Browsing by Author "Wurbs, Ralph A."
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Desai, Anjana Naynesh (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)Interception of precipitation by mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) canopy was analyzed using the rainfall, throughfall and stemflow data collected at the Wagon Creek Spade Ranch from August 1986 to March 1990. This ranch ...
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Bristow, Elizabeth Catherine (2009-05-15)This dissertation examines the interdependence between urban water distribution systems and urban fire response. The focus on interdependent critical infrastructures is driven by concern for security of water systems and ...
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Investigation of techniques for improvement of seasonal streamflow forecasts in the Upper Rio Grande Lee, Song-Weon (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)The purpose of this dissertation is to develop and evaluate techniques for improvement of seasonal streamflow forecasts in the Upper Rio Grande (URG) basin in the U.S. Southwest. Three techniques are investigated. The first ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A.; Karama, Awes S.; Saleh, Ishtiaque; Ganze, C. Keith (Texas Water Resources Institute, 1993-08)The Brazos River Basin is representative of several major river basins in the Southwestern United States in regard to natural salt pollution. Geologic formations underlying portions of the upper watersheds of the Brazos, ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A.; Cabezas, L. Morris; Tibbets, Michael N. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 1985-11)Rapid population and economic growth in Texas is accompanied by increased needs for water supply and flood control. Depleting groundwater reserves are resulting in an increased reliance on surface water. The rising cost ...
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Agrawal, Ashish (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)This thesis presents the design concepts and development of an interface (Pre- Pro2004) utilizing geodatabases for the Hydrologic Modeling System (HMS) of the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC). HMS is a rainfall-runoff ...
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Lee, Sang Hyun (2012-02-14)Essential to human life is water. Drinking water, in particular, is of utmost significance for all living creatures including man. An examination of the transmission process of drinking water reveals the high importance ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 1985-06)Effective management of its surface water resources is essential to the continued growth and prosperity of the state of Texas. Rapid population and economic growth combined with depleting ground water reserves are resulting ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A.; Sanchez-Torres, Gerardo; Dunn, David D. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 1994-03)Effective management of the highly variable water resources of a river basin requires an understanding of the amount of suitable quality water that can be provided under various conditions within institutional constraints. ...
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Cabezas-Canelos, Luis Moris (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)Under present and projected future conditions of development of water resources in Texas, expanded management strategies and capabilities are very important for optimizing the present beneficial use of limited reservoir ...
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Kanta, Lufthansa Rahman (2011-02-22)The purpose of this dissertation is to address risk and consequences of and effective mitigation strategies for urban fire events involving two critical infrastructures- water distribution and emergency services. Water ...
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Ha, Mi Ae (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)This research evaluates and improves capabilities incorporated in the Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP) modeling system for tracking salt loads, particularly for applications dealing with natural salt pollution problems ...
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Yildirim, Gokhan (2015-01-20)Though drought is a recurrent natural disaster in Texas, little attention has been so far paid to the preparedness of drought for spatial drought risk assessment. This study presents a methodology for spatial assessment ...
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Santos Roman, Deborah Matilde (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)The allocation of water resources is typically accomplished within the framework of water allocation systems (WAS). In general, a WAS sets priorities, applies rules, and organizes responses to a range of water allocation ...
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Her, Namryong (2009-05-15)Although the impacts of foreign species on aqueous transformations and arsenic adsorption by 2-line ferrihydrite (FH2) have been extensively studied, much less is known about the impact of transformation inhibitors on ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A.; Hoffpauir, Richard J. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-12)WRAP is a generalized river/reservoir system simulation model providing flexible capabilities for analyzing water resources development, management, control, allocation, and use. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A.; Dunn, David D. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 1996-10)The evolution of the Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP) is outlined in the "Model Development Background" section of Chapter 1 of this report. The model was developed in conjunction with a series of university research ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2003-08)The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), and many other agencies and organizations, have worked with Ralph Wurbs over the years to develop WRAP (the Water Rights Analysis Package). The WRAP model simulates management ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2012-10-01)The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), and many other agencies and organizations, have worked with Ralph Wurbs over the years to develop WRAP (the Water Rights Analysis Package). The WRAP model simulates management ...
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Wurbs, Ralph A. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-09)The Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP) modeling system simulates management of the water resources of a river basin or multiple-basin region under priority-based water allocation systems. In WRAP terminology, river/reservoir ...