The future role of dams in the U nited S tates of A merica
Storage and controlled distribution of water have been key elements of a human strategy to
overcome the space and time variability of water, which have been marked by catastrophic …
overcome the space and time variability of water, which have been marked by catastrophic …
Development of representative indicators of hydrologic alteration
In an ideal world, a few overall indicators of hydrologic alteration would adequately describe
the degree of hydrologic alteration caused by various forms of river regulation. Currently …
the degree of hydrologic alteration caused by various forms of river regulation. Currently …
Compounding impacts of human-induced water stress and climate change on water availability
The terrestrial phase of the water cycle can be seriously impacted by water management
and human water use behavior (eg, reservoir operation, and irrigation withdrawals). Here …
and human water use behavior (eg, reservoir operation, and irrigation withdrawals). Here …
Relations among storage, yield, and instream flow
An extensive literature documents relations between reservoir storage capacity and water
supply yield and the properties of instream flow needed to support downstream aquatic …
supply yield and the properties of instream flow needed to support downstream aquatic …
A hybrid framework for assessing socioeconomic drought: Linking climate variability, local resilience, and demand
A Mehran, O Mazdiyasni… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Socioeconomic drought broadly refers to conditions whereby the water supply cannot satisfy
the demand. Most previous studies describe droughts based on large‐scale meteorological …
the demand. Most previous studies describe droughts based on large‐scale meteorological …
Reservoir performance under uncertainty in hydrologic impacts of climate change
D Raje, PP Mujumdar - Advances in water resources, 2010 - Elsevier
Relatively few studies have addressed water management and adaptation measures in the
face of changing water balances due to climate change. The current work studies climate …
face of changing water balances due to climate change. The current work studies climate …
Modeling the impacts of climatic change and variability on the reliability, resilience, and vulnerability of a water resource system
During the last decade, there have been increasing concerns over water resource drought in
northern England, brought about by the 1995 Yorkshire drought with an estimated 5‐month …
northern England, brought about by the 1995 Yorkshire drought with an estimated 5‐month …
Choice of reliability, resilience and vulnerability estimators for risk assessments of water resources systems/Choix d'estimateurs de fiabilité, de résilience et de …
TR Kjeldsen, D Rosbjerg - Hydrological sciences journal, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Definitions and estimators of water resources system reliability (the probability that
the system will remain in a non-failure state), resilience (the ability of the system to return to …
the system will remain in a non-failure state), resilience (the ability of the system to return to …
Water availability and vulnerability of 225 large cities in the United States
JC Padowski, JW Jawitz - Water Resources Research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a quantitative national assessment of urban water availability and
vulnerability for 225 US cities with population greater than 100,000. Here, the urban …
vulnerability for 225 US cities with population greater than 100,000. Here, the urban …
Multivariate design of socioeconomic drought and impact of water reservoirs
Socioeconomic drought in association with minimum instream flow against the backdrop of
local water supply was investigated. An integrated procedure for design combinations of …
local water supply was investigated. An integrated procedure for design combinations of …