Mountain Watershed Hydrology: Modeling, Isotopes, and Groundwater
Integrates computational hydrological modeling, stable isotope analysis, and multi-site watershed datasets to understand groundwater storage dynamics and water budgets across elevation-stratified mountain catchments.
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Concept (14) →
groundwater storage dynamics
Temporal changes in groundwater storage volumes in response to climate variability and hydrologic forcing
Quality Assurance (QA)
Part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled
Data Acquisition Layer
vapor pressure deficit
The difference between the amount of moisture in the air and how much moisture the air can hold when it is saturated, indicating evaporative demand
data harmonization
functional zonation
d-excess
stable isotope mixing model
Analytical framework using isotopic signatures to determine proportional contributions of different water sources to plant water uptake
Recall
sapflow
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Protocol (10) →
Elevation-stratified mountain watershed hydrological modeling
Hydrological modeling approach that stratifies mountain watersheds by elevation zones to quantify water budget components and assess climate change im...
Precipitation-Modeling Runoff System
Daily water and energy budget modeling at 100-m grid resolution using the US Geological Survey Precipitation-Modeling Runoff System (PRMS) with climat...
stable isotope analysis (Plantae)
Collection and isotopic analysis of xylem and soil water to determine plant water sources using δ18O and δ2H signatures combined with Bayesian mixing ...
BASIN-3D data integration framework
A brokering framework that uses OGC standards to integrate heterogeneous environmental datasets from multiple sources into synthesized time-series dat...
Multivariate clustering analysis
Applies multiple clustering algorithms (K-means, hierarchical clustering, Gaussian mixture models) to hillslope feature vectors to identify watershed ...
Multi-dataset precipitation comparison and validation
Systematic comparison of modeled precipitation against station observations and multiple gridded datasets using percent error calculations and spatial...
Heat pulse sap flow measurement (Plantae)
Continuous measurement of tree water transport using thermal dissipation sensors with temperature measurements at multiple depths in sapwood to calcul...
Cellulose isotope analysis (Plantae)
Cellulose extraction using Brendel method followed by pyrolysis at 1400°C and isotopic ratio measurement by GC-IRMS.
Snowmelt Collection
Weekly collection of snowmelt at five locations using modified version of Kormos (2005) method, beginning April 1 until full melt achieved.
Barometric pressure water level measurement
Water level elevations obtained using barometric pressure from pressure transducers in wells, combined with TOC elevation and depth measurements.
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Boulder County
Dataset (22) →
Daily water stable isotopes, transpiration, and matrix potential data for an aspen and engelmann stand in the East River Watershed
We provide daily stable isotope (2H & 18O) ratios in soil water and xylem (plant stem) water, as well as the sap flow (transpiration) and the soi...
East River Watershed Stable Water Isotope Data in Precipitation, Snowpack and Snowmelt 2016-2020
Stable water isotopes (d18O, d2H and d-excess) are important tracers in hydrologic research to understand water partitioning between vegetation, groun...
HEC-HMS models of major rainfall induced floods in ungauged mountain basins of Colorado
This dataset includes the models used in the journal article entitled, "Parameter Estimation for Models of Major Rainfall Induced Floods in Ungauged M...
ParFlow-CLM model simulation files for Maina et al., Journal of Hydrology, 2022
This dataset contains the files to run a ParFlow-CLM integrated hydrologic model simulation for Maina et al., HESS, 2022. It also contains the associa...
ParFlow-CLM model simulation files for Maina et al., Journal of Hydrology, 2022
This dataset contains the files to run a ParFlow-CLM integrated hydrologic model simulation for Maina et al., HESS, 2022. It also contains the associa...
HEC-HMS models of major rainfall induced floods in ungauged mountain basins of Colorado
This dataset includes the models used in the journal article entitled, "Parameter Estimation for Models of Major Rainfall Induced Floods in Ungauged M...
Conifer water use patterns in the East River Watershed, Colorado US, based on stable water isotopes and cellulose isotopes
This data package contains a series of datasets aimed at understanding the seasonal origins of water used by the dominant conifer species, Abies lasio...
Conifer water use patterns in the East River Watershed, Colorado US, based on stable water isotopes and cellulose isotopes
This data package contains a series of datasets aimed at understanding the seasonal origins of water used by the dominant conifer species, Abies lasio...
HEC-HMS models of major rainfall induced floods in ungauged mountain basins of Colorado
This dataset includes the models used in the journal article entitled, "Parameter Estimation for Models of Major Rainfall Induced Floods in Ungauged M...
Conifer water use patterns in the East River Watershed, Colorado US, based on stable water isotopes and cellulose isotopes. Space and Time Dynamics of Transpiration in the East River Watershed: Biotic and Abiotic Controls
<p>This data package contains a series of datasets aimed at understanding the seasonal origins of water used by the dominant conifer species, Abies la...
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ParFlow-CLM model simulation files for Maina et al., Journal of Hydrology, 2022
This dataset contains the files to run a ParFlow-CLM integrated hydrologic model simulation for Maina et al., HESS, 2022. It also contains the associa...
ParFlow-CLM model simulation files for Maina et al., Journal of Hydrology, 2022
This dataset contains the files to run a ParFlow-CLM integrated hydrologic model simulation for Maina et al., HESS, 2022. It also contains the associa...
The Importance of Interflow to Groundwater Recharge in a Snowmelt-Dominated, Alpine Watershed, Geophysical Research Letters: Modeling and Data Package
This data package contains hydrologic modeling input and output files for the East River (ER_PRMS.zip) and Copper Creek (CC_GSFLOW.zip) for water year...
The Importance of Interflow to Groundwater Recharge in a Snowmelt-Dominated, Alpine Watershed, Geophysical Research Letters: Modeling and Data Package
This data package contains hydrologic modeling input and output files for the East River (ER_PRMS.zip) and Copper Creek (CC_GSFLOW.zip) for water year...
Sapflow and xylem water isotopes from Snodgrass Mountain, East River Watershed, Colorado USA.
This dataset includes sapflux and stable water isotopes of soil water and xylem water for aspen, fir and spruce trees along the Snodgrass Mountain tra...
HEC-HMS models of major rainfall induced floods in ungauged mountain basins of Colorado
This dataset includes the models used in the journal article entitled, "Parameter Estimation for Models of Major Rainfall Induced Floods in Ungauged M...
Gold-et-al_2024_EarthsFuture
Results from Gold et al. submitted to Earth's Future. All code to reproduce the experiment and make the figures can be found here: https://github.com/...
Depth-to-water contours for the shallow groundwater system in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
This dataset consists of contours showing the generalized depth to water for the shallow groundwater system in the Lower Gunnison River Basin in Delta...
Saturated-thickness contours for the shallow groundwater system in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
This dataset consists of contours showing the generalized saturated thickness of the shallow groundwater system in the Lower Gunnison River Basin in D...
Data for Unraveling the Drivers of Water Shortage across Spatial Scales and Sectors in Colorado's West Slope River Basins
Results from Sunkara et al. submitted to Earth's Future. All code to reproduce the experiment and make the figures can be found here: https://github.c...
Regolith-thickness contours for the shallow groundwater system in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
This dataset consists of isopach contours showing the generalized thickness of regolith sediments (alluvium, colluvium, and weathered bedrock) overlyi...
Catchment-flowline network and selected model inputs for an enhanced and updated spatially referenced statistical assessment of dissolved-solids load sources and transport in streams of the Upper Colorado River Basin
This USGS data release consists of the synthetic stream network and associated catchments used to develop spatially referenced regressions on watershe...