Advancements in Watershed Modeling to Support Water Management

Session ID#: 118663

Session Description:
Water management plans depend on accurate and timely watershed modeling and data integration to improve understanding of a broad range of environmental and societal water issues across spatial and temporal scales. Continued and evolving advances in watershed modeling are needed to address concerns related to water availability (quantity and quality) and to provide timely information to scientists, managers, and policy makers. This session seeks interdisciplinary discussion of modeling and data developments and their applications to solve water management related problems. We invite contributions focused on 1) innovations in the development of new, or improvements to existing, hydrologic or water-quality models (e.g., representation of water demand and consumption, incorporation of lag times, dealing with impacts of climate changes), 2) novel uses of hydrologic or water-quality models to support water management and communication, and 3) creative approaches for model and data integration, including machine learning methods, across spatial and temporal scales.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • CGU: Canadian Geophysical Union -
  • CGS: Chinese Geophysical Society -
  • EGU: European Geosciences Union -
  • GSA: Geological Society of America -
Index Terms:

1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1871 Surface water quality [HYDROLOGY]
1879 Watershed [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]


Primary Convener:  Qian Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science / USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD, United States
Conveners:  Olivia Miller, US Geological Survey, Utah Water Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Noah M Schmadel, US Geological Survey, Oregon Water Science Center, Portland, OR, United States and Matthew P Miller, US Geological Survey, Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Qian Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science / USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD, United States
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