Monitoring The Terrestrial Water Cycle With Reflected GPS Signals

Aug. 13, 2018

Small , Eric E. 1 ; Larson , Kristine M. 2 1 Geological Sciences, CU Boulder 2 Aerospace Engineering Sciences, CU Boulder Data from NSF's EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), and similar GPS networks worldwide, can be used to monitor the terrestrial water cycle. GPS satellites transmit L-band microwave signals,...

Soil Hydraulic Properties Modeled From Meter To Kilometer Scales Based On In Situ And SMOS Soil Moisture Data

Aug. 13, 2018

Shellito , Peter J 1 ; Small , Eric E 2 ; Gutmann , Ethan D 3 1 Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder 2 Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder 3 Research Applications Lab, National Center for Atmospheric Research A primary objective of land surface...

Establishing Transferable Sub-Pixel Relationships For Estimating Snow Depth From Remotely-Sensed Snow Covered Area And A DEM

Aug. 13, 2018

Schneider , Dominik 1 ; Molotch , Noah P. 2 1 INSTAAR, University of Colorado Boulder 2 INSTAAR, University of Colorado Boulder Snowmelt is the primary water source in the Western United States and mountainous regions globally. Forecasts of streamflow and water supply rely heavily on snow measurements from sparse...

Developing And Deploying A Dynamically Updated Source Water Assessment And Response Tool

Aug. 13, 2018

Rosen , Jeffrey 1 ; Seidel , Chad 2 1 Corona Environmental Consulting, LLC 2 University of Colorado at Boulder, DeRISK Center The 2014 spill of MCHM on the Elk River in West Virginia highlighted several source water protection challenges faced by the drinking water community. Source water assessment plans...

Determining Snow And Ice Melt Contributions Using MODIS And A Temperature Index Melt Model In The Hunza River Basin

Aug. 13, 2018

Rittger , Karl 1 ; Brodzik , Mary J 2 ; Racoviteanu , Adina 3 ; Barrett , Andrew 4 ; Kalsa , Siri Jodha 5 ; Armstrong , Richard 6 1 NSIDC/CIRES/UCB 2 NSIDC/CIRES/UCB 3 NSIDC/CIRES/UCB 4 NSIDC/CIRES/UCB 5 NSIDC/CIRES/UCB 6 NSIDC/CIRES/UCB In mountainous regions of High Asia, snow...

Which Forcing Data Errors Matter Most When Modeling Seasonal Snowpack?

Aug. 13, 2018

Raleigh , Mark S. 1 ; Lundquist , Jessica D. 2 ; Clark , Martyn P. 3 1 NCAR 2 University of Washington 3 NCAR High quality forcing data are critical when modeling seasonal snowpack and snowmelt, but their quality is often compromised due to measurement errors or deficiencies in...

Optimization Of Active Spreading Strategies To Remediate Contaminated Groundwater During In Situ Chemical Oxidation

Aug. 13, 2018

Piscopo , Amy 1 ; Greene , John 2 ; Neupauer , Roseanna 3 ; Kasprzyk , Joseph 4 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Colorado Boulder 3 University of Colorado Boulder 4 University of Colorado Boulder To remediate contaminated groundwater using in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), a...

Effects Of Time-Varying Streambed Hydraulic Properties On Stream Depletion

Aug. 13, 2018

Neupauer , Roseanna M 1 ; Lackey , Greg 2 ; Pitlick , John 3 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Colorado Boulder 3 University of Colorado Boulder Stream depletion is the reduction in flow rate in a stream due to pumping in an aquifer that is hydraulically...

Photochemical Inactivation Of E. Faecalis In The Presence Of Organic Matter

Aug. 13, 2018

Mostafa , Simón 1 ; Rubinato , Matteo 2 ; Rosario-Ortiz , Fernando L. 3 ; Linden , Karl G. 4 1 University of Colorado, Boulder 2 University of Colorado, Boulder 3 University of Colorado, Boulder 4 University of Colorado, Boulder Sunlight irradiation is known to contribute to microbial inactivation...

Water/Rock Reactions In Oman Hyperalkaline Aquifers And Implications For Microbial Habitability

Aug. 13, 2018

Miller , Hannah M 1 ; Matter , Juerg 2 ; Kelemen , Peter 3 ; Ellison , Eric 4 ; Templeton , Alexis 5 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Southampton, UK 3 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University 4 University of Colorado at Boulder 5 University...

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