Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2006NM44B

Development of Geospatial Modeling Tools for Watershed-based Water Resources Management in New Mexico (Vivoni)

Institute: New Mexico
Year Established: 2006 Start Date: 2006-03-01 End Date: 2008-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $20,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $9,420

Principal Investigators: Enrique Vivoni

Abstract: Providing decision makers with better forecasts of water supply is the aim of this project. The research will develop new geospatial modeling tools for managing water supplies in New Mexico using scientific knowledge on climate, surface, and groundwater relations. Although the modeling results are sophisticated, they will be made amenable to water managers via the web in a similar fashion to existing drought maps. The modeling tool is expected to provide detailed simulation capabilities for flood and drought forecasting, estimate runoff, evaporation and aquifer recharge, and simulate basin water storage and supply.