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==About==
 
==About==
  
The '''Colorado River Science''' Wiki is being created to provide a web-based clearinghouse for scientific and technical information and data relevant to the Colorado River Basin and management of its water resources and related natural resources. This clearinghouse is intended to be useful to managers and other decision-makers, to researchers, to the media, and to the broader public. Its objectives are to:   
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[[File:Basin_science_map.png|thumb|400px|'''Figure 1.''' Representation of the different models and data, and their underlying science, applied to decision-making in the Colorado River Basin. (Design: J. Lukas, adapted from L. Payton; basin map by Western Water Assessment (L. Woelders); thumbnail images from University of Washington VIC group, NOAA Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, and Reclamation)]]
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The '''Colorado River Science Wiki''' is a web-based clearinghouse for scientific and technical information relevant to the Colorado River Basin and the management of its water resources and related natural resources. This clearinghouse is intended to be useful to managers and other decision-makers, to researchers, to the media, and to the broader public. Its objectives are to:   
  
 
*Share recent and ongoing Colorado River research efforts and findings
 
*Share recent and ongoing Colorado River research efforts and findings
 
*Provide up-to-date synthesis of the science relevant to management
 
*Provide up-to-date synthesis of the science relevant to management
 
*Allow one-stop access to key technical datasets and data tools
 
*Allow one-stop access to key technical datasets and data tools
*Provide guidance for the ongoing Interim Guidelines renegotiation   
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*Provide guidance for the ongoing [https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/ Interim Guidelines] renegotiation   
 
*Engage the greater Colorado River community in a joint information-gathering effort   
 
*Engage the greater Colorado River community in a joint information-gathering effort   
  
As of April 2021, the Wiki is still in the early stages of development. We welcome your comments and questions; please see the contact information at the bottom of this page.
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As of May 2022, the Wiki is still in the early stages of development. We welcome your comments and questions; please see the contact information at the bottom of this page.
  
 
==Outline==
 
==Outline==
  
Below is the list of topics to be covered eventually by the Wiki
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There are 6 sections in the Wiki. Each section can be accessed via the navigation panel on the left side of the page.
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'''''1) Science and applications'''''
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Provides up-to-date information across dozens of areas of management-relevant science. Each page contains at least the following:
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*Summary description of the topic
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*The topic's relevance to Colorado River water management
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*Annotated links to datasets, tools, and other information and science synthesis on that topic
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'''''2) Data and tools'''''
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Collates all of the annotated links to the datasets and tools from Section 1, to make them available in one place.
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'''''3) New research'''''
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Lists and new research studies and relevant reports published since 2020.
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'''''4) Water law and policy'''''
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Describes the legal and policy context in which the science and applications to inform water management are implemented.
  
Basin Setting
 
 
 
Basin Overview
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'''''5) Who's who'''''
*Physical Geography
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*Cultural & Socioeconomic
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Identifies key players in the science-to-applications (aka research-to-operations, or R2O) chain in the basin, and provides links to homepages and other resources.
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Water Law & Policy
 
*Overview
 
*Prior Appropriation
 
*Law of the River
 
*Other Policy
 
*Renegotiation of Interim Guidelines
 
*Commentary on Policy
 
 
Key Players
 
*Overview
 
*Researchers
 
**University
 
***Ongoing projects/centers
 
**Agency
 
**Other
 
*Operations/decision-making
 
*Forecasters
 
*Water Managers
 
*Water Users
 
*Other Groups
 
 
Science Topics
 
 
Weather & Climate
 
*Past and current climate
 
**Mechanisms & spatial patterns
 
**Variability & trends over time
 
Paleoclimate
 
Recent trends & climate change
 
Climate monitoring
 
Weather station networks
 
Errors & adjustments
 
Gridded climate products
 
Drought monitoring
 
Weather & Climate forecasts
 
Overview
 
Weather forecasts
 
Subseasonal forecasts
 
Seasonal forecasts
 
Decadal climate forecasts
 
Future climate
 
Fundamentals of climate change
 
Climate models
 
Downscaling
 
Projected future climate
 
 
Hydrology & Water Availability
 
Water balance and water budget
 
Snowpack
 
Snowpack processes & patterns
 
Snowpack monitoring
 
Dust-on-snow
 
Cloud seeding
 
Soil moisture
 
SM monitoring
 
ET and E0
 
Groundwater
 
Streamflow
 
Paleohydrology
 
Historical (gaged) records
 
Adjusted streamflow
 
BoR Natural Flows
 
Other naturalized
 
Variability & trends over time
 
Recent trends & climate change
 
Real-time streamflows
 
Streamflow forecasts
 
Short-term forecasts
 
Seasonal forecasts
 
Droughts
 
Dynamics/causes
 
Impacts
 
Historic droughts
 
Paleodroughts
 
Megadrought
 
Floods
 
Historic
 
Paleofloods
 
Channel dynamics
 
Hydrologic modeling
 
Water operations and planning
 
Reservoirs and infrastructure
 
Operating rules
 
System models
 
24-Month Study
 
MTOM
 
CRSS
 
Other models used in CRB
 
Planning approaches
 
Future hydrology and water availability
 
Methods
 
Future streamflow changes
 
Other hydrology changes
 
Synthesis: Future CRB water availability
 
 
Water Use
 
Agricultural water use
 
ET measurement
 
Conservation strategies
 
Municipal water use
 
Conservation strategies
 
Environmental/instream water use
 
Other depletions
 
Reservoir evaporation
 
Channel/bank losses
 
Phreatophytic vegetation
 
Demand accounting and scenarios
 
State/Basin reports
 
Demand schedules
 
Other demand scenarios
 
Synthesis: Future CRB demand
 
 
Water Quality & Sediment
 
Salinity
 
Salinity monitoring
 
Salinity control measures
 
Other contaminants
 
Uranium mining/tailings
 
Sediment
 
Erosion/sediment sources
 
Reservoir sedimentation
 
Riverbed sediment dynamics
 
 
Ecosystems & Environment
 
Overview
 
Forests
 
Disturbances
 
Wildfires
 
Insect infestations/disease
 
Riparian
 
Tamarisk and invasive plants
 
Aquatic
 
T & E fish species
 
Upper Basin
 
Lower Basin
 
Invasive mussels
 
Specific hot spots
 
Salton Sea
 
CR Delta
 
 
Society & Economy
 
Benefits/impacts of water
 
Social vulnerability
 
Other
 
 
Policy & Laws
 
Overview
 
Law of the River
 
Other Policy
 
Renegotiation of Interim Guidelines
 
Commentary on Policy
 
 
Research and Decisionmaking [move to top?]
 
Overview
 
Researchers
 
University
 
Ongoing projects/centers
 
Agency
 
Other
 
Operations/DM
 
Forecasters
 
Water Managers
 
Water Users
 
Other Groups
 
  
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'''''6) Introduction to the Basin'''''
  
To obtain a login to allow editing, please contact the site administrator below.  
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Intended mainly for users who are not familiar with the Colorado River Basin.
  
Edits are subject to review and will not be made public until approved.
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==Contact==
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The initial development of the Wiki is being carried out by Brad Udall (Colorado Water Center, Colorado State University), Julie Vano (Aspen Global Change Institute), and Jeff Lukas (Lukas Climate Research and Consulting).  
  
This site is under construction as of 1/21/2020. Currently, a skeleton is in place to allow prototyping and initial design.  
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Please contact Brad (Bradley.udall @ colostate.edu) for more information.
  
Contact Brad Udall Bradley.udall @ colostate.edu for information.
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To obtain a login to allow editing, please contact the site administrator below.  
  
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Edits are subject to review and will not be made public until approved.
  
  
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Revision as of 10:54, 9 May 2022

About

Figure 1. Representation of the different models and data, and their underlying science, applied to decision-making in the Colorado River Basin. (Design: J. Lukas, adapted from L. Payton; basin map by Western Water Assessment (L. Woelders); thumbnail images from University of Washington VIC group, NOAA Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, and Reclamation)

The Colorado River Science Wiki is a web-based clearinghouse for scientific and technical information relevant to the Colorado River Basin and the management of its water resources and related natural resources. This clearinghouse is intended to be useful to managers and other decision-makers, to researchers, to the media, and to the broader public. Its objectives are to:

  • Share recent and ongoing Colorado River research efforts and findings
  • Provide up-to-date synthesis of the science relevant to management
  • Allow one-stop access to key technical datasets and data tools
  • Provide guidance for the ongoing Interim Guidelines renegotiation
  • Engage the greater Colorado River community in a joint information-gathering effort

As of May 2022, the Wiki is still in the early stages of development. We welcome your comments and questions; please see the contact information at the bottom of this page.

Outline

There are 6 sections in the Wiki. Each section can be accessed via the navigation panel on the left side of the page.


1) Science and applications

Provides up-to-date information across dozens of areas of management-relevant science. Each page contains at least the following:

  • Summary description of the topic
  • The topic's relevance to Colorado River water management
  • Annotated links to datasets, tools, and other information and science synthesis on that topic


2) Data and tools

Collates all of the annotated links to the datasets and tools from Section 1, to make them available in one place.


3) New research

Lists and new research studies and relevant reports published since 2020.


4) Water law and policy

Describes the legal and policy context in which the science and applications to inform water management are implemented.


5) Who's who

Identifies key players in the science-to-applications (aka research-to-operations, or R2O) chain in the basin, and provides links to homepages and other resources.


6) Introduction to the Basin

Intended mainly for users who are not familiar with the Colorado River Basin.

Contact

The initial development of the Wiki is being carried out by Brad Udall (Colorado Water Center, Colorado State University), Julie Vano (Aspen Global Change Institute), and Jeff Lukas (Lukas Climate Research and Consulting).

Please contact Brad (Bradley.udall @ colostate.edu) for more information.

To obtain a login to allow editing, please contact the site administrator below.

Edits are subject to review and will not be made public until approved.