End-to-End Cyberinfrastructure for Decision-Making Support in Watershed Management
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 139, Issue 5
Abstract
Over the past decade, water-centric research has increasingly taken into consideration the interactions between the water cycle and the social, economic, and biogeophysical processes that drive watershed dynamics. In parallel, water management has made great strides in data sharing and collaborative modeling that support decision making through integrated planning and stakeholder involvement. Both research and management communities require data and simulation models that cover large spatial scales and workflows that enable investigations and decision making in real time with participation of multiple watershed actors. To efficiently accomplish their goals, these two communities are tapping into the capabilities of advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) platforms that facilitate an understanding of watershed processes, knowledge management, visualization, interaction, and collaboration in multiple watershed science and engineering disciplines. This paper illustrates an implementation of an end-to-end CI system for understanding of the ecological threats, shifts in soil conservation practices, and public perception of environmental health with preservation of the economic benefits of agricultural production at the watershed scale. The systems were implemented in a Clear Creek catchment in eastern Iowa.
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Acknowledgments
Most of the work presented in this paper was accomplished with funds provided through the National Science Foundation through the CBET-0607262 and CBET-0835607 grants. This support is greatly appreciated.
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Received: Dec 2, 2011
Accepted: May 16, 2012
Published online: May 21, 2012
Discussion open until: Oct 21, 2012
Published in print: Sep 1, 2013
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