Differentiating Diversions and Drought to Understand Drivers of Water Loss from a North American Terminal Lake
Published in Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 2025
This study reconstructs the water balance of Mono Lake to differentiate between the roles of human water diversions and climate-driven drought in explaining multi-decadal water loss from a North American terminal lake. By combining observational data with statistical modeling, the work provides a framework for attributing lake level decline in arid, diversion-affected systems.
Recommended citation: Gossard, A., Venumuddula, M., VanDeWeghe, A., Wegener, C., & Gronewold, A. D. (2025). Differentiating diversions and drought to understand drivers of water loss from a North American terminal lake. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. https://doi.org/10.1061/JWRMD5.WRENG-6782
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