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The objective of our work is to develop a general and transferrable approach to defining how any given hydrologic system will filter climatic forcings. We will develop a framework that can allow for rapid assessment of the vulnerability of hydrologic systems to predicted climate changes of varying complexity, often without the need for site-specific hydrologic models. Our approach will guide site-specific modeling, where appropriate, to focus on those components of predicted climate change that are most likely to persist through the groundwater system. We are focusing on the role of the unsaturated zone in the filtering of climatic forcings. More specifically, we are examining how variations in infiltration are...
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Changing climate conditions have been identified as a major threat to the sustainability and availability of water resources in the Southwestern U.S. Long-term decreases in precipitation can lead to reductions in regional groundwater levels and loss of groundwater storage in aquifers for some communities. Reduced precipitation can also lead to lower water levels in streams and losses in the vegetation that grows alongside riverbanks. The goal of this project was to identify how hydrologic systems in the Southwest might respond to changes in climate and the degree to which this response is dependent on the characteristics of the hydrologic system. To do this, researchers developed a tool that simulates how quickly...
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