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- School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications (11)
- School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research (6)
- Water, Climate and Uncertainty: Implications for Western Water Law, Policy, and Management (Summer Conference, June 11-13) (6)
- Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10) (5)
- Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18) (5)
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- Innovation in Western Water Law and Management (Summer Conference, June 5-7) (5)
- Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8) (5)
- Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14) (4)
- Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5) (4)
- Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5) (4)
- Boundaries and Water: Allocation and Use of a Shared Resource (Summer Conference, June 5-7) (3)
- Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12) (3)
- Navigating the Future of the Colorado River (Martz Summer Conference, June 8-10) (3)
- New Sources of Water for Energy Development and Growth: Interbasin Transfers: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 7-10) (3)
- Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14) (3)
- Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11) (3)
- Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies (Summer Conference, June 2-4) (3)
- Books, Reports, and Studies (2)
- Strategies in Western Water Law and Policy: Courts, Coercion and Collaboration (Summer Conference, June 8-11) (2)
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses (1)
- Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications (1)
- Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6) (1)
- Instream Flow Protection in the Western United States: A Practical Symposium (March 31-April 1) (1)
- MSU Graduate Theses (1)
- STAR Program Research Presentations (1)
- Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12) (1)
- The Federal Impact on State Water Rights (Summer Conference, June 11-13) (1)
- The Past, Present, and Future of Our Public Lands: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Public Land Law Review Commission’s Report, One Third of the Nation’s Land (Martz Summer Conference, June 2-4) (1)
- US-Mexico Negotiations on Improved Colorado River Management: An Update (February 19) (1)
- Water Organizations in a Changing West (Summer Conference, June 14-16) (1)
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Analysis Of Soil Change Across Nebraska, Trinity Baker
Analysis Of Soil Change Across Nebraska, Trinity Baker
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The world’s population is growing and an increasing populace requires more resources. These requirements place increasing pressure on the environment and the soil. Soils serve many important functions throughout the world. These functions range from offering a media for food production, providing a sink for organic carbon, nutrient cycling, and improving water quality. It is important to focus on the human impact on soils and their change over time.
For my research I examined how soils across Nebraska have changed over a time period of roughly 65 years. I sampled and analyzed 39 pedons from four Major Land Resource Areas …
Irrigation’S Impact On A Precipitation Event During Grainex In Nebraska, Usa, Daniel Whitesel
Irrigation’S Impact On A Precipitation Event During Grainex In Nebraska, Usa, Daniel Whitesel
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Numerous precipitation events were observed during the Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX). However, the precipitation event that was observed the morning of 23 July 2018 is the focus of this thesis. Six experiments were conducted which involved increasing or decreasing soil moisture by 5% increments over the irrigated cropland. An additional experiment, which changed the irrigated land use to grassland, showed precipitation increases. It was found that regardless of strength of irrigation, average precipitation decreased. Average precipitation decreased by up to 72% when irrigation increased compared to the control simulation and decreased by up to 85% when irrigation decreased compared …
Influence Of Irrigation On Diurnal Mesoscale Circulations: Results From Grainex, C. Phillips, R. Mahmood, R. Pielke Sr.
Influence Of Irrigation On Diurnal Mesoscale Circulations: Results From Grainex, C. Phillips, R. Mahmood, R. Pielke Sr.
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Factors Affecting Irrigation Water Use In Southwest Missouri And Soil Microbial Response To Irrigation And Crop Residue, Shirley M. Dobbs
Factors Affecting Irrigation Water Use In Southwest Missouri And Soil Microbial Response To Irrigation And Crop Residue, Shirley M. Dobbs
MSU Graduate Theses
Sustainable use of water resources in Southwest Missouri requires a better understanding of factors that influence groundwater use by crop producers. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of weather patterns and edaphic factors on water used for agricultural irrigation. Groundwater withdrawal data from 14 high-use agricultural irrigation wells were monitored between 2009 and 2016 as part of the Southwest Missouri Irrigation Project. Stepwise and linear regression was used to assess the relationship of weather and edaphic factors in response to annual water use from each well. Precipitation volume, number of precipitation events, average maximum and minimum …
Effects Of Climate And Irrigation On Grace-Based Estimates Of Water Storage Changes In Major Us Aquifers, B. R. Scanlon, A. Rateb, D. R. Pool, W. Sanford, H. Save, A. Sun, D. Long, B. A. Fuchs
Effects Of Climate And Irrigation On Grace-Based Estimates Of Water Storage Changes In Major Us Aquifers, B. R. Scanlon, A. Rateb, D. R. Pool, W. Sanford, H. Save, A. Sun, D. Long, B. A. Fuchs
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Impacts Of Irrigated Agriculture On The Near Surface And Planetary Boundary Layer Atmosphere: Results From The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (Grainex), Emilee Lachenmeier
Impacts Of Irrigated Agriculture On The Near Surface And Planetary Boundary Layer Atmosphere: Results From The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (Grainex), Emilee Lachenmeier
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Modification of natural prairie grasslands into irrigated and rainfed agriculture in the Great Plains produced significant impacts on regional weather and climate including temperatures, precipitation, energy fluxes, and the planetary boundary layer (PBL) atmosphere. The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX) during the 2018 growing season collected data over irrigated and non-irrigated crop fields to further understand these impacts. The data were collected during two intensive observation periods (IOPs) in early June (IOP 1: 30 May – 13 June of 2018) and late July (IOP 2: 16 July – 30 July of 2018). The data analyzed include latent (LE) and sensible …
Irrigation Design In Montana: Accommodating Varying Water Accessibility Across The Continental Divide., John Garrett Lampson
Irrigation Design In Montana: Accommodating Varying Water Accessibility Across The Continental Divide., John Garrett Lampson
Biological and Agricultural Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
The design work performed in this project was conducted over two summers (2018, 2019) of internship experience with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) across the state of Montana. The first summer’s design work was based out of Glendive, MT, in Dawson County, approximately 50 kilometers from the North Dakota border. The second summer was in Missoula, MT, in Missoula County, near the Idaho border. The two areas differ significantly in topography, weather, and water availability with the main separating geographic influence being the Rocky Mountains.
This paper focuses on the design process and requirements for two farms located outside …
Irrigation Impacts On Minimum And Maximum Surface Moist Enthalpy In The Central Great Plains Of The Usa, Tianyi Zhang, Rezaul Mahmood, Xiaomao Lin, Roger A. Pielke Sr.
Irrigation Impacts On Minimum And Maximum Surface Moist Enthalpy In The Central Great Plains Of The Usa, Tianyi Zhang, Rezaul Mahmood, Xiaomao Lin, Roger A. Pielke Sr.
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Agricultural activities notably alter weather and climate including near-surface heat content. However, past research primarily focused on dry bulb temperature without considering the role of water vapor (dew point temperature) on surface air heat content. When using dry bulb temperature trends to assess these changes, for example, not including concurrent trends in absolute humidity can lead to errors in the actual rate of warming or cooling. Here we examined minimum and maximum surface moist enthalpy, which can be expressed as “equivalent temperature.” Using hourly climate data in the Central Great Plains (Nebraska and Kansas) from 1990 to 2014, the averages …
Groundwater Recharge Response To Reduced Irrigation Pumping In Western Nebraska, Justin Philip Gibson
Groundwater Recharge Response To Reduced Irrigation Pumping In Western Nebraska, Justin Philip Gibson
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Given current and continued investment in irrigation scheduling technologies, a need exists to better estimate the longevity and magnitude of water savings at watershed level to avoid the paradox of irrigation efficiency. This paradox occurs within a watershed as not all irrigation inefficiencies lead to the system losing water. For example, irrigation pumping rates in excess of crop water demand may lead to enhanced groundwater recharge or surface runoff that migrates to a stream. Thus, increases in efficiency may not lead to similar magnitudes of water savings. I hypothesize that water savings longevities are short given previous work demonstrating rapid …
Irrigation Efficiency Of Santa Rosa Island Cloud Forest Restoration Project, Rebecca Bernard, Kathryn Mceachern, Ken Niessen
Irrigation Efficiency Of Santa Rosa Island Cloud Forest Restoration Project, Rebecca Bernard, Kathryn Mceachern, Ken Niessen
STAR Program Research Presentations
Beginning in the 1800s, sheep and cattle ranching have caused significant erosion and devegetation of Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park. In an effort to contain what little soil is left and rebuild the native chaparral, the Cloud Forest Restoration Project is testing erosion control structures such as wattles, leaf litter fences and silt dams. This summer a drip irrigation system was installed along with fog capturing fences to supply water to native plants transplanted near the erosion control structures. As the project has grown, more irrigation has been added to increase the area available for transplanting. This irrigation …
Slides: Dam Operations: Does A Changing World Call For Changing Plans?, Reed D. Benson
Slides: Dam Operations: Does A Changing World Call For Changing Plans?, Reed D. Benson
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Reed D. Benson, University of New Mexico School of Law
13 slides
Slides: The Columbia River Basin, Barbara Cosens
Slides: The Columbia River Basin, Barbara Cosens
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Barbara Cosens, Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty, University of Idaho College of Law, Waters of the West Interdisciplinary Program
16 slides
Slides: Politics Of Interstate Water Cooperation And Conflicts: The Case Of Krishna River, India, Srinivas Chokkakula
Slides: Politics Of Interstate Water Cooperation And Conflicts: The Case Of Krishna River, India, Srinivas Chokkakula
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Srinivas Chokkakula, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi; Research Fellow, SOAS, University of London
16 slides
Slides: The Construction Of Water Scarcity And Its Management: Some Insights From South Africa's Vaal System 'Problemshed', Mike Muller
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Mike Muller, School of Governance, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
31 slides
Slides: The São Francisco Water Basin - Brazil, Vanessa Empinotti
Slides: The São Francisco Water Basin - Brazil, Vanessa Empinotti
Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10)
Presenter: Vanessa Empinotti, Federal University of ABC – UFABC, Brazil
20 slides
Options For An Indigenous Economic Water Fund (Iewf), First Peoples' Water Engagement Council
Options For An Indigenous Economic Water Fund (Iewf), First Peoples' Water Engagement Council
Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)
Presenter: Phil Duncan, Gomeroi Nation, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
15 pages
Contains footnotes
"OPTIONS PAPER for the First Peoples' Water Engagement Council (FPWEC)"
"DATED 20 APRIL 2012"
Abstract: This paper highlights the options for a path forward to establish an Indigenous Economic Water Fund (IEWF) through acquisition of water entitlements1 by indigenous people in systems where the consumptive pool is fully allocated. The water allocation that comes from indigenous holdings in the consumptive pool is an important mechanism for enabling Indigenous communities to achieve economic development and as such is a legitimate strategy for ‘Closing the Gap’. …
Estimation Of Energy Balance Components Over A Drip-Irrigated Olive Orchard Using Thermal And Multispectral Cameras Placed On A Helicopter-Based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Uav), Samuel Ortega-Farias, Samuel Ortega-Salazar, Tomas Poblete, Ayse Kilic, Richard Allen, Carlos Poblete-Echeverria, Luis Ahumada-Orellana, Mauricio Zuniga, Daniel Sepulveda
Estimation Of Energy Balance Components Over A Drip-Irrigated Olive Orchard Using Thermal And Multispectral Cameras Placed On A Helicopter-Based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Uav), Samuel Ortega-Farias, Samuel Ortega-Salazar, Tomas Poblete, Ayse Kilic, Richard Allen, Carlos Poblete-Echeverria, Luis Ahumada-Orellana, Mauricio Zuniga, Daniel Sepulveda
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
A field experiment was carried out to implement a remote sensing energy balance (RSEB) algorithm for estimating the incoming solar radiation (Rsi), net radiation (Rn), sensible heat flux (H), soil heat flux (G) and latent heat flux (LE) over a drip-irrigated olive (cv. Arbequina) orchard located in the Pencahue Valley, Maule Region, Chile (35◦25'S; 71◦44'W; 90 m above sea level). For this study, a helicopter-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was equipped with multispectral and infrared thermal cameras to obtain simultaneously the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and surface temperature (Tsurface) at very high resolution (6 cm …
A Compact To Revitalise Large-Scale Irrigation Systems Using A Leadership-Partnership-Ownership 'Theory Of Change', Bruce Lankford, Ian Makin, Nathanial Matthews, Peter G. Mccornick, Andrew Noble, Tushaar Shah
A Compact To Revitalise Large-Scale Irrigation Systems Using A Leadership-Partnership-Ownership 'Theory Of Change', Bruce Lankford, Ian Makin, Nathanial Matthews, Peter G. Mccornick, Andrew Noble, Tushaar Shah
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Faculty Publications
In countries with transitional economies such as those found in South Asia, large-scale irrigation systems (LSIS) with a history of public ownership account for about 115 million ha (Mha) or approximately 45% of their total area under irrigation. In terms of the global area of irrigation (320 Mha) for all countries, LSIS are estimated at 130 Mha or 40% of irrigated land. These systems can potentially deliver significant local, regional, and global benefits in terms of food, water and energy security, employment, economic growth, and ecosystem services. For example, primary crop production is conservatively valued at about US$355 billion. However, …
Slides: Klamath Basin Agreements: Largest River Restoration Project In American History, Amy Cordalis
Slides: Klamath Basin Agreements: Largest River Restoration Project In American History, Amy Cordalis
Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)
Presenter: Amy Cordalis, Staff Attorney, Yurok Tribe
34 slides
Slides: Six Decades Of Texas Water Planning, Ronald Kaiser
Slides: Six Decades Of Texas Water Planning, Ronald Kaiser
Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)
Presenter: Ronald Kaiser, Professor of Water Law and Policy, Chair of Graduate Water Degree Program, Texas A&M University
32 slides
Slides: Food Production: Technical Challenges In Agricultural Water Conservation, Perry Cabot
Slides: Food Production: Technical Challenges In Agricultural Water Conservation, Perry Cabot
Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes (Martz Summer Conference, June 11-12)
Presenter: Dr. Perry Cabot, Research Scientist and Extension Specialist, Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University
35 slides
Navigating A Pathway Toward Colorado's Water Future: A Review And Recommendations On Colorado's Draft Water Plan, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Colorado Water Working Group
Navigating A Pathway Toward Colorado's Water Future: A Review And Recommendations On Colorado's Draft Water Plan, Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Colorado Water Working Group
Books, Reports, and Studies
40 pages (includes color illustrations).
Slides: What Does Climate Change Mean For Cold Water Fisheries, Stan Bradshaw
Slides: What Does Climate Change Mean For Cold Water Fisheries, Stan Bradshaw
Water, Climate and Uncertainty: Implications for Western Water Law, Policy, and Management (Summer Conference, June 11-13)
1 page "Abstract" and 8 slides
Slides: Is There A Dust Bowl In Our Future?: Projections For The Eastern Rockies And Central Great Plains, Dennis Ojima
Slides: Is There A Dust Bowl In Our Future?: Projections For The Eastern Rockies And Central Great Plains, Dennis Ojima
Water, Climate and Uncertainty: Implications for Western Water Law, Policy, and Management (Summer Conference, June 11-13)
Presenter: Dennis Ojima, Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University (NREL/CSU)
30 slides
Did Irrigation Impact 20th Century Temperature In The High Plains Aquifer Region?, Rezaul Mahmood
Did Irrigation Impact 20th Century Temperature In The High Plains Aquifer Region?, Rezaul Mahmood
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Slides: Smart Fallowing: New Strategies In Ag Forbearance, Bonnie Colby
Slides: Smart Fallowing: New Strategies In Ag Forbearance, Bonnie Colby
Navigating the Future of the Colorado River (Martz Summer Conference, June 8-10)
Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Colby, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics, University of Arizona
34 slides
Slides: Long-Term Augmentation Of The Water Supply Of The Colorado River System, Les Lampe
Slides: Long-Term Augmentation Of The Water Supply Of The Colorado River System, Les Lampe
Navigating the Future of the Colorado River (Martz Summer Conference, June 8-10)
Presenter: Les Lampe, Colorado River Water Consultants, Las Vegas, Nevada
29 slides
Materials For Presentation: The Disappearing Colorado River, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Materials For Presentation: The Disappearing Colorado River, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Navigating the Future of the Colorado River (Martz Summer Conference, June 8-10)
7 pages.
"Western Economics Forum, Fall 2010"
Impacts Of Irrigation On Dry Season Precipitation In India, Rezaul Mahmood
Impacts Of Irrigation On Dry Season Precipitation In India, Rezaul Mahmood
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Slides: Development Of Shale: Water Resource Concerns And Policy Considerations, Katy Dunlap
Slides: Development Of Shale: Water Resource Concerns And Policy Considerations, Katy Dunlap
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, Trout Unlimited, Inc., Burdett, NY
24 slides