water resource modeling News
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Google earth engine launched in Cancun
A satellite imagery tool that will make an unprecedented amount of environmental data available freely online has been launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 16), in Mexico. Earth Engine, launched by Google last week (3 December), aims to enable scientists to monitor and measure changes in the Earth's environment, such as global land cover, and hopefully help slow deforestation in the ...
By SciDev.Net
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NASA Opens New Era In Measuring Western U.S. Snowpack
A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how much water they hold. The data from NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory mission will be used to estimate how much water will flow out of the basins when the snow melts. The data-gathering technology could ...
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IWMI Announces the appointment of five new members of the IWMI Board of Governors and Program Committee
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) announced today the appointment of five new members of the IWMI Board of Governors and its Program Committee. Each will play a key role in guiding IWMI’s growth and development in the years to come. They have been appointed by the IWMI Board to replace members whose terms have ended or will end in 2023, and to add independent expertise to ...
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USGS Groundwater Model: New Tool for Communities in Northern and Central Arizona
A new groundwater model of the interconnected aquifers in central and northern Arizona was released today by the U.S. Geological Survey, following a multi-year development effort that involved the Arizona Department of Water Resources and regional cooperators. The computer model, known as the “Northern Arizona Regional Groundwater-Flow Model,” simulates how recharge from rainfall ...
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Social learning in river basin management
Water resources management generally follows a model in which problems and their causes are scientifically identified, and technical solutions are devised. However, contrary to the terms of the European Water Framework Directive (2000)1 for river basin management, this process does not take into account the social beliefs, behaviours and attitudes of other interest groups. A recent study ...
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Water – Everybody’s Business
Stockholm – Using business models to manage public water supply, the 2010 Stockholm Industry Water Award winner Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) provides leading edge services to its customers today. Photos, video and press kit available online here: The PPWSA started using business models in 1993 which increased water provision in the capital city area from less than 30% then to ...
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ESRL scientists study California’s water future in a changing climate
Water security is never far from the mind of any decision maker in the U.S. West— but it’s not a terrorist attack on a dam or canal that triggers the most anxiety, it’s climate change. This fall, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called his state’s water troubles a “holy water war” pitting “north versus south, California versus the feds, rural versus urban....” And well known challenges— the ...
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OTT HydroMet now offering Aquarius, a data management platform, in Europe
OTT HydroMet, a global leader in hydrologic and meteorologic instrumentation and solutions, now offers Aquarius in Europe for continuous monitoring of water information in near real-time. Aquarius is a data management platform ideal for numerous hydrology applications, most notably flood, groundwater, water availability, and water quality. The platform allows customers to harness the power of ...
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