THE DOE WATER CYCLE PILOT STUDY

• Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol. 86; no. 3; pp. 359 - 374
• Main Authors: Miller, N. L., King, A. W., Miller, M. A., Springer, E. P., Wesely, M. L., Bashford, K. E., Conrad, M. E., Costigan, K., Foster, P. N., Gibbs, H. K., Jin, J., Klazura, J., Lesht, B. M., Machavaram, M. V., Pan, F., Song, J., Troyan, D., Washington-Allen, R. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.03.2005
• Subjects: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; ACCURACY; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATES; CLOSURES; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY BALANCE; Evapotranspiration; Groundwater; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrological modeling; Pilot projects; PRECIPITATION; Rain; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SIMULATION; Soil water; STORAGE; Surface water; SURFACE WATERS; US NOAA; WATER; Water budget; Water conservation; Water cycle; Water supply; WATERSHEDS; WOOD; USA, Kansas

A Department of Energy (DOE) multilaboratory Water Cycle Pilot Study (WCPS) investigated components of the local water budget at the Walnut River watershed in Kansas to study the relative importance of various processes and to determine the feasibility of observational water budget closure. An exten...