Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2023_IA_Arenas

Multi-scale spatio-temporal analysis of the U.S. water budget using CONUS404

Institute: Iowa
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Year Established: 2023 Start Date: 2024-01-01 End Date: 2026-12-31
Total Federal Funds: $310,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $310,000

Principal Investigators: Antonio Arenas

Project Summary: An accurate quantification of the water budget (rain, flow in rivers, water in lakes, water consumed by plants, etc.) is crucial to advancing socioeconomic development. Using computer-based simulations, USGS and NCAR developed CONUS404, a dataset with information on the national water budget. This project will assess the accuracy of the information generated by CONUS404.