ENSO impacts on regional water management: case study of the Edwards Aquifer (Texas, USA) Academic Article

abstract

• This study investigates the water management actions required for, and regional benefits of, conditioning Edwards Aquifer water and agricultural management on the phases of El Nio-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), using data on ENSO frequency from 1970 to 1996. Water management adjustments would involve changes in agricultural crop mixes and urban water use to exploit seasonal climatic changes associated with ENSO. The value of ENSO-dependent management ranges from $1.1 to $3.5 million yr-1, depending on initial water level elevations in the aquifer. Exploitation of ENSO events has the potential to help offset the costs of diminishing regional pumping due to legislative mandates. Inter-Research 2005.

authors

• Mccarl, Bruce

published proceedings

• CLIMATE RESEARCH

altmetric score

• 5

author list (cited authors)

• Chen, C. C., Gillig, D., McCarl, B. A., & Williams, R. L.

citation count

• 9

complete list of authors

• Chen, CC||Gillig, D||McCarl, BA||Williams, RL

publication date

• March 2005

publisher

• Inter-Research Science Center  Publisher

published in

• Climate Research  Journal

keywords

• ENSO
• Edwards Aquifer
• Water Management

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3354/cr028175

start page

• 175

end page

• 181

volume

• 28

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.3354%2Fcr028175