Human-Environment Interface

Using values-informed mental models to understand farmer, water manager, and scientist use and perceptions of hydrologic models

Decision-support systems using environmental data and models are increasingly common, but not always adopted by the intended end-users. This disconnect may be partly due to different values related to nature and the scientific process. In this study, …

Current Knowledge on Low-Impact Ground-Mounted Solar Siting, Construction, and Installation Practices

Solar energy represents an increasingly large proportion of total energy generation in the United States and worldwide and is projected to continue to grow rapidly in the future. Like any landscape modification, solar development can have unintended …

Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)

Unlocking aquifer sustainability through irrigator-driven groundwater conservation

Aquifer depletion due to intensive irrigation threatens global economies, food security and ecosystems. This Perspective examines the hydrological, social and economic complexities of managing groundwater resources, focusing on the Sheridan 6 Local …

PyCHAMP: A crop-hydrological-agent modeling platform for groundwater management

The Crop-Hydrological-Agent Modeling Platform (PyCHAMP) is a Python-based open-source package designed for modeling agro-hydrological systems. The modular design, incorporating aquifer, crop field, groundwater well, finance, and behavior components, …

Streamflow Depletion Caused by Groundwater Pumping: Fundamental Research Priorities for Management-Relevant Science

Reductions in streamflow caused by groundwater pumping, known as streamflow depletion, link the hydrologic process of stream-aquifer interactions to human modifications of the water cycle. Isolating the impacts of groundwater pumping on streamflow is …

Water management challenges and potential solutions related to the U.S. federal crop insurance program

The U.S. federal crop insurance program (FCIP), overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (USDA RMA), is intended to provide economic stability to U.S. agriculture by providing indemnities to farmers to compensate for …

Forming the Future of Agrohydrology

Agricultural water management is increasingly prioritized throughout the world as producers are tasked with meeting growing crop demand while also managing environmental resources more sustainably. Likewise, agriculture is increasingly modifying the …

GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling

Overlooked risks and opportunities in groundwatersheds of the world’s protected areas

Protected areas are a key tool for conserving biodiversity, sustaining ecosystem services and improving human well-being. Global initiatives that aim to expand and connect protected areas generally focus on controlling ‘above ground’ impacts such as …