2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Agriculture, Aquifers, and Climate Change

73 Agriculture, Aquifers, and Climate Change

Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall C

Presiding:

Hans Kok , Ken Rainwater , Mark D. Tomer and William W. Simpkins

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

A Regional Analysis of Groundwater Depletion for the Ogallala Aquifer in Texas

Kevin Mulligan, Texas Tech University; Lucia Barbato, Texas Tech University; Ada Warren, Texas Tech University; Chris Van Nice, Texas Tech University

8:20 AM

The Role of Agriculture in the Diminishing Ogallala Aquifer on the Southern High Plains: A Hydrogeologic Perspective

Judy A. Reeves, Cirrus Associates

8:35 AM

Impact on Agriculture of the Declining Ogallala Aquifer

Jeffrey W. Johnson, Texas Tech University; Erin Wheeler-Cook, Texas Tech University; Bridget Guerrero, Texas Tech University

8:50 AM

Limited Irrigation Response of No-till Cropping Systems for the High Plains

Gary W. Hergert, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Rex A. Nielsen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

9:05 AM

Managing Irrigated Corn with Diminished Well Capacity

Alan Schlegel, Kansas State University; Loyd Stone, Kansas State University

9:20 AM

Taking The E Out Of ET

Robert Klein, University of Nebraska

9:35 AM

Break

9:50 AM

A Response to Sustainable Crop Production In a Region Facing a Decline In Groundwater Aquifer Levels

Samuel Y.C. Essah, Colorado State University; Jorge A. Delgado, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

10:05 AM

Groundwater Modeling of the Southern High Plains Aquifer - Effects of Pre- and Post-Development Recharge on Water Availability

T. Neil Blandford, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc; Muthu Kuchanur, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc; Richard Smith, Texas Water Development Board

10:20 AM

Evaluating the Influences of Climate Change and Land Use Change on River Discharge and Water Quality in Minnesota

D.J. Mulla, University of Minnesota; V. Nangia, University of Guelph; Prasanna H. Gowda, USDA-ARS

10:35 AM

Can An Ecohydrologic Analysis Distinguish Land-Use and Climate-Change Effects on Watershed Hydrology?

Mark D. Tomer, USDA-ARS; Keith E. Schilling, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

10:50 AM

Climate as the Main Driver for Rapid Filling of Lake Pepin

Satish C. Gupta, University of Minnesota; Heather O. Johnson; Aldo Vecchia, USGS; Francis Zvomuya, Univ. of Manitoba; Greg Spoden, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

11:05 AM

Modeling the Hydrologic Response of a Lake Complex to Climate Change

Ganming Liu, The Ohio State University; Franklin W. Schwartz, The Ohio State University

11:20 AM

Discussion

11:35 AM

Concluding Remarks

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