Promoting In-Stream Flows in the Changing Western US
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 146, Issue 1
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Data Availability Statement
All materials used during this study are available in an online repository IN-STREAM (2019) at https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/instream/.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Utah Water Research Laboratory. The authors acknowledge the panel members who participated in the 2018 Spring Runoff Conference panel on in-stream flows at Utah State University.
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Received: Oct 17, 2018
Accepted: May 21, 2019
Published online: Oct 24, 2019
Published in print: Jan 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Mar 24, 2020
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