Peter V. Caldwell

Dr. Peter V. Caldwell


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 May 2016 in Global Change Biology
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PCPeter V. Caldwell
Peter V. Caldwell
CMChelcy Ford Miniat
Chelcy Ford Miniat
KEKatherine J. Elliott
Katherine J. Elliott
WSWayne T. Swank
Wayne T. Swank
SBSteven T. Brantley
Steven T. Brantley
SLStephanie H. Laseter
Stephanie H. Laseter

21 August 2012 in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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PCPeter V. Caldwell
Peter V. Caldwell
GSG. Sun
G. Sun
Steven McNultySteven McNulty
Steven McNulty
ECE. C. Cohen
E. C. Cohen
JMJ. A. Moore Myers
J. A. Moore Myers
Rivers are essential to aquatic ecosystem and societal sustainability, but are increasingly impacted by water withdrawals, land-use change, and climate change. The relative and cumulative effects of these stressors on continental river flows are relatively unknown. In this study, we used an integrated water balance and flow routing model to evaluate the impacts of impervious cover and water withdrawal on river flow across the conterminous US at the 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed scale. We then estimated the impacts of projected change in withdrawals, impervious cover, and climate under the B1 "Low" and A2 "High" emission scenarios on river flows by 2060. Our results suggest that compared to no impervious cover, 2010 levels of impervious cover increased river flows by 9.9% on average with larger impacts in and downstream of major metropolitan areas. In contrast, compared to no water withdrawals, 2005 withdrawals decreased river flows by 1.4% on average with larger impacts in heavily irrigated arid regions of Western US. By 2060, impacts of climate change were predicted to overwhelm the potential gain in river flow due to future changes in impervious cover and add to the potential reduction in river flows from withdrawals, decreasing mean annual river flows from 2010 levels by 16% on average. However, increases in impervious cover by 2060 may offset the impact of climate change during the growing season in some watersheds. Large water withdrawals will aggravate the predicted impact of climate change on river flows, particularly in the Western US. Predicted ecohydrological impacts of land cover, water withdrawal, and climate change will likely include alteration of the terrestrial water balance, stream channel habitat, riparian and aquatic community structure in snow-dominated basins, and fish and mussel extirpations in heavily impacted watersheds. These changes may also require new infrastructure to support increasing anthropogenic demand for water, relocation of agricultural production, and/or water conservation measures. Given that the impacts of land use, withdrawals and climate may be either additive or offsetting in different magnitudes, integrated and spatially explicit modeling and management approaches are necessary to effectively manage water resources for aquatic life and human use in the face of global change.

13 January 2015 in Ecohydrology
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PCPeter V. Caldwell
Peter V. Caldwell
JKJonathan G. Kennen
Jonathan G. Kennen
Ge SunGe Sun
Ge Sun
JKJulie E. Kiang
Julie E. Kiang
JBJon B. Butcher
Jon B. Butcher
Steven McNultySteven McNulty
Steven McNulty

25 August 2020 in Environmental Research Letters
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LMLandon T Marston
Landon T Marston
GLGambhir Lamsal
Gambhir Lamsal
ZAZachary Ancona
Zachary Ancona
PCPeter V. Caldwell
Peter V. Caldwell
Brian RichterBrian Richter
Brian Richter
KDKyle Davis
Kyle Davis

18 April 2023 in Science of The Total Environment
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PCPeter V. Caldwell
Peter V. Caldwell
KMKatherine L. Martin
Katherine L. Martin
JVJames M. Vose
James M. Vose
JBJustin S. Baker
Justin S. Baker
TWTravis W. Warziniack
Travis W. Warziniack
CMChristopher M. Mihiar
Christopher M. Mihiar

1 March 2019 in Journal of Hydrology
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KDKai Duan
Kai Duan
PCPeter V. Caldwell
Peter V. Caldwell
Ge SunGe Sun
Ge Sun
Steven McNultySteven McNulty
Steven McNulty
YZYang Zhang
Yang Zhang
PBPaul V. Bolstad
Paul V. Bolstad