Colorado Water April 2005

• Year: 2005
• Title: Colorado Water
• Author: Water Center of Colorado State University
• Description: April 2005
• Publications - Doc Type: Newsletter

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USDA -ARS Hosts ET Remote Sensing Workshop
A Bureau of Reclamation ET (evapotranspiration)
Workshop was held February 8 -11, 2005, in the
new USDA — Agricultural Research Service (ARS) fa-
cilities on the south campus of Colorado State Univer-
sity. A total of 102 professionals representing the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation, USDA -ARS, NASA, USGS,
EROS -Data Center, MRCS, water districts in the West,
universities, Ohio View institutions and private com-
panies participated in the workshop. A pre - workshop
session on SEBAL/METRIC was conducted by Dr.
Richard Allen of University of Idaho on the afternoon
of February Th and morning of February 801.
The purpose of the workshop was to review the
state -of -the -art in ET remote sensing science
and technology, examine how remote sensed
ET estimates can improve water management in
the West, and finalize a work plan for joint ET
remote sensing research involving Ohio View,
Colorado State University, and the Bureau of
Reclamation. Ohio View is a consortium of Ohio
universities that employ remote sensing science
and technology to study changes on the earth's
surface due to natural and man -made forces.
Professor Subramania Sritharan, Direc-
tor of the International Center for Water
Resources Management at Central State
University, is leading the project.
Workshop participants were welcomed by
Mr. Chuck Hennig, Research Coordina-
tor, and Ms. Avra Morgan, Program Man-
ager, WATER 2025, both with the Bureau
of Reclamation. Dennis Montgomery,
in a keynote address, provided insight
into the value and need for accurate ET
estimates and noted the criteria courts use
to admit new scientific data and informa-
tion (Montgomery's remarks are included
in this issue of Colorado Water).
Dale Heermann
(USDA -ARS) and
Chris Neale (Utah
State University)
catch up.
Rick Allen (U. of
Idaho) and Sritharan
Subramania (Central
State U., Ohio) take
advantage of the
break room.
Panel presenting infor-
mation on technology
transfer of ET research
findings included: (left to
right) Gerald Buchleiter
(USDA -ARS), Luis Gar-
cia (Colorado State U.),
Josh Rice (Central Colo-
rado Water Conservancy
district), Steve Hansen
(USBR- Albuquerque),
and Dale Heermann
(USDA -ARS).
Sessions described current Reclamation ET re-
search, emerging remote sensing ET science and
technology, validation planning, use of ET technolo-
gy by water managers, Reclamation's long -term ET
strategy, and lessons learned in managing applied
ET research.
The Workshop's proceedings will be published in
the near future.
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Right: Tom Trout
(USDA -ARS) and
Tom Ley (Colo-
rado State Engineers
Office) discuss the
presentation.