Using GIS Technology to Relate Climate Change to Water Availability David R. Maidment and Kris Martinez Center for Research in Water Resources University of Texas at Austin http://www.ce.utexas.edu/stu/martinkl/home.html

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Using GIS Technology to Relate Climate Change to Water Availability David R. Maidment and Kris Martinez Center for Research in Water Resources University of Texas at Austin http://www.ce.utexas.edu/stu/martinkl/home.html

Using GIS Technology to Relate Climate Change and Water Availability

Atmospheric Moisture Flow

Basic Concept: Levels of Analysis

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Nonpoint Source Pollution from Runoff

Precipitation and Runoff Gradient

Load Sources

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Water Quality Analysis

Water Quality Analysis Module (Balance)

Example: Edwards Aquifer

Water Resource Issues

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Calibrate the Model

VEMAP: 100 years of climate data

Future Climate Estimated Using Scaling Factors from Climate Models

Climate Models are Fairly Consistent in Their Predictions for this Region

Conclusions

 Author: Tom Krischke

Email: maidment@mail.utexas.edu

Home Page: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment

Other information:
Presentation at Climate Change and Water Resources Conference, El Paso, Tx, March 2, 1998