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RISPerformance Assessment of a Water Supply System under the Impact of Climate Change and Droughts: Case Study of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Fresh water demand is rising due to factors such as population growth, economic development, and land use changes. At the same time, climate change is rendering the water supply even more uncertain for the future. Due to ...
Trends in Water Yield under Climate Change and Urbanization in the US Mid-Atlantic Region
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Changes in climate and land use are two primary drivers of hydrologic adjustment. This study analyzes 4 years of water resources data for 1 watersheds in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to quantify the impact of ...
Climate-Driven Shifts in the Geographic Dependency of the NRCS Initial Abstraction Ratio
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: AbstractThe appropriate selection of the initial abstraction ratio in the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) curve number method has been debated within the hydrologic
engineering community. Building on recent ...