Capturing Hydrologic Regime Changes Over Regional Scales: Lagrangian Sampling And Rapid Hydro Assessment Methodologies

Hill , Alice F 1 1 CU-Boulder Remote mountain rivers are increasingly under development threat as the low hanging fruit of hydropower dam sites -- ones with easy access and whose rivers have large head potential -- have been picked. Often little is known about the hydrologic regimes of rivers...

Dynamic Response Of Watershed Subsurface Systems To Extreme Precipitation Events – Implications For The 2013 Colorado Front Range Floods

Henning , Steven 1 ; Ge , Shemin 2 1 ²ÊÃñ±¦µä 2 ²ÊÃñ±¦µä In September 2013, the Boulder Creek watershed (BCW) was severely affected by a 1000-year precipitation event when 17 inches of rain – nearly the annual average – fell over Boulder, Colorado,...

Modeling And Observations Of Luminescence In River Sediment From The US Mid-Atlantic Region: Implications For Obtaining Sediment Transport Information

Gray , Harrison J 1 1 University of Colorado - Boulder Obtaining quantitative sediment transport information, such as transport rates, virtual velocity, and characteristic scales, is an important goal of the hydrologic and geomorphic sciences. This information is useful for improving river infrastructure such as reservoirs and understanding the pace...

Effects Of Warming On Groundwater Flow In Mountainous Snowmelt-Dominated Catchments

Evans , Sarah 1 ; Ge , Shemin 2 1 ²ÊÃñ±¦µä 2 ²ÊÃñ±¦µä In mountainous regions, warmer air temperatures have led to an earlier onset of spring snowmelt and lower snowmelt rates because snow melts at a slower rate earlier in the year when...

River Response To Dam Removal: A Synthesis Perspective

East , Amy E 1 1 U.S. Geological Survey The last several decades have seen a substantial increase in the number of dams removed in the U.S., including the recent removal of large dams impounding millions of cubic meters of sediment. Both dam emplacement, and eventual dam removal, can be...

Western Water Assessment: Innovative Research In Partnership With Decision Makers

Dilling , Lisa 1 ; Rick , Ursula 2 ; Lukas , Jeff 3 ; McNie , Elizabeth 4 ; Arens , Seth 5 2 Presenting Author 1 Western Water Assessment, CIRES, University of Colorado 2 Western Water Assessment, CIRES, University of Colorado 3 Western Water Assessment, CIRES, University of...

Temperature Effects On The Growth Rates Of Diatoms From Streams In The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Darling , Joshua 1 ; Garland , Deena 2 ; Stanish , Lee 3 ; Esposito , Rhea 4 ; Sokol , Eric 5 ; McKnight , Diane 6 1 ENVS, INSTAAR 2 INSTAAR 3 INSTAAR 4 INSTAAR 5 INSTAAR 6 CEAE, ENVS, INSTAAR Benthic microbial mats are the dominant...

Groundwater’s Role In Mitigating Mountain Water Resource Impacts From A Changing Climate: Geochemical Insights From A Subalpine, Headwater Catchment, Colorado, USA

Dailey , Kelsey R 1 ; Hughes , Holly 2 ; Williams , Mark 3 1 Environmental Studies, INSTAAR 2 INSTAAR 3 Geography, INSTAAR Geochemical surface and groundwater data were used to examine groundwater recharge dynamics and hydrologic connectivity in the dominantly subalpine Como Creek headwater catchment within the Boulder...

L-Band Soil Moisture Mapping Using Small UnManned Aerial System

Dai , Eryan 1 ; Gasiewski , Albin 2 ; Stachura , Maciej 3 ; Elston , Jack 4 1 Colorado University at Boulder 2 Colorado University at Boulder 3 Black Swift Technologies LLC, Boulder, CO, USA 4 Black Swift Technologies LLC, Boulder, CO, USA Soil moisture is of fundamental...

A Sensor Driven Transformation In The Hydrologic Sciences: How New Tools Are Enabling New Insights In Catchment And River Processes

Cohen , Matthew J 1 1 University of Florida Rivers are the primary conveyance for water and solutes to the sea, and are increasingly recognized as venues for intensive biogeochemical reactivity. As water and solutes move downstream and exchange with adjacent sediments and slow velocity flowpaths, important reactions occur that...

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