GSFLOW and MODSIM-GSFLOW model used to evaluate the potential effects of increased temperature on the Carson Valley watershed and agricultural system in eastern California and western Nevada

Release Date

2021-01-01

Start Date

2000-10-01

End Date

2005-09-30

Publication Date

2023-09-15

Kitlasten, W., 2021, GSFLOW and MODSIM-GSFLOW model used to evaluate the potential effects of increased temperature on the Carson Valley watershed and agricultural system in eastern California and western Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MDWZM4.

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Warming temperatures result in earlier snowmelt derived streamflow, the dominant source of irrigation water in many agricultural systems located near mountains. The change in timing of streamflow threatens the sustainability of these agricultural systems. In many of these systems water is allocated through a complex physical and legal framework based on prior appropriations, resulting in a complex interaction between physical hydrology and water management. GSFLOW, with the Agricultural Water Use package, was coupled with MODSIM to evaluate changes in water use associated with earlier snowmelt under the existing legal framework governing water allocation (i.e. prior appropriations). The development of the model input and output files included in this data release are documented in the Water Resources Research journal article (https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027924)

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