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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Groundwater Recharge and Flow: Approaches and Challenges for Monitoring and Modeling Using Remotely Sensed Data: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25615.
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C Workshop Agenda

Overarching Workshop Questions:

  • What are the scientific and technological frontiers in monitoring and modeling regional groundwater recharge and flow in various regions of the globe?
  • How can remotely sensed data be utilized in regions where in situ measurements, observations, and instrumentation may be particularly difficult?

Workshop Goals:

  • Assess regional freshwater budgets under major use scenarios (e.g., agriculture, industry, municipal);
  • Examine state of the art and research frontiers in characterizing groundwater aquifers, including residence time, quantity, flow, depletion, and recharge, using remotely sensed observations and proxy data;
  • Discuss groundwater model uncertainties and methods for mitigating them using sparse ground observations or data and other approaches; and
  • Consider our ability to detect which water management strategies (e.g., water reuse, irrigation efficiencies, desalination) that affect groundwater flow and recharge are being used and any changes in their use over time.

Thursday, June 27, 2019

8:30 AM Breakfast available
9:00 AM Welcome, Purpose of the Workshop
Elizabeth Eide, Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) Director Venkataraman (Venkat) Lakshmi, University of Virginia, Planning Committee Chair
9:20 AM Reflections from the Workshop Sponsor
Anthony (Tony) Nguy-Robertson, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
9:30 AM Keynote Overview Talk
Matthew Rodell, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Groundwater Recharge and Flow: Approaches and Challenges for Monitoring and Modeling Using Remotely Sensed Data: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25615.
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10:15 AM Keynote Overview Talk
Holly Michael, University of Delaware
11:00 AM Break
11:20 AM Panel 1: Regional Freshwater Budgets Under Major Use Scenarios
Moderated by Venkat Lakshmi, University of Virginia, Planning Committee Chair
Upmanu Lall, Columbia University
Harihar Rajaram, Johns Hopkins University
Ryan Smith, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
12:05 PM Working Lunch
1:05 PM Instructions for Breakouts
Venkat Lakshmi, University of Virginia, Planning Committee Chair
1:15 PM Breakout Session 1
2:30 PM Break
2:40 PM Breakouts Report Back
3:10 PM Panel 2: Research Frontiers in Characterizing Groundwater Aquifers
Moderated by Cathleen Jones, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planning Committee Member
InSAR: Estelle Chaussard, University of Oregon
GRACE: Isabella Velicogna, University of California, Irvine
SWOT: Edward Beighley, Northeastern University
Airborne electromagnetics: Burke Minsley, U.S. Geological Survey
Ground-based, in situ: Jim Butler, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas
4:10 PM Breakout Session 2
5:20 PM Break
5:30 PM Breakouts Report Back
6:00 PM Adjourn
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Groundwater Recharge and Flow: Approaches and Challenges for Monitoring and Modeling Using Remotely Sensed Data: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25615.
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Friday, June 28, 2019

8:30 AM Breakfast available
9:00 AM Recap from Day 1
Venkat Lakshmi, University of Virginia, Planning Committee Chair
9:15 AM Panel 3: Mitigating Groundwater Model Uncertainties
Moderated by Kamini Singha, Colorado School of Mines, Planning Committee Member
Laura Condon, University of Arizona
John (JT) Reager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Stacey Archfield, U.S. Geological Survey
10:00 AM Breakout Session 3
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Breakouts Report Back
12:00 PM Working Lunch
1:00 PM Panel 4: Changes in Water Management Strategies Over Time
Moderated by Antarpreet (Antar) Jutla, University of Florida, Planning Committee Member
Thanh (Helen) Nguyen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael (Mike) Cosh, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sankar Arumugam, North Carolina State University
1:45 PM Breakout Session 4
3:00 PM Break
3:10 PM Breakouts Report Back
3:40 PM Closing Remarks and Key Messages
Comments by Planning Committee Members
4:00 PM Adjourn Workshop
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Groundwater Recharge and Flow: Approaches and Challenges for Monitoring and Modeling Using Remotely Sensed Data: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25615.
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Water of appropriate quantity and quality is essential for drinking, sanitation, and food, energy, and industrial production for any society and is derived for most needs from surface- or groundwater sources. Studies suggest that groundwater use in irrigation globally is increasing in total volume as well as a percentage of all water used for irrigation, with the demand for groundwater resources increasing as available primary surface water supplies are depleted. Particularly in arid regions, groundwater may be the most accessible water supply for any purpose, leaving groundwater withdrawals concentrated in areas that are already experiencing water stress.

Even in the presence of direct ground observations and measurements of the water table, quantitative evaluation of groundwater storage, flow, or recharge at different scales requires remotely sensed data and observations applied to groundwater models. Resolving the interaction of groundwater storage, flow, and recharge at a scale at which basins are managed requires remotely sensed data and proxy data.

In June 2019, the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to identify scientific and technological research frontiers in monitoring and modeling groundwater recharge and flow in various regions of the world. The goals of the workshop were to assess regional freshwater budgets under major use scenarios, including agriculture, industry, and municipal; examine state of the art research frontiers in characterizing groundwater aquifers, including residence time, quantity, flow, depletion, and recharge, using remotely sensed observations and proxy data; discuss groundwater model uncertainties and methods for mitigating them using sparse ground observations or data and other approaches; and consider our ability to detect which water management strategies that affect groundwater flow and recharge are being used and any changes in their use over time. This publication summarizes workshop presentations and plenary discussions.

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