Conserving the Ogallala Aquifer in southwestern Kansas: from the wells to people, a holistic coupled natural&ndash;human model

Aistrup, Joseph A.; Bulatewicz, Tom; Kulcsar, Laszlo J.; Peterson, Jeffrey M.; Welch, Stephen M.; Steward, David R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6167-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 12

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6167-2017

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07 Dec 2017

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| 07 Dec 2017

Conserving the Ogallala Aquifer in southwestern Kansas: from the wells to people, a holistic coupled natural–human model

Joseph A. Aistrup, Tom Bulatewicz, Laszlo J. Kulcsar, Jeffrey M. Peterson, Stephen M. Welch, and David R. Steward

Data sets

Simulation Data From Aistrup et al. Sustaining the Ogallala Aquifer Manuscript J. A. Aistrup, T. Bulatewicz, L. J. Kulcsar, J. M. Peterson, S. M. Welch, and D. R. Steward https://doi.org/10.13020/D6S96X

Short summary

A system-level theoretical approach is developed which utilizes OpenMI methods to study the collective impacts of groundwater depletion in one of the world's most important regions for agricultural production (the congressional district with the highest historical cash value in the USA). Water policy is analyzed to forecast groundwater depletion across changes in human activity and climate, and the economic and societal impacts are provided to inform public policy and management.