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Water Resources
Description
Population growth and potential climate change are contributing to an impending mismatch between available water resources and demand. As water becomes scarcer, policy decisions should be based on more accurate information than is currently available about natural water preserves (e.g. groundwater reservoirs) and water fluxes. UC Merced researchers are pursuing new knowledge about water resources by studying snowpack, groundwater, surface water and climate data.
Associated Faculty
- Roger C. Bales (Climate change and water resources; water from the Sierra Nevada; causes of climate change)
- François Blanchette (Mathematical approaches to environmental problems involving fluids and sediments)
- Alberto Cerpa (Sensor networks, environmental sensing, energy-smart infrastructure, wireless communications)
- Martha H. Conklin (Water quality; K-12 environmental science education)
- Peggy ODay (Water quality; water pollution; heavy metals; pesticides)