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Water Supply and Stormwater Management Benefits of Residential Rainwater Harvesting in U.S. Cities by Steffen, Jennifer, Jensen, Mark, Pomeroy, Christine A., Burian, Steven J.

“…This article presents an analysis of the projected performance of urban residential rainwater harvesting systems in the United States (U.S.). The objectives…”
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A Systematic Review of Quantitative Resilience Measures for Water Infrastructure Systems by Shin, Sangmin, Lee, Seungyub, Judi, David, Parvania, Masood, Goharian, Erfan, McPherson, Timothy, Burian, Steven

“…Over the past few decades, the concept of resilience has emerged as an important consideration in the planning and management of water infrastructure systems…”
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Spatiotemporal Variability of Lake Water Quality in the Context of Remote Sensing Models by Hansen, Carly, Burian, Steven, Dennison, Philip, Williams, Gustavious

“…This study demonstrates a number of methods for using field sampling and observed lake characteristics and patterns to improve techniques for development of…”
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Effect of urbanization on the diurnal rainfall pattern in Houston by Burian, Steven J., Shepherd, J. Marshall

“…Data from 19 raingauges located within and nearby Houston were analysed to quantify the impact of urbanization of the Houston metropolitan area on the local…”
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Systems Thinking for Planning Sustainable Desert Agriculture Systems with Saline Groundwater Irrigation: A Review by Shin, Sangmin, Aziz, Danyal, El-sayed, Mohamed E. A., Hazman, Mohamed, Almas, Lal, McFarland, Mike, El Din, Ali Shams, Burian, Steven J.

“…Agricultural land expansion is a solution to address global food security challenges in the context of climate change. However, the sustainability of expansion…”
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Observation and Estimation of Evapotranspiration from an Irrigated Green Roof in a Rain-Scarce Environment by Feng, Youcan, Burian, Steven, Pardyjak, Eric

“…While the rain-driven evapotranspiration (ET) process has been well-studied in the humid climate, the mixed irrigation and rain-driven ET process is less…”
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Validating Dynamically Downscaled Climate Projections for Mountainous Watersheds Using Historical Runoff Data Coupled with the Distributed Hydrologic Soil Vegetation Model (DHSVM) by Hasan, Mohammad M., Strong, Courtenay, Kochanski, Adam K., Burian, Steven J., Barber, Michael E.

“…The performance of dynamically downscaled climate fields with respect to observed historical stream runoff has been assessed at basin scale using a physically…”
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Criticality Analysis of a Water Distribution System Considering Both Economic Consequences and Hydraulic Loss Using Modern Portfolio Theory by Lee, Seungyub, Shin, Sangmin, Judi, David R., McPherson, Timothy, Burian, Steven J.

“…This study introduces an approach using Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) to consider hydraulic resilience and economic consequence resilience of a water…”
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Low-Impact Development Practices to Mitigate Climate Change Effects on Urban Stormwater Runoff: Case Study of New York City by Zahmatkesh, Zahra, Burian, Steven J, Karamouz, Mohammad, Tavakol-Davani, Hassan, Goharian, Erfan

“…AbstractUrban stormwater runoff management systems are usually designed to meet performance standards based on historical climate data, which are assumed to be…”
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An Assessment of the Pakistan Water Apportionment Accord of 1991 by Hassan, Burian, Bano, Ahmed, Arfan, Rais, Rafique, Ansari

“…The Water Apportionment Accord (WAA) of Pakistan was instituted in 1991 to allocate Indus River water among Pakistan’s provinces. This paper assesses the…”
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Analysis of the Effects of Climate Change on Urban Storm Water Runoff Using Statistically Downscaled Precipitation Data and a Change Factor Approach by Zahmatkesh, Zahra, Karamouz, Mohammad, Goharian, Erfan, Burian, Steven J

“…AbstractIn urban areas, there is concern that storm water runoff and flooding may be intensified because of the effect of climate change on precipitation…”
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Hydrologic modeling analysis of a passive, residential rainwater harvesting program in an urbanized, semi-arid watershed by Walsh, Thomas C., Pomeroy, Christine A., Burian, Steven J.

“…[Display omitted] •Hydrologic modeling of watershed-scale rainwater harvesting on runoff reductions.•Sensitivity analysis of varying capture capacity,…”
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Using Joint Probability Distribution of Reliability and Vulnerability to Develop a Water System Performance Index by Goharian, Erfan, Burian, Steven J, Karamouz, Mohammad

“…AbstractAssessing the long-term reliability and vulnerability of municipal water supply systems often employs system modeling to analyze performance…”
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Survey of Energy Requirements for Public Water Supply in the United States by SOWBY, ROBERT B., BURIAN, STEVEN J.

“…National studies on drinking water systems’ energy requirements are sparse, and only limited empirical data have been available. This study adds considerable…”
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Incorporating Potential Severity into Vulnerability Assessment of Water Supply Systems under Climate Change Conditions by Goharian, Erfan, Burian, Steven J, Bardsley, Tim, Strong, Courtenay

“…AbstractIn response to climate change, vulnerability assessment of water resources systems is typically performed based on quantifying the severity of the…”
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Effects of Nonstationarity in Urban Land Cover and Rainfall on Historical Flooding Intensity in a Semiarid Catchment by Li, Jiada, Burian, Steven J

“…AbstractNonstationarity of rainfall extremes and urban land cover pose uncertainties for local stormwater managers attempting to address urban flooding. Due to…”
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Evaluating Resilience of Water Distribution Networks to Operational Failures from Cyber-Physical Attacks by Shin, Sangmin, Lee, Seungyub, Burian, Steven J, Judi, David R, McPherson, Timothy

“…AbstractWater cyber-physical systems (CPSs) have gained increasing interest to improve operational efficiency and reliability. However, due to growing exposure…”
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The Great Salt Lake Water Level is Becoming Less Resilient to Climate Change by Hassan, Daniyal, Burian, Steven J., Johnson, Ryan C., Shin, Sangmin, Barber, Michael E.

“…Climate change and water diversions are putting the Great Salt Lake (GSL) at risk. Projections indicate a continued decrease in the GSL water surface elevation…”
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Vulnerability Assessment to Support Integrated Water Resources Management of Metropolitan Water Supply Systems by Goharian, Erfan, Burian, Steven J, Lillywhite, Jason, Hile, Ryan

“…AbstractThe combined actions of natural and human factors change the timing and availability of water resources and, correspondingly, water demand in…”
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Impacts of DEM type and resolution on deep learning-based flood inundation mapping by Fereshtehpour, Mohammad, Esmaeilzadeh, Mostafa, Alipour, Reza Saleh, Burian, Steven J.

“…The increasing availability of hydrological and physiographic spatiotemporal data has boosted machine learning’s role in rapid flood mapping. Yet, data…”
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