The Edwards Aquifer Authority and Southwest Research Institute are pleased to present:
EDTalks 2023 - Practical Applications of Climate Model Data for Regional Water Resource Planning
The climate is changing and it will likely affect resources in your area. How can you use available climate model data to help you plan for the future? This topic will be explored in case studies, applicable to south Texas, by our panel of guest speakers:
Adrienne Wootten, PhD
University of Oklahoma, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
1) Climate Modeling, Downscaling, and Projections: The Basics and Beyond
2) Developing Statistically Downscaled Climate Projections for the Long-Term Management of the Edwards Aquifer System
Debaditya Chakraborty, PhD
University of Texas at San Antonio
Using eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) models to support water resource planning
Hakan Basagaoglu, PhD
Edwards Aquifer Authority
Combining past and future climate data to characterize water levels, spring flows and droughts
Sam Sarkar, PE
Halff Associates
Understanding potential changes in recharge using climate data and existing models in the Frio/Dry Frio basin
Nicholas Martin, PG, PH
Southwest Research Institute
Models, planning, what-if scenarios, and uncertainty: a climate change impacts example from Val Verde County
Registration is $30 for general admission, $15 for students; this includes coffee, lunch, and an optional social networking hour with open bar and hor d'oeuvres.
Seats are limited and registration through the event page below is necessary to attend. SwRI Department of Security requires that all EDTalks attendees check-in at the entry gate upon arrival.
