Estimating Increased Transient Water Storage With Increases In Beaver Dam Activity
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https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111515 <-- shared paper
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“Dam building by beaver (Castor spp.) slows water movement through montane valleys, increasing transient water storage and the diversity of residence times. In some cases, water storage created by beaver dam construction is correlated to changes in streamflow magnitude and timing. However, the total amount of additional surface and groundwater storage that beaver dams may create (and, thus, their maximum potential impact on streamflow) has not been contextualized in the water balance of larger river basins..."
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Improved AI Process Could Better Predict Water Supplies
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240501091622.htm <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v38i21.30337 <-- shared paper
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“A new computer model uses a better artificial intelligence process to measure snow and water availability more accurately across vast distances in the West, information that could someday be used to better predict water availability for farmers and others. The researchers [link above] predict water availability from areas in the West where snow amounts aren't being physically measured…”
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