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.
Suggested Citation
McLean, J.H., Cleveland, S.B., Rotzoll, K., Izuka, S.K., Leigh, J., Jacobs, G.A., Theriot, R., 2023, The Hawai'i groundwater recharge tool: Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, v. 35, no. 18, e6843, https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.6843.
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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 |
| Publication Date | January 27, 2022 |
| 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 |