The Hawai'i groundwater recharge tool

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience
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Abstract

This article discusses the design and implementation of the Hawai’i Groundwater Recharge Tool, an application for providing data and analyses of the impacts of land-cover modifications and changes in precipitation on groundwater-recharge rates for the island of O’ahu. This application uses simulation data based on a set of 29 land-cover types and 2 precipitation conditions to provide users with real-time recharge calculations for interactively defined land-cover modifications. The tool provides two visualizations, representing the land cover for the island and the resultant groundwater-recharge rates, and a set of metrics indicating the changes to groundwater recharge for relevant areas to present a set of easily interpretable outcomes based on user-defined scenarios. Users have varying degrees of control over the granularity of data input and output, allowing for the quick production of a roughly defined scenario, or more precise land-cover definitions. These modifications can be exported for further analysis. Heuristics are used to provide a responsive user interface and performant integration with the database containing the full set of simulation data. This tool is designed to provide user-friendly access to the information on the impacts of land-cover and precipitation changes on groundwater-recharge rates needed to assist in making data-driven decisions.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title The Hawai'i groundwater recharge tool
Series title Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience
DOI 10.1002/cpe.6843
Volume 35
Issue 18
Year Published 2023
Language English
Publisher Wiley
Contributing office(s) Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Description e6843
Country United States
State Hawai'i
Other Geospatial O'ahu
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