWW House, a research home located near the Purdue University campus (http://www.renewwhouse.com/).

Mdp (Machine Drive Power) Intelligent Compaction Technology, Purdue Ect Team

ECT Fact Sheets Archive

Caterpillar developed MDP (Machine Drive Power) technology to fill this gap. Rather than an accelerometer and vibratory drum, it uses the principle of rolling resistance to provide indications of soil stiffness. This allows it to perform more reliably on cohesive and granular soils with less variability than accelerometer systems. It also means that the technology can be used on both vibratory and static drum compactors, which are often used on larger sites. While the technology is quite useful on its own, it is even better as a complementary technology to the existing accelerometer-based systems. Contractors who use vibratory soil compactors …

Riverbank Filtration Impacts On Post Disinfection Water Quality In Small Systems—A Case Study From Auburn And Nebraska City, Nebraska, Matteo D'Alessio, Bruce Dvorak, Chittaranjan Ray

Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications

Small water systems can experience a fluctuating quality of water in the distribution system after disinfection. As chlorine is the most common disinfectant for small systems, the occurrence of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) represents a common problem for these systems. Riverbank filtration (RBF) can be a valuable solution for small communities located on riverbanks. The objectives of this study were to evaluate (i) the improvements in water quality at two selected RBF systems, and (ii) the potential lower concentrations of DBPs, in particular, trihalomethanes (THMs), in small systems that use RBF. Two small communities in Nebraska, Auburn and Nebraska City, using …

Flow Analysis Through Collector Well Laterals: A Case Study From Sonoma County Water Agency, California, Matteo D'Alessio, John Lucio, Ernest Williams, James Warner, Donald Seymour, Jay Jasperse, Chittaranjan Ray

Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications

The Sonoma County Water Agency (SWCA) uses six radial collector wells along the Russian River west of Santa Rosa, to provide water for several municipalities and water districts in north-western California. Three collector wells (1, 2, and 6) are located in the Wohler area, and three collector wells (3, 4, and 5) are located in the Mirabel area. The objective of this paper is to highlight the performance of the three collector wells located in the Mirabel area since their construction. The 2015 investigation showed a lower performance of Collectors 3 and 4 compared to their original performances after construction …

The Future Of Groundwater In California: Lessons In Sustainable Management From Across The West, Christina Hoffman Babbitt, Katherine E. B. Gibson, Scott Sellers, Nicholas Brozovic, Anthony Saracino, Ann Hayden, Maurice Hall, Sandi Zellmer

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications

The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) created, for the first time and on an unprecedented scale, a mandate to change how groundwater is managed statewide in California. While enacting SGMA was a tremendous step forward, communities and water districts now face the considerable challenge of creating successful groundwater management programs. This report is aimed at helping California’s water managers, public water agencies, county commissioners, city planners, and others better understand the suite of tools and approaches that can be used to enhance the sustainable management of groundwater. Specifically, we consider four categories of management tools—regulatory, incentive-based, agency supply augmentation …

Cee 433: Water Technology & Policy Syllabus, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Ashlynn Stillwell

All ECSTATIC Materials

This document is the syllabus for CEE 433: Water Technology & Policy, by instructor Ashlynn S. Stillwell at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The course is an elective class, open to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

The Long Term Effect Of Agricultural, Vadose Zone And Climatic Factors On Nitrate Contamination In Nebraska’S Groundwater System, Pongpun Juntakut, Daniel D. Snow, Erin M.K. Haacker, Chittaranjan Ray

Nebraska Water Center: Faculty Publications

A four-decade dataset (1974–2013) of 107,823 nitrate samples in 25,993 wells from western and eastern parts of Nebraska was used to assess long-term trends of groundwater nitrate concentration and decadal changes in the extent of groundwater nitrate-contaminated areas (NO₃-N≥10 mg N/L) over the entire state. Spatial statistics and regressions were used to investigate the relationships between groundwater nitrate concentrations and several potential natural and anthropogenic factors, including soil drainage capacities, vadose zone characteristics, crop production areas, and irrigation systems. The results of this study show that there is no statistically significant trend in groundwater nitrate concentrations …

Seepage And Stability Analysis Of The Earth Dams Under Drawdown Conditions By Using The Finite Element Method, Salama Al-Labban

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

One of the major concerns in the behavior of an earth dam is the change in the exit gradient and the impact on the slope stability under drawdown conditions. Drawdown can cause increased seepage forces on the upstream slope which may result in the movement of soil particles in the flow direction and cause erosion problems. In this research, a numerical approach, based on the finite element method (FEM) is used to analyze the seepage through the dam and its foundation to study exit gradients and slope stability under both steady-state and transient conditions. The results show that a central …

Stormwater Capture In The Built Watershed: Fostering Public Awareness Of Water Conservation Through A Parcel-Level Approach To Stormwater Management, Benjamin Rigby

Pitzer Senior Theses

As California contends with climate change and more extreme cycles of drought and deluge, water management agencies and conservation groups are looking towards solutions to the decreasing reliability of imported water supplies. Stormwater has historically been perceived as a threat to development but when captured properly, it presents a resource that can augment local water supplies. Solutions to water supply issues in California have traditionally employed technical and centrally controlled methods for importing water, but there is a growing understanding that parcel-level capture through vegetated swales presents an opportunity for reducing the impact that development has on California’s hydrology. Vegetated …

Integration Of Hydrogeophysical Datasets And Empirical Orthogonal Functions For Improved Irrigation Water Management, Catherine E. Finkenbiner, Trenton E. Franz, Justin P. Gibson, Derek M. Heeren, J. D. Luck

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Precision agriculture offers the technologies to manage for infield variability and incorporate variability into irrigation management decisions. The major limitation of this technology often lies in the reconciliation of disparate data sources and the generation of irrigation prescription maps. Here the authors explore the utility of the cosmic-ray neutron probe (CRNP) which measures volumetric soil water content (SWC) in the top ~ 30 cm of the soil profile. The key advantages of CRNP is that the sensor is passive, non-invasive, mobile and soil temperature-invariant, making data collection more compatible with existing farm operations and extending the mapping period. The objectives …

Flood Damage Assessment: A Case Study In Bakan And Phnom Kravanh Districts, Pursat Province, Cambodia, Chhunleang Rorm

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Flood is still a major climate hazard in Pursat province, a potential province for agricultural development in Cambodia. The consequences of this water-related disaster are social problems such as poverty, food insecurity and health problems, which indirectly prolong the growth of the country's economy. To propose a proper flood mitigation measure, flood damage assessment is considered as a fundamental step to implement so that the value of elements at risk is initially evaluated. The objectives of this research are to assess flood damage in agriculture and affected people in Bakan and Phnom Kravanh districts, Pursat province from 2000 to 2014, …

การจำลองการรั่วไหลของน้ำมันบริเวณชายฝั่งทะเลระยอง, พงษ์สิทธิ์ ผลสมบูรณ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การรั่วไหลของน้ำมันในทะเลส่งผลกระทบต่อเศรษฐกิจและสิ่งแวดล้อม การคาดการณ์การเคลื่อนตัวของน้ำมันที่รั่วไหลในทะเล จำเป็นต้องทราบการไหลเวียนของกระแสน้ำจึงจะทำให้การคาดการณ์ตำแหน่งที่น้ำมันจะเคลื่อนที่ไปได้อย่างถูกต้อง อย่างไรก็ตามการได้มาของข้อมูลกระแสน้ำและลม ใช้วิธีการเก็บแบบตำแหน่งซึ่งไม่ครอบคลุมทั้งพื้นที่ จึงประยุกต์ใช้แบบจำลองทางคณิตศาสตร์ในการจำลองการไหลเวียนของกระแสน้ำที่ปรับเทียบกับข้อมูลตรวจวัดในการจำลองการไหลเวียนของกระแสน้ำในพื้นที่ศึกษา การศึกษาในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาการจำลองการรั่วไหลของน้ำมันบริเวณชายฝั่งทะเลระยอง โดยประยุกต์ใช้แบบจำลองคณิตศาสตร์ซึ่งประกอบด้วยแบบจำลองย่อย 3 ชนิด คือ แบบจำลอง SWAN ใช้ในการจำลองคลื่นที่เกิดจากลม, แบบจำลอง Delft3D ใช้ในการจำลองกระแสน้ำเนื่องจากน้ำขึ้นน้ำลงและคลื่นลม และแบบจำลอง GNOME ใช้ในการจำลองการรั่วไหลของน้ำมันบริเวณชายฝั่งทะเลระยอง โดยในการจำลองการรั่วไหลของน้ำมัน จะแบ่งการศึกษาออกเป็น 2 ส่วน คือ ส่วนแรกจำลองคลื่นและกระแสน้ำในอ่าวไทย เพื่อนำกระแสน้ำสุทธิมาใช้ในการคาดการณ์การเคลื่อนที่ของน้ำมันที่รั่วไหลในส่วนที่สองต่อไป แบบจำลอง SWAN ถูกสอบเทียบด้วยข้อมูลความสูงคลื่นนัยสำคัญจากทุ่นสมุทรศาสตร์ของสำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศ ตั้งแต่ปี พ.ศ.2540 - พ.ศ.2545 จำนวน 6 สถานี ส่วนแบบจำลอง Delft3D ใช้ข้อมูลระดับน้ำทำนายของกรมอุทกศาสตร์ กองทัพเรือ ตั้งแต่ปี พ.ศ.2549 – พ.ศ.2559 จำนวน 10 สถานี, ข้อมูลระดับน้ำตรวจวัดสถานีสันดอนเจ้าพระของการท่าเรือแห่งประเทศไทย ในปี พ.ศ. 2556 และข้อมูลกระแสน้ำตรวจวัดรายชั่วโมงบริเวณปากแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาตั้งแต่ปี พ.ศ.2554 - พ.ศ.2556 จากองค์การความร่วมมือระหว่างประเทศของญี่ปุ่น ในการสอบเทียบกระแสน้ำจากน้ำขึ้นน้ำลงและกระแสน้ำสุทธิตามลำดับ ผลการศึกษากระแสน้ำพบว่า อิทธิพลหลักที่มีผลต่อการไหลเวียนของกระแสน้ำในอ่าวไทยคือน้ำขึ้นน้ำลง แต่ก็มีบางพื้นที่ที่คลื่นลมมีอิทธิพลด้วยซึ่งจะมีผลในบริเวณที่เป็นน้ำตื้น เช่น สถานีเกาะสีชัง เป็นต้น การสอบเทียบแบบจำลอง GNOME ใช้ข้อมูลภาพถ่ายดาวเทียมของสำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศในช่วงที่เกิดเหตุการณ์น้ำมันรั่วบริเวณเกาะเสม็ด จังหวัดระยอง เมื่อวันที่ 27 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ.2556 ผลจากการศึกษาด้วยแบบจำลอง GNOME พบว่าทิศทางการเคลื่อนที่ของน้ำมันสอดคล้องกับทิศทางของลม โดยในช่วงฤดูลมมรสุมตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ น้ำมันจะเคลื่อนตัวออกจากชายฝั่งทะเลระยองไปในทิศตะวันตกเฉียงใต้ ส่วนในช่วงเปลี่ยนฤดูลมมรสุมและช่วงฤดูลมมรสุมตะวันตกเฉียงใต้ น้ำมันจะเคลื่อนตัวเข้าสู่ชายฝั่งทะเลระยอง เช่นบริเวณนิคมอุตสาหกรรมมาบตาพุด อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาแหลมหญ้า-หมู่เกาะเสม็ด เป็นต้น ทั้งนี้ตำแหน่งและเวลาที่น้ำมันเคลื่อนตัวกระทบชายฝั่งจะขึ้นอยู่กับความเร็วและทิศทางของลม โดยในเดือนพฤษภาคมจะมีความเสี่ยงที่การรั่วไหลของน้ำมันเคลื่อนตัวกระทบชายฝั่งระยองเร็วที่สุดในรอบปี จึงควรมีการเฝ้าระวังเป็นพิเศษ

Hydro-Climatological Summer Trends In The Continental United States, Naya Mairena Flores

REU Final Reports

We investigated trends in air temperature, stream temperature and discharge for rivers across the continental United States from the summer months of 1996 to 2016. Using GAGES II from USGS and PRISM and programming language R we analyzed specific hydrological trends in Mann-Kendall’s tests. After collecting the slope values whether they were negative or positive and the P-Values, the significance of that slope, we mapped slopes of trends in GIS. Stream temperature increased 12% of stations across the summer, while air temperature increased 22% of stations, and discharge decreased 15% of stations, respectively. Seven day moving average of daily maximum …

2018 Nebraska Groundwater Quality Monitoring Report

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality: Reports

The 2001 Nebraska Legislature passed LB329 (Neb. Rev. Stat. §46-1304) which, in part, directed the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) to report on groundwater quality monitoring in Nebraska. Reports have been issued annually since December 2001. The text of the statute applicable to this report follows: “The Department of Environmental Quality shall prepare a report outlining the extent of ground water quality monitoring conducted by natural resources districts during the preceding calendar year. The department shall analyze the data collected for the purpose of determining whether or not ground water quality is degrading or improving and shall present the …