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The industrial utility of public water supplies in the West North-Central States, 1952 / / by E.W. Lohr [and three others]
| The industrial utility of public water supplies in the West North-Central States, 1952 / / by E.W. Lohr [and three others] |
| Autore | Lohr E. W (Edwin Wallace), <1897-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1952 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (109 pages) : map |
| Collana | Geological Survey circular |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial water supply - Middle West
Water-supply - Middle West Water-supply - West (U.S.) Water - Analysis Water-supply |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711444403321 |
Lohr E. W (Edwin Wallace), <1897->
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| Washington, D.C. : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1952 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Major geochemical processes related to the hydrology of the Madison aquifer system and associated rocks in parts of Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming / / by John F. Busby, Roger W. Lee, and Bruce B. Hanshaw
| Major geochemical processes related to the hydrology of the Madison aquifer system and associated rocks in parts of Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming / / by John F. Busby, Roger W. Lee, and Bruce B. Hanshaw |
| Autore | Busby John F. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denver, Colorado : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 171 pages) : illustrations, maps + + 17 plates |
| Collana | Water-resources investigations report |
| Soggetto topico |
Hydrology - Madison Aquifer
Aquifers - West (U.S.) Groundwater - West (U.S.) Water resources development - West (U.S.) Water-supply - West (U.S.) Aquifers Groundwater Water resources development Water-supply |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910713854903321 |
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Busby John F.
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| Denver, Colorado : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1983 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing water resources in the West under conditions of climate uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a colloquium, November 14-16, 1990, Scottsdale, Arizona / / Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources
| Managing water resources in the West under conditions of climate uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a colloquium, November 14-16, 1990, Scottsdale, Arizona / / Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - West (U.S.)
Climatic changes - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-20323-4
9786610203239 0-309-58418-3 0-585-14296-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456222203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing water resources in the West under conditions of climate uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a colloquium, November 14-16, 1990, Scottsdale, Arizona / / Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources
| Managing water resources in the West under conditions of climate uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a colloquium, November 14-16, 1990, Scottsdale, Arizona / / Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - West (U.S.)
Climatic changes - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN |
1-280-20323-4
9786610203239 0-309-58418-3 0-585-14296-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778510903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing water resources in the West under conditions of climate uncertainty : proceedings of a colloquium, November 14-16, 1990, Scottsdale, Arizona / / Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources
| Managing water resources in the West under conditions of climate uncertainty : proceedings of a colloquium, November 14-16, 1990, Scottsdale, Arizona / / Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.91 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - West (U.S.)
Climatic changes - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN |
1-280-20323-4
9786610203239 0-309-58418-3 0-585-14296-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN THE WEST UNDER CONDITIONS CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Overview -- SHARING WATER RESOURCES -- THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY -- Implications of Climate Variability for Management -- MANAGEMENT RESPONSES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY -- PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN WATER RESOURCE DECISIONMAKING -- MANAGING WESTERN WATER UNDER PRESENT VARIABILITY AND FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE -- Research, Development, and Institutional Issues -- Opportunities for the Bureau of Reclamation -- REFERENCES -- 2 Sharing Water Resources with Future Generations -- RELATING THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION TO OTHER GENERATIONS AND TO THE NATURAL SYSTEM -- PRINCIPLES OF INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY -- AN INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH TO WATER RESOURCE PROBLEMS -- Water Resource Problems with Intergenerational Impacts -- Applying Intergenerational Principles to Water Resource Problems -- INTERGENERATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS -- STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING INTERGENERATIONAL INTERESTS INTO DECISIONS AFFECTING WATER RESOURCES -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 3 The Science of Climate Change and Climate Variability -- 4 Primer on Climate Change -- INTRODUCTION -- THE BASIS FOR CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE -- THE CLIMATE SYSTEM AND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT -- HOW MUCH WILL OUR HOUSE WARM UP? -- CONSTRAINING POSSIBLE FUTURES THROUGH MODELS -- PRESENT GUIDANCE FROM CLIMATE MODELS AND OTHER ARGUMENTS CONCERNING WESTERN WATER -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 5 Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Climate Record -- INTRODUCTION -- THE POTENTIAL FOR GLOBAL WARMING -- THE 1988 DROUGHT -- WEATHER VERSUS CLIMATE -- CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS -- Surface Temperatures -- Precipitation -- MAJOR FINDINGS FROM THE OBSERVATIONAL RECORD -- COMPARISON WITH MODEL RESULTS FOR GREENHOUSE GAS INCREASES.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 6 Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Paleo Record -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT HAS BEEN FOUND SO FAR FROM THE STUDY OF PAST CLIMATE? -- Ocean Sediments -- Milankovitch's Four Frequencies -- Polar Ice -- The Western Climate -- Rapid Climate Shifts -- TREE RINGS AS HYDROLOGIC INDICATORS -- Spatial Patterns of Drought From Tree-Ring Networks -- Basin-Specific Streamflow Reconstructions -- Uncertainties in Regional Water Supplies -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Effects of Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels and Climate Change on Plant Growth, Evapotranspiration, and Water Resources -- BACKGROUND: PLANT RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS -- DIRECT EFFECTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, TRANSPIRATION, AND GROWTH OF PLANTS -- Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide -- Plant Photosynthetic Mechanisms -- Plant Growth Responses to Carbon Dioxide -- Transpiration Responses to Carbon Dioxide -- Streamflow Responses to Carbon Dioxide -- Plant Water-Use Efficiency -- CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, GROWTH, AND TRANSPIRATION -- INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- Photosynthetic and Productivity Interactions -- Evapotranspiration -- ESTIMATING YIELD AND WATER REQUIREMENTS OF CROPS UNDER TWO CURRENT CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS -- General Circulation Models -- Modeling Crop Responses to Carbon Dioxide and Climate Changes -- IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION AND PRECIPITATION FOR WATER RESOURCES -- Adaptations and Evapotranspiration Requirements -- Water Availability -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 8 Hydrologic Implications of Climate Uncertainty in the Western United States -- REFERENCES -- 9 The Implications of Climatic Change for Streamflow and Water Supply in the Colorado Basin -- INTRODUCTION -- RESULTS -- Hydrologic (NWSRFS) Model -- CRSS Model Results. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 10 Climate Uncertainty: Implications for Operations of Water Control Systems -- INTRODUCTION -- THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN -- WATER AVAILABILITY ESTIMATES -- CURRENT COLORADO RIVER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES -- OPERATION DURING HIGH STREAMFLOWS: THE COLORADO RIVER SPRING FLOODS OF 1983 -- The Full River System -- Physical Encroachment into the Flood Plain -- Climate Variability -- Conclusions for River Basin Management Under High Flow Conditions -- SEVERE AND SUSTAINED DROUGHT IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN -- The Analytical Model -- Nature of the Deficit -- Time Interval and Threshold Level of the Data -- Drought Parameters for the Colorado River -- Index-Sequential Hydrologic Sequences -- Demand Assumptions -- Comparison of Severe, Sustained Drought Simulations -- Lake Powell -- Lake Mead -- Upper Basin Shortages -- Lower Basin Shortages -- Conclusions of Drought Analysis -- Conclusions and Implications for Climate Change -- REFERENCES -- 11 Economic Consequences of Climate Variability on Water in the West -- CHANGES IN VULNERABILITY TO HYDROLOGIC VARIABILITY -- Factors Tending to Reduce Vulnerability -- Factors Tending to Increase Vulnerability -- Uncertainties of Climate Change -- ECONOMIC SENSITIVITY -- Nature of the Economy -- Slack in the System -- Improved Management -- Demand Management -- Water Marketing -- IMPLICATIONS OF A HOTTER AND DRIER CLIMATE: A CASE STUDY OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 12 Western Water Law, Global Climate Change, and Risk Allocation -- INTRODUCTION: WHAT THE DOOMSAYERS SAY -- GLOBAL WARMING RESPONSE STRATEGIES: WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING? -- PRIOR APPROPRIATION: IS IT A RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM? -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION RESOURCES -- Transfers -- Reservoir Operation -- New Interests -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 13 Water Resources Forecasting. SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR WATER RESOURCES FORECASTING -- Hydrologic Forecast Models -- Extended Streamflow Prediction -- WATER RESOURCES FORECASTING SERVICES -- Existing Services -- Nws Modernization -- Example Applications of Warfs Technology -- SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES -- Models and Parameter Estimation -- Gewex Continental-Scale International Project -- Long-Range Weather Forecasting Improvements -- Orographic Precipitation Analysis and Precipitation Forecasting -- Data Base Improvements -- Improvements in ESP -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- 14 Some Aspects of Hydrologic Variability -- REFERENCES -- 15 Management Responses to Climatic Variability -- 16 Improvements in Agricultural Water Management -- THE PRESSURES ON AGRICULTURE -- THE CONTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE -- THE NEED FOR NEW KNOWLEDGE -- AGRICULTURAL STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE -- Dryland Agriculture -- Irrigated Agriculture -- Mixed Range Land and Crop Land -- THE NEED FOR CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 17 Creative Water Management -- WHAT IS WATER MANAGEMENT? -- OBJECTIVES OF WATER MANAGEMENT -- DIFFICULTIES IN CONTROLLING WATER -- MANAGEMENT MEASURES -- 18 Weather Modification as a Response to Variations in Weather and Climate -- THE SEEDING OF WINTER OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS -- FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ACCEPTANCE OF CLOUD SEEDING -- STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS -- THE INFLUENCE OF PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY -- THE SEARCH FOR LARGE-SCALE EFFECTS -- RESEARCH ON WINTER OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS -- THE AVAILABILITY OF SEEDABLE CLOUDS IN DRY PERIODS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 19 Managing Water Supply Variability: The Salt River Project -- BACKGROUND -- Dams -- Ground Water -- SUPPLY VARIABILITY -- RESPONSES TO SUPPLY VARIABILITY -- SEARCHING FOR BACKUP SUPPLIES -- CONCLUSIONS. 20 Public Involvement in Water Resources Decisionmaking in a Climate of Uncertainty -- REFERENCE -- 21 The First Rough Draft of History: How the Press Reports on Global Warming -- 22 Water Use Efficiency as a Response to Climate Uncertainty -- 23 Climate Change, The Media, and Public Awareness -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Principal Contributors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826075803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Profile surveys in the Colorado river basin in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico / / by W.H. Herron
| Profile surveys in the Colorado river basin in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico / / by W.H. Herron |
| Autore | Herron W. H (William Harrison), <1865-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1917 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (6 pages, 15 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Collana | Water-supply paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Surveys
Water-supply - Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Water-supply - West (U.S.) Water-supply |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Online resources. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910709828103321 |
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Herron W. H (William Harrison), <1865->
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| Washington, D.C. : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1917 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality of surface waters for irrigation Western States, 1962 / / Prepared under the direction of S.K. Love
| Quality of surface waters for irrigation Western States, 1962 / / Prepared under the direction of S.K. Love |
| Autore | Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1966 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 143 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | Geological Survey water-supply paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Irrigation water - West (U.S.)
Water-supply - West (U.S.) Irrigation water Water-supply |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711486203321 |
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Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, >
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1966 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality of surface waters for irrigation Western United States 1959 / / prepared under the direction of S.K. Love
| Quality of surface waters for irrigation Western United States 1959 / / prepared under the direction of S.K. Love |
| Autore | Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1963 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 147 pages, 1 page of plates) |
| Collana | Geological Survey water-supply paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Irrigation water - West (U.S.)
Water-supply - West (U.S.) Irrigation water Water-supply |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Tables. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711485703321 |
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Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, >
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1963 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality of surface waters for irrigation western United States, 1955 / / prepared under the direction of S.K. Love
| Quality of surface waters for irrigation western United States, 1955 / / prepared under the direction of S.K. Love |
| Autore | Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1959 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 189 pages) : map |
| Collana | Geological Survey water-supply paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Irrigation water - West (U.S.)
Water-supply - West (U.S.) Irrigation water Water-supply |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Tables. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910712080103321 |
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Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, >
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1959 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality of surface waters for irrigation, western United States, 1954 / / prepared under the direction of S.K. Love
| Quality of surface waters for irrigation, western United States, 1954 / / prepared under the direction of S.K. Love |
| Autore | Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1958 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : map |
| Collana | Geological Survey water-supply paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Irrigation water - West (U.S.)
Water-supply - West (U.S.) Irrigation water Water-supply |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910712190703321 |
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Love S. K (Samuel Kenneth), <1903-1995, >
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1958 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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