2025 Colorado SWAT Conference Agenda
Thank you for a wonderful conference. Please share your photos with us! If your slides are missing or for any corrections, please email jaclyn.tech@ag.tamu.edu.
Monday, 20 October
| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Workshop participant check-in
Outside Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 09:00 - 17:00 |
SWAT+ Beginner Workshop
Room 304-306
Instructed by Arun Bawa, Natalja Čerkasova, and Katie Mendoza
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| 09:00 - 17:00 |
SWAT+ Toolbox Workshop
Room 308-310
Instructed by Celray James Chawanda
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| 13:00 - 17:00 |
SWAT+ Soil Carbon Modeling using an Open Source Model Service and API
Room 386
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Tuesday, 21 October
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Workshop participant check-in
Outside Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 09:00 - 17:00 |
SWAT+ Beginner Workshop
Room 304-306
Instructed by Arun Bawa, Natalja Čerkasova, and Katie Mendoza
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| 09:00 - 17:00 |
SWAT+ Toolbox Workshop
Room 308-310
Instructed by Celray James Chawanda
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| 09:00 - 17:00 |
SWAT+ Developer Workshop
Room 386
Watch Video Part 1 Watch Video Part 2
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Wednesday, 22 October
| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Participant check-in and registration
Outside Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 09:00 - 10:00 |
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09:00 - 09:10
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Welcome
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09:10 - 09:40
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Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, Field to Market President
Keynote Presentation: Progress in Agriculture: Iteration, Insight, Impact
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09:40 - 09:50
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Dr. Jeff Arnold, Texas A&M AgriLife Research (retired USDA-ARS)
SWAT+ Current Developments
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09:50 - 10:00
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Dr. Raghavan Srinivasan and Dr. Arun Bawa, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
SWAT Community Updates
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Group photo and coffee break
Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Moderated by Arun Bawa, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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10:30 - 10:50
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Terry Nipp
A SWAT-Based Framework for Understanding Sediment and Nutrient Dynamics Under Best Management Practices in the NYC Watershed
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10:50 - 11:10
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Arun Bawa
Assessing the Utility and Limitations of OpenET for SWAT Model Calibration in Arid and Semiarid Landscapes of the Western United States
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11:10 - 11:30
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Galen Richards
Investigating the Effects of Land Cover Change on Water Use Within an Irrigation District Using the SWAT Model
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11:30 - 11:50
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Wubneh Belete Abebe
Hydrological Alterations of Pine Creek and Their Impacts on Rainbow Trout: A SWAT+ Modeling Study in the Eagle Lake Watershed, California
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| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Moderated by Efrain Noa-Yarasca, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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10:30 - 10:50
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Javier Osorio Leyton
Future Spatiotemporal Patterns of Corn Soil Organic Carbon Use Efficiency in the U.S. Corn Belt: Insights from CMIP6 Projections (2010-2099)
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10:50 - 11:10
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Efrain Noa-Yarasca
Reinforcement Learning Frameworks for Optimizing Crop Planting Dates under Climate Variability
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11:10 - 11:30
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Michael Winchell
Simulating greenhouse gas emissions, carbon sequestration, soil health, and nutrient loss with APEX in Vermont agricultural systems
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11:30 - 11:50
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Terry Nipp
SWAT Models in a National Intercomparison of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics - AgMIP
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| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch
Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Moderated by Cibin Raj, The Pennsylvania State University
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13:20 - 13:40
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Nada Jumaa
Emulating SWAT+ for Hydrological and Water Quality Prediction: A Multi-Stage Random Forest Approach
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13:40 - 14:00
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Cibin Raj
Hybrid Infrastructure Modeling System for regional flood and water quality analysis
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14:00 - 14:20
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Adnan Rajib
HydroFlame: A new NASA platform using SWAT for wildfire-hydrology modeling
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Moderated by Alejandro Sánchez Gómez, University of California Davis
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13:00 - 13:20
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Fouad Jaber
Development of a stage-discharge curve for bioretention areas for integration into SWAT+
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13:20 - 13:40
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Alejandro Sánchez Gómez
SWAT+ application to simulate and evaluate water management actions impacts on model performance and streamflow regime
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13:40 - 14:00
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Adnan Rajib
Transforming SWAT for Global Flood Risk Modeling
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14:00 - 14:20
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Ethiopia Zeleke
Using a Standardized Event-Based Tool for Drought Analysis: Application to Propagation Predictability Patterns
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| 14:30 - 15:00 |
Coffee break
Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 15:00 - 16:30 |
Moderated by Ethiopia Zeleke, Florida International Universtiy
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15:00 - 15:20
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Meghna Babbar-Sebens
A Modified SWAT Model for Evaluation of Prior Appropriation Water Rights
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15:20 - 15:40
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Natalja Cerkasova
Assessing Conservation Practice Benefits (CRP) and crop yield trade-offs with the National Agroecosystems Model (NAM)
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15:40 - 16:00
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Jose P. Teran
Towards better representation of water bodies and water management on the Community SWAT + Global Water Model
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16:00 - 16:20
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Mohamed F. Mahmoud
SWIFT: A High-Performance Framework for Nutrient Load Routing in Large Watersheds
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| 15:00 - 16:30 |
Moderated by Sushant Mehan, South Dakota State University
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15:00 - 15:20
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Kasra Khodkar
Simulating flow with high quality data using SWAT: opportunities and challenges
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15:20 - 15:40
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Siyeon Kim
Calibrating SWAT Model Parameters of an Ungaged Forested and Coastal Watershed using Regionalization: A Case Study of North Depoe Bay Creek, Oregon
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15:40 - 16:00
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Glenn O'Neil
SWAT+ Phosphorus Calibration in Western Lake Erie Basin
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16:00 - 16:20
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Mohammad Hadi Bazrkar
Assessing the Capability of SWAT for Hydrological Simulation in Snow-Dominated Regions
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| 16:30 - 18:00 | |
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Caroline Abel
SWAT Virtual Extension Assistant
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Jeff Arnold
Enhancing Water Allocation in SWAT+
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Lourdes Arrueta
Improving the simulation of several processes controlling phosphorus transport through tile drainage in the SWAT model
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Arif Asghar
Implementing Machine Learning Models in SWAT+ for Reservoir Release Simulation
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Muhammad Bilal
Effects of climate change on streamlines flow of jehlem river basin using hydrological model
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Antara Paul Bonna
Comparison of Deep Learning and Physics-based Hydrologic Models for Large-scale Streamflow Predictions
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Gerardo Castellanos Osorio
Quantifying Hydrologic Alteration in the Mississippi river Alluvial Plain using a coupled hydrologic model and an integrated assessment tool
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Hirokazu Fukui
Utilization of SWAT model to achieve effective agricultural and watershed management: Application for restraining soil and nutrient losses in north-eastern Hokkaido, Japan
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Afsaneh Kaghazchi
Improving Water Quality Through Rotational Grazing Using Virtual Fencing: An APEX and Transfer Learning Modeling Approach
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Virginia López
Application of SWAT+ gwflow in Highly Anthropized Watersheds: A Case Study of the Campo de Cartagena
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Subash Thapaliya
Time-domain and signature-domain calibration methods for spatially distributed modeling of hydrology and water quality
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Juyeong Yu
Prediction and Analysis of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Miho River Basin Using a Coupled SWAT-TOC and Deep Learning Model under Climate Change Scenarios
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Qianjin Zheng
Remote Sensing-integrated Water Quality Modeling System for the United States Powered by SWAT
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Thursday, 23 October
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Moderated by Mukesh Kumar Mehla, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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09:00 - 09:20
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Liliana Bettolo
Investigating the environmental impact of an increased adoption of plant-based protein production in the Northeast U.S.: Assessment of Water Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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09:20 - 09:40
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Amy S. Collick
Modifying Crop Nutrient Management Practices in SWAT-VSA to Evaluate Optimized Scenarios of Dairy Herd Size and Nutrient Loads
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09:40 - 10:00
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Shoaib Ahmed
Analysis of BMP Trends and Nutrient Loads in Black Hawk Lake Using SWAT+
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10:00 - 10:20
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Arushi Khare
SWAT for Nature Based Solutions: Quantifying Flood–Drought Risk Reduction by Non-Floodplain Wetlands at Large Basin Scales
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| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Moderated by Billy Johnson, LimnoTech Inc
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09:00 - 09:20
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Ismail Jesna
Assessing Legacy Phosphorus Contributions and Management Strategies in Agricultural Watersheds with SWAT+
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09:20 - 09:40
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Sushant Mehan
Identification of Priority Zones for Riparian Buffer Enrollment under the Seasonal Riparian Area Management Program using SWAT+
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09:40 - 10:00
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Asmita Murumkar
Bridging Science and Practice: Watershed Modeling for Nutrient Mitigation in Ohio’s Agricultural Watersheds, USA
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10:00 - 10:20
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Arun Bawa
XGBest – An extreme gradient boosting-based tool for estimating daily in-stream nutrient and sediment concentrations
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break
Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Moderated by Ryan Bailey, Colorado State University
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11:00 - 11:20
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Zaichen Xiang
Estimating Groundwater Travel Time Using Hydrologic Modeling and Metolachlor Ethane Sulfonic Acid (MESA)-Based Calibration in the Choptank River Watershed
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11:20 - 11:40
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Ryan Bailey
Estimating nutrient groundwater travel time using MESA and a locally refined SWAT+ gwflow model
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11:40 - 12:00
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Emmanuel "Kwabena" Opoku
Identifying anthropogenic and natural controls on groundwater return flows in a highly managed irrigated river basin
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12:00 - 12:20
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Muhammad Raffae
Impact of irrigation methods on wetland areas in the Upper Colorado River Basin
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| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Moderated by Javier Senent-Aparicio, Desertification Research Center (CIDE-CSIC)
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11:00 - 11:20
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Vinayak Shedekar
Water and phosphorus Dynamics predictions in subsurface (tile) drained watersheds
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11:20 - 11:40
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Ismail Jesna
How dietary transitions can affect water quality: A SWAT model based regional watershed analysis
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11:40 - 12:00
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Fereshteh Kordrostami
Remote-sensing guided modeling of dynamic post-fire watershed responses in SWAT+
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12:00 - 12:20
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Javier Senent-Aparicio
Integrating IAHRIS into SWAT+ for Hydrologic Alteration Assessment: Application to the Tagus River Headwaters Case Study
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| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch
Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Moderated by Gunho Cho, Texas A&M University
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13:30 - 13:50
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Jiye Lee
Modeling Microbial Water Quality using Agricultural Policy Environmental eXtender (APEX)
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13:50 - 14:10
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Mukesh Kumar Mehla
Modeling Methane Dynamics in Agroecosystems Using Process-Based Models: A Model Comparison
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14:10 - 14:30
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Gunho Cho
Wind-Driven Sediment and Soil Organic Carbon Losses Across Conus Using the EPIC Model: A Cropland and Rangeland Comparison
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Moderated by Katie Mendoza, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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13:30 - 13:50
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Arun Bawa
Enhancing Accessibility and Reproducibility of Agroecosystem Modeling Research through Open-Source Web Tools: HAWQS and XGBest
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13:50 - 14:10
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Katie Mendoza
HAWQS and HAWQS+: Recent Updates and Future Direction
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14:10 - 14:30
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Natalja Čerkasova
Advanced capabilities of SWAT+: driving the future of watershed management
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14:30 - 14:50
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Celray James Chawanda
Integrating NetCDF into SWAT+: Streamlined Weather Inputs for Large-Scale Hydrological Modelling
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| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Tour
For those who would like to join the hike tomorrow, we will have a CSU Charter bus. We will walk from the Ballroom to the pick-up location right after the afternoon session (F1/F2) ends. If you would like to take your own vehicle, there is a $10 vehicle entrance fee (there is no fee if you take the charter bus). The location is: Arthur's Rock Trailhead, 708 Lodgepole Dr, Bellvue, CO 80512 Here is the map, with directions from CSU. |
| 19:00 |
Dinner Gala
Ballroom 350 A-B
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Friday, 24 October
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Moderated by Sagarika Rath, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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09:00 - 09:20
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Jack Carlson
Updates to SWAT+ to Support Carbon Balance Modeling
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09:20 - 09:40
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Mohammad Hadi Bazrkar
Development of an Artificial Intelligence-based Approach for Improving Snow Simulation in SWAT
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09:40 - 10:00
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Akansha Patel
A HAWQS-LSTM Framework for Hydrologic Predictions in Ungauged Watersheds
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10:00 - 10:20
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Sagarika Rath
Navigating the Trade-Offs: A Framework for effective conservation practices in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
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| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Moderated by Seonggyu Park, Texas Tech University
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09:00 - 09:20
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Seonggyu Park
Assessing Salinity Sources and Baseflow Constraints in the Pecos River Basin Using SWAT+ gwflow
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09:20 - 09:40
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Salam Abbas
A Salinity Simulation Tool for Highly Managed Agro-Urban Watersheds
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09:40 - 10:00
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Kasra Khodkar
Calibration of SWAT-Salt Aided by Daily Prediction Intervals
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break
Ballroom 350 A-B
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| 11:00 - 12:10 |
Moderated by Salam Abbas, Colorado State University
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11:00 - 11:20
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Jungang Gao
Influence of Outlier Thresholds on Daily Predictions of In-Stream Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations Using Multi-Model Machine Learning
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11:20 - 11:40
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Mohammad Hadi Bazrkar
Integrating Hydrological Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment: Assessing the Role of SWAT+ in Soil Organic Carbon Estimation
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11:40 - 12:00
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Mohamed F. Mahmoud
Physics-Informed Machine Learning for SWAT-Based Nutrient Prediction
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| 11:00 - 12:10 |
Moderated by Prasad Dagupatti, University of Guelph
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11:00 - 11:20
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Prasad Daggupati
W3s: Global weather data platform, development and application
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11:20 - 11:40
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Caroline Abel
SWAT Virtual Extension Assistant
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11:40 - 12:00
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Holm Kipka
Landuse and Agricultural Management Practices web-Service (LAMPS): A tool for generating distributed model inputs
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| 12:15 - 13:30 |
Closing session and lunch
Ballroom 350 A-B
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