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How low can you go? Widespread challenges in measuring low stream discharge and a path forward
Limnology and oceanography letters, Vol.8(6), pp.804-811
01/12/2023
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Abstract
Low flows pose unique challenges for accurately quantifying streamflow. Current field methods are not optimized to measure these conditions, which in turn, limits research and management. In this essay, we argue that the lack of methods for measuring low streamflow is a fundamental challenge that must be addressed to ensure sustainable water management now and into the future, particularly as climate change shifts more streams to increasingly frequent low flows. We demonstrate the pervasive challenge of measuring low flows, present a decision support tool (DST) for navigating best practices in measuring low flows, and highlight important method developmental needs.
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- Title
- How low can you go? Widespread challenges in measuring low stream discharge and a path forward
- Creators
- Erin C. Seybold - University of KansasAnna Bergstrom - Boise State UniversityC. Nathan Jones - University of AlabamaAmy J. Burgin - University of KansasSam Zipper - Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas USASarah E. Godsey - Idaho State UniversityWalter K. Dodds - Kansas State UniversityMargaret A. Zimmer - University of California, Santa CruzMargaret Shanafield - Flinders UniversityThibault Datry - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementRaphael D. Mazor - Southern California Coastal Water Research ProjectMathis L. Messager - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementJulian D. Olden - University of WashingtonAdam Ward - Oregon State UniversitySongyan Yu - Griffith UniversityKendra E. Kaiser - Boise State UniversityArial Shogren - University of AlabamaRichard H. Walker - Upper Iowa University
- Publication Details
- Limnology and oceanography letters, Vol.8(6), pp.804-811
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation. Grant Numbers: #1754389, #2019603
- Identifiers
- 991013294053102368
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Authors. Limnology and Oceanography Letters published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article