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• 31. [Image] Estimated Waterbalance for the Proposed Haditha Reservoir on the Euphrates River in Iraq

  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Estimated Waterbalance for the Proposed Haditha Reservoir on the Euphrates River in Iraq Year: 1976 Title: Estimated Waterbalance for the Proposed Haditha Reservoir on the Euphrates River in Iraq Year: 1976 Close

• 32. [Image] Scarce, Vital Natural Resources as an Impetus for Conflict or Cooperation: Water and the Jordan Valley River Basin as a Case Study

  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Scarce, Vital Natural Resources as an Impetus for Conflict or Cooperation: Water and the Jordan Valley River Basin as a Case Study Author: Williams, Robert S. Year: 1993 Title: Scarce, Vital Natural Resources as an Impetus for Conflict or Cooperation: Water and the Jordan Valley River Basin as a Case Study Author: Williams, Robert S. Year: 1993 Close

• 33. [Image] Project Reservoirs Area and Volume: Jordan Valley Irrigation Project

  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Project Reservoirs Area and Volume: Jordan Valley Irrigation Project Author: Harza Engineering Company Year: 1978 Title: Project Reservoirs Area and Volume: Jordan Valley Irrigation Project Author: Harza Engineering Company Year: 1978 Close

• 34. [Image] Libyan Great Man-Made River Project Phase 1 Paper 6. Storage reservoirs: design and construction.

  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Libyan Great Man-Made River Project Phase 1 Paper 6. Storage reservoirs: design and construction. Year: 1994 Title: Libyan Great Man-Made River Project Phase 1 Paper 6. Storage reservoirs: design and construction. Year: 1994 Close

• 35. [Article] Theoretical Basis for the CE-QUAL-W2 River Basin Model

  The primary objective of this research is to integrate a riverine model into the existing W2 code that would provide the capability for modeling entire watersheds. This task was accomplished by the following ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Theoretical Basis for the CE-QUAL-W2 River Basin Model Author: Wells, Scott A., Cole, Thomas M. Year: 2000 The primary objective of this research is to integrate a riverine model into the existing W2 code that would provide the capability for modeling entire watersheds. This task was accomplished by the following steps: • Formal derivation of governing equations and solution algorithm with general channel slope • Detailed analysis of algorithm for linking branches and smooth implementation of boundary conditions between branches • Algorithm development and changes to basic model code (including branch definitions with slope, slope correction to solution algorithm, transfer of momentum between internal branches) These tasks were performed with the following constraints and initiatives: • Utilize the same solution algorithms as the existing code for hydrodynamics and water quality for the riverine system • Allow momentum transfer between adjacent branches for internal head boundary conditions • Refine the turbulence closure hypothesis for riverine sections Title: Theoretical Basis for the CE-QUAL-W2 River Basin Model Author: Wells, Scott A., Cole, Thomas M. Year: 2000 The primary objective of this research is to integrate a riverine model into the existing W2 code that would provide the capability for modeling entire watersheds. This task was accomplished by the following steps: • Formal derivation of governing equations and solution algorithm with general channel slope • Detailed analysis of algorithm for linking branches and smooth implementation of boundary conditions between branches • Algorithm development and changes to basic model code (including branch definitions with slope, slope correction to solution algorithm, transfer of momentum between internal branches) These tasks were performed with the following constraints and initiatives: • Utilize the same solution algorithms as the existing code for hydrodynamics and water quality for the riverine system • Allow momentum transfer between adjacent branches for internal head boundary conditions • Refine the turbulence closure hypothesis for riverine sections Close

• 36. [Article] Hydrologic and Land Cover Effects on Sources and Fate of In-Stream Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter

  Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a critical component of the carbon cycle linking terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Although many factors influence DOM fluxes and quality in rivers, controls on DOM ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Hydrologic and Land Cover Effects on Sources and Fate of In-Stream Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter Author: Lee, Baek Soo P. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a critical component of the carbon cycle linking terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Although many factors influence DOM fluxes and quality in rivers, controls on DOM compositions in catchments of the western U.S. are poorly understood. UV and fluorescent spectroscopy is a simpler, faster, and less expensive DOM fingerprinting technique compared to techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy or wet chemical fractionation, and could be useful for characterizing complex DOM chemistry. However, only 1 % of DOM is estimated to be fluorescent, and the utility of UV and fluorescent spectroscopy for DOM characterization needs to be further investigated. This dissertation applied UV and fluorescent spectroscopy to examine hydrologic and land cover controls on DOM chemistry in streams of 45 catchments in the forested headwaters and a mixed landscape of the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, based on two years of monitoring. This dissertation contributes three major findings. First, freezing of water alters DOM chemistry by preferentially precipitating aromatic DOM. Second, UV and fluorescent spectroscopy was able to discriminate DOM delivered from highly processed, proteinrich deep subsurface sources during dry seasons especially in forested headwater streams of the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA), where nitrogen inputs are very low. In addition, fluorescent DOM chemistry differed among watersheds with varying forest management history. Third, although fluorescent DOM in a headwater forested system differed among land use history, fluorescent DOM composition did not vary among streams draining a well-mixed landscape of urban, pasture/hay, forest, and agricultural land cover types in the central Willamette River Basin, where nitrogen inputs to streams are relatively high. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration decreased and the fluorescent index indicated an increase in terrestrial sources of DOM from small (1st and 2nd order) to large (4th to 6th order) streams. A protein-like DOM component that was detected in the headwater forested study site (HJA) was not detected in stream samples from the middle basin study site. These findings indicate that in-stream respiration, fueled by nutrient additions from agriculture runoff, consumes bioavailable, labile DOM (proteins) preferentially relative to more recalcitrant, terrestrial sources of DOM along water flow paths from headwater streams to major rivers. This study shows the clear applicability of the fluorescent characterization of DOM in identifying hydrologic and landscape controls as well as varying DOM chemistry and functions throughout watershed ecosystems. Title: Hydrologic and Land Cover Effects on Sources and Fate of In-Stream Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter Author: Lee, Baek Soo P. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a critical component of the carbon cycle linking terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Although many factors influence DOM fluxes and quality in rivers, controls on DOM compositions in catchments of the western U.S. are poorly understood. UV and fluorescent spectroscopy is a simpler, faster, and less expensive DOM fingerprinting technique compared to techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy or wet chemical fractionation, and could be useful for characterizing complex DOM chemistry. However, only 1 % of DOM is estimated to be fluorescent, and the utility of UV and fluorescent spectroscopy for DOM characterization needs to be further investigated. This dissertation applied UV and fluorescent spectroscopy to examine hydrologic and land cover controls on DOM chemistry in streams of 45 catchments in the forested headwaters and a mixed landscape of the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, based on two years of monitoring. This dissertation contributes three major findings. First, freezing of water alters DOM chemistry by preferentially precipitating aromatic DOM. Second, UV and fluorescent spectroscopy was able to discriminate DOM delivered from highly processed, proteinrich deep subsurface sources during dry seasons especially in forested headwater streams of the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA), where nitrogen inputs are very low. In addition, fluorescent DOM chemistry differed among watersheds with varying forest management history. Third, although fluorescent DOM in a headwater forested system differed among land use history, fluorescent DOM composition did not vary among streams draining a well-mixed landscape of urban, pasture/hay, forest, and agricultural land cover types in the central Willamette River Basin, where nitrogen inputs to streams are relatively high. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration decreased and the fluorescent index indicated an increase in terrestrial sources of DOM from small (1st and 2nd order) to large (4th to 6th order) streams. A protein-like DOM component that was detected in the headwater forested study site (HJA) was not detected in stream samples from the middle basin study site. These findings indicate that in-stream respiration, fueled by nutrient additions from agriculture runoff, consumes bioavailable, labile DOM (proteins) preferentially relative to more recalcitrant, terrestrial sources of DOM along water flow paths from headwater streams to major rivers. This study shows the clear applicability of the fluorescent characterization of DOM in identifying hydrologic and landscape controls as well as varying DOM chemistry and functions throughout watershed ecosystems. Close

• 37. [Article] TMDLS: Statistical Correlations or Mechanistic Modeling?

  In developing TMDL waste-load allocations for the Snake River-Reservoir system in Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon, determinations of the assimilative capacity of the system and the impact of pollutant ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: TMDLS: Statistical Correlations or Mechanistic Modeling? Author: Wells, Scott A., Cole, Thomas M. Year: 2002 In developing TMDL waste-load allocations for the Snake River-Reservoir system in Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon, determinations of the assimilative capacity of the system and the impact of pollutant reduction strategies has been performed using both a statistical-correlation approach and a mechanistic modeling approach. The system included the Lower Snake River, Brownlee Reservoir, Oxbow Reservoir, and Hells Canyon Reservoir with the focus was on Brownlee Reservoir. The statistical approach used on Brownlee Reservoir divided the system into riverine and lacustrine zones. Field data were then averaged over season and location to provide statistical correlations, such as between total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll a (chl a), between an anoxic factor (AF) and TP, and between a hypoxic factor (HP) and TP. The anoxic factor is defined as the number of days when dissolved oxygen was less than 2 mg/l and the hypoxic factor was defined as the number of days when dissolved oxygen was less than 6.5 mg/l. The mechanistic approach used a two-dimensional, unsteady, hydrodynamic and water quality model called CE-QUAL-W2. The model was calibrated to field data over a three year period for 1992 (a low flow year), 1995 (an average flow year), and 1997 (a high flow year). Some of the important questions that the TMDL process was to answer included the following. What level of TP is necessary in the river coming into Brownlee Reservoir to reduce the number of days of hypoxia in the reservoir? What are the causes of low-dissolved oxygen in Brownlee Reservoir and what management strategies can be implemented to improve water quality? This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of answering management questions using these two approaches. Recommendations are suggested for answering assimilative capacity questions that arise in TMDL studies. Title: TMDLS: Statistical Correlations or Mechanistic Modeling? Author: Wells, Scott A., Cole, Thomas M. Year: 2002 In developing TMDL waste-load allocations for the Snake River-Reservoir system in Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon, determinations of the assimilative capacity of the system and the impact of pollutant reduction strategies has been performed using both a statistical-correlation approach and a mechanistic modeling approach. The system included the Lower Snake River, Brownlee Reservoir, Oxbow Reservoir, and Hells Canyon Reservoir with the focus was on Brownlee Reservoir. The statistical approach used on Brownlee Reservoir divided the system into riverine and lacustrine zones. Field data were then averaged over season and location to provide statistical correlations, such as between total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll a (chl a), between an anoxic factor (AF) and TP, and between a hypoxic factor (HP) and TP. The anoxic factor is defined as the number of days when dissolved oxygen was less than 2 mg/l and the hypoxic factor was defined as the number of days when dissolved oxygen was less than 6.5 mg/l. The mechanistic approach used a two-dimensional, unsteady, hydrodynamic and water quality model called CE-QUAL-W2. The model was calibrated to field data over a three year period for 1992 (a low flow year), 1995 (an average flow year), and 1997 (a high flow year). Some of the important questions that the TMDL process was to answer included the following. What level of TP is necessary in the river coming into Brownlee Reservoir to reduce the number of days of hypoxia in the reservoir? What are the causes of low-dissolved oxygen in Brownlee Reservoir and what management strategies can be implemented to improve water quality? This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of answering management questions using these two approaches. Recommendations are suggested for answering assimilative capacity questions that arise in TMDL studies. Close

• 38. [Article] Automatic Calibration of Water Quality and Hydrodynamic Model (CE-QUAL-W2)

  One of the most important purposes of surface water resource management is to develop predictive models to assist in identifying and evaluating operational and structural measures for improving water quality. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Automatic Calibration of Water Quality and Hydrodynamic Model (CE-QUAL-W2) Author: Shojaei, Nasim Year: 2014 One of the most important purposes of surface water resource management is to develop predictive models to assist in identifying and evaluating operational and structural measures for improving water quality. To better understand the effects of external and internal nutrient and organic loading and the effects of reservoir operation, a model is often developed, calibrated, and used for sensitivity and management simulations. The importance of modeling and simulation in the scientific community has drawn interest towards methods for automated calibration. This study addresses using an automatic technique to calibrate the water quality model CE-QUAL-W2 (Cole and Wells, 2013). CE-QUAL-W2 is a two-dimensional (2D) longitudinal/vertical hydrodynamic and water quality model for surface water bodies, modeling eutrophication processes such as temperature-nutrient-algae-dissolved oxygen-organic matter and sediment relationships. The numerical method used for calibration in this study is the particle swarm optimization method developed by Kennedy and Eberhart (1995) and inspired by the paradigm of birds flocking. The objective of this calibration procedure is to choose model parameters and coefficients affecting temperature, chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients (such as NH4, NO3, and PO4). A case study is presented for the Karkheh Reservoir in Iran with a capacity of more than 5 billion cubic meters that is the largest dam in Iran with both agricultural and drinking water usages. This algorithm is shown to perform very well for determining model parameters for the reservoir water quality and hydrodynamic model. Implications of the use of this procedure for other water quality models are also shown. Title: Automatic Calibration of Water Quality and Hydrodynamic Model (CE-QUAL-W2) Author: Shojaei, Nasim Year: 2014 One of the most important purposes of surface water resource management is to develop predictive models to assist in identifying and evaluating operational and structural measures for improving water quality. To better understand the effects of external and internal nutrient and organic loading and the effects of reservoir operation, a model is often developed, calibrated, and used for sensitivity and management simulations. The importance of modeling and simulation in the scientific community has drawn interest towards methods for automated calibration. This study addresses using an automatic technique to calibrate the water quality model CE-QUAL-W2 (Cole and Wells, 2013). CE-QUAL-W2 is a two-dimensional (2D) longitudinal/vertical hydrodynamic and water quality model for surface water bodies, modeling eutrophication processes such as temperature-nutrient-algae-dissolved oxygen-organic matter and sediment relationships. The numerical method used for calibration in this study is the particle swarm optimization method developed by Kennedy and Eberhart (1995) and inspired by the paradigm of birds flocking. The objective of this calibration procedure is to choose model parameters and coefficients affecting temperature, chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients (such as NH4, NO3, and PO4). A case study is presented for the Karkheh Reservoir in Iran with a capacity of more than 5 billion cubic meters that is the largest dam in Iran with both agricultural and drinking water usages. This algorithm is shown to perform very well for determining model parameters for the reservoir water quality and hydrodynamic model. Implications of the use of this procedure for other water quality models are also shown. Close

• 39. [Article] Rainfall-Runoff Prediction and the Effects of Logging : The Oregon Coast Range

  Streamflow response to rainfall is controlled by the net water budget and the routing of rainfall to stream channels. In rain-dominated forested regions, including the Oregon Coast Range, water budget ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Rainfall-Runoff Prediction and the Effects of Logging : The Oregon Coast Range Author: Van Haveren, Bruce P., Jackson, William L. (William Longstreth) Streamflow response to rainfall is controlled by the net water budget and the routing of rainfall to stream channels. In rain-dominated forested regions, including the Oregon Coast Range, water budget aspects of forest hydrology are better quantified than water routing. As a result, most of the commonly used forest hydrology models have been designed to assist in the analysis of seasonal or annual runoff volumes (Goldstein, et al. 1974; Troendle and Leaf, 1980; Silvey and Rosgen, 1981). The effects of timber harvesting on runoff volumes are reflected primarily through reductions in evapotranspirational demand and the corresponding increases in soil water content. The purposes of the report are to: (1) Describe the rainfall-runoff processes in the Oregon Coast Range, and review the results of studies in Western Oregon on the effects of timber harvesting on runoff. (2) Review and analyze available techniques for predicting the hydrologic effects of timber harvesting in rainfall-dominated regions. (3) Provide a review of the issue of sediment routing, channel stability, and the relationship between hydrology and channel morphology. (4) Provide additional analysis of the Alsea Watershed Study data (Harris, 1977) to better describe the effects of timber harvesting on high-flow durations and assess the potential for developing and validating simple storm-period rainfall-runoff prediction procedures. Title: Rainfall-Runoff Prediction and the Effects of Logging : The Oregon Coast Range Author: Van Haveren, Bruce P., Jackson, William L. (William Longstreth) Streamflow response to rainfall is controlled by the net water budget and the routing of rainfall to stream channels. In rain-dominated forested regions, including the Oregon Coast Range, water budget aspects of forest hydrology are better quantified than water routing. As a result, most of the commonly used forest hydrology models have been designed to assist in the analysis of seasonal or annual runoff volumes (Goldstein, et al. 1974; Troendle and Leaf, 1980; Silvey and Rosgen, 1981). The effects of timber harvesting on runoff volumes are reflected primarily through reductions in evapotranspirational demand and the corresponding increases in soil water content. The purposes of the report are to: (1) Describe the rainfall-runoff processes in the Oregon Coast Range, and review the results of studies in Western Oregon on the effects of timber harvesting on runoff. (2) Review and analyze available techniques for predicting the hydrologic effects of timber harvesting in rainfall-dominated regions. (3) Provide a review of the issue of sediment routing, channel stability, and the relationship between hydrology and channel morphology. (4) Provide additional analysis of the Alsea Watershed Study data (Harris, 1977) to better describe the effects of timber harvesting on high-flow durations and assess the potential for developing and validating simple storm-period rainfall-runoff prediction procedures. Close

• 40. [Article] CE-QUAL-W2: A Two-dimensional, Laterally Averaged, Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model, Version 3.1

  CE-QUAL-W2 is a two-dimensional, longitudinal/vertical, hydrodynamic and water quality model. Because the model assumes lateral homogeneity, it is best suited for relatively long and narrow waterbodies ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: CE-QUAL-W2: A Two-dimensional, Laterally Averaged, Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model, Version 3.1 Author: Cole, Thomas M., Wells, Scott A. Year: 2003 CE-QUAL-W2 is a two-dimensional, longitudinal/vertical, hydrodynamic and water quality model. Because the model assumes lateral homogeneity, it is best suited for relatively long and narrow waterbodies exhibiting longitudinal and vertical water quality gradients. The model has been applied to rivers, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and combinations thereof. The application of CE-QUAL-W2 requires knowledge in the following areas: 1. Hydrodynamics 2. Aquatic biology 3. Aquatic chemistry 4. Numerical methods 5. Computers and FORTRAN coding 6. Statistics 7. Data assembly and reconstruction. Water quality modeling is in many ways an art requiring not only knowledge in these areas but also experience in their integration. A word of caution to the first time user - model application is a complicated and time-consuming task. Title: CE-QUAL-W2: A Two-dimensional, Laterally Averaged, Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model, Version 3.1 Author: Cole, Thomas M., Wells, Scott A. Year: 2003 CE-QUAL-W2 is a two-dimensional, longitudinal/vertical, hydrodynamic and water quality model. Because the model assumes lateral homogeneity, it is best suited for relatively long and narrow waterbodies exhibiting longitudinal and vertical water quality gradients. The model has been applied to rivers, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and combinations thereof. The application of CE-QUAL-W2 requires knowledge in the following areas: 1. Hydrodynamics 2. Aquatic biology 3. Aquatic chemistry 4. Numerical methods 5. Computers and FORTRAN coding 6. Statistics 7. Data assembly and reconstruction. Water quality modeling is in many ways an art requiring not only knowledge in these areas but also experience in their integration. A word of caution to the first time user - model application is a complicated and time-consuming task. Close