Reported August 2011:
Established the Snow Runoff Model (SRM) on each of the 4 intensive snowmelt basins in the Rio Grande drainage and the 24 sub basins
Refining snow cover mapping using forest cover in the forested sections of each elevation zone
Simulated unimpaired flows for the Rio Grande basin using the Semi-distributed Land Use and Runoff Process (SLURP) model
Developed conceptual and mathematical models that describe how dynamically changing flow conditions influence the distribution of residence times in hydrologic systems
Using the GS Flow approach, developing 4D watershed models for the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP), Rio Hondo, and El Rito
Using models to test alternative boundary locations for the 4D watershed models to accurately reproduce groundwater discharge, groundwater age, and other metrics
Completed a study of the links between snowpack hydrology and surface fluxes
Conducted tree ring isotopic analysis paleoclimate study
On-going study of processes controlling mid-tropospheric aridity
Using idealized climate and weather models to understand the
underlying processes that are important for aridity in subtropics
