Presentations at Conferences Symposia or Workshops
Elhaddad, A. and Garcia, L.A. (2009) “ReSET-Raster
a Surface Energy Balance Model for Calculating Evapotranspiration using a Raster”, Presented at
the 2009 GIS of the Rockies, Longmont, CO, September 16.
Elhaddad A., and Garcia L. (2009) “Calculating
ET and Crop Coefficients for the South Platte
Using a Surface Energy Balance Model (ReSET).
“Presented at the 29th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March
25-27, 2009.
Kinzli K., Oad R., Garcia
L., Patterson D., and Gensler D. (2009) “Improving
Irrigation System Performance through Scheduled Water Delivery in the Middle
Rio Grande Conservancy District.” Presented at the 29th Annual
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 25-27, 2009.
Alzraiee A., and Garcia
L. (2009) “Modeling Spatial and Temporal Variability in Irrigation and
Drainage Systems: Improvements to the Colorado State
Irrigation and Drainage Model (CSUID).” Presented at the 29th Annual
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 25-27, 2009.
Kinzli K., Oad R., Garcia
L., Patterson, D., Shafike N. and Gensler D. (2008). “Efficient Irrigation Water
Management in the Middle Rio Grande using Decision-support Models and
Infrastructure Modernization.” Presented at the 28th Annual Hydrology Days,
Fort Collins, CO, March 26-28, 2008.
Matter, M., Garcia, L.A.
and Fontane, D. (2008). “Effects of
Anthropogenic Activities on Climate Cycle Patterns in Temperature and
Precipitation over the 20th Century in the Gunnison River Basin.”
Presented at the 28th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 26-28,
2008.
Matter, M., Garcia, L.A.
and Fontane, D. (2008). “Complementary Temperature/Precipitation
Patterns Accompanying Climate Cycles in the Gunnison River Basin
& Effects of Climate Change and Land Use.” Presented at the 28th
Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 26-28, 2008.
Garcia, L.A.
(2008). “Colorado River Basin Management: Evaluating and Adjusting to Hydroclimatic Variability” Presented as part of the
Interdisciplinary Water Resources Seminar at Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO, January 31, 2008.
Garcia, L.A.
(2008). “Refining Water Accounting Procedures Using the South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program”
Presented at the Colorado Water Congress, Denver, CO, January 25, 2008.
Oad R., Garcia L., Kinzli
K., Shafike N. and Gensler
D. (2007). “Modernization of Irrigation Operations and Management in
the Middle Rio Grande
Irrigation System.” Presented at the American Water Resources
Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque,
NM. November 12-15, 2007.
Garcia, L.A.
(2007). “Modeling Well Augmentation: From Computers to
Satellites”. Presented at the 18th Annual South Platte
Forum, Longmont, CO, October 24-25, 2007.
Oad R., Garcia L., Kinzli
K., Shafike N. and Gensler
D. (2007). “Decision-Support Systems for Efficient Irrigation in the
Middle Rio Grande.”
Presented at the 2007 USCID Fourth International Conference on Irrigation and
Drainage, Sacramento,
CA. October 3-6, 2007.
Oad R., Garcia L., Kinzli
K. and Shafike N. (2007). “Decision-Support
Systems for Efficient Irrigation Operations in the Middle Rio Grande
Conservancy District.” Presented at the 2007 New
Mexico Water Research Symposium, Macey
Center, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM.
August 14, 2007.
Elhaddad, A., Garcia, L.A. and Gates, T.K. (2007). “A
Remote Sensing - GIS Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Soil Salinity on Evapotranspiration”. Presented at the 27th Annual
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 19-21.
Matter, M., Garcia, L.A.
and Fontane, D. (2006). “Linking Fall and
Spring Streamflow, Temperature and Precipitation
Conditions: A Case Study of the Gunnison
River Basin.”
Presented at the MTNCLIM 2006 Conference, September 19-22, Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon.
R. Oad,
L. A. Garcia, K-D. Kinzli and D. Patterson
(2006), “Decision support systems for efficient irrigated
agriculture”, Presented at the First International Conference on
Sustainable Irrigation 2006, Bologna,
Italy, September 5-7.
Garcia, L.A. and Elhaddad, A. (2006), “Impact
of Salinity on ET – Use of the Model Remove Sensing of ET (RESET) to
Estimate Impact in the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado”, Presented at
the American Water Resources Association specialty conference on Geographic
Information Systems and Water Resources IV, Houston, TX May 8-10.
Garcia, L.A. and Elhaddad, A. (2006), "Model for Calculating ET
Using Remote Sensing (ReSET): Applications in
Colorado”, Presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing annual conference,
Reno, NV, May 1-5.
Matter, M., Garcia, L.A.
and Fontane, D. (2006). “Variations in
Precipitation and Temperature Signals and Characteristic Responses in Autumn
and Spring Seasonal Hydrographs: Implications to Water Resource Management in
the Gunnison River Basin.” Presented at the
26th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 20-22.
Elhaddad, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2006). “Using LANDSAT imagery
for detecting soil salinity in corn fields: calibration and validation.”
Presented at the 26th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 20-22.
Jaramillo, A., Garcia, L.A.
and Gates, T. (2006). “Preliminary
Results of Detailed Field Measurements of On-Farm Water Management in the Lower Arkansas
River Basin in Colorado.” Presented at the
26th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 20-22.
Gates, T. and L.A. Garcia (2006)
“Assessing Benefits of Improved Irrigation Practices for Crop
Productivity & Environmental Health Along the Arkansas
River”. Presented
at the 2006 Drip Irrigation & Water Quality Workshop, Sponsored by the
Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, Rocky Ford, CO, March 14.
Garcia, L.A. and Gates, T. (2006) “Toward Successful Pilot Implementation of Strategies for Remediation of
A Salinity-Threatened Irrigated Watershed” poster accepted for
presentation at the USDA-CSREES, National Water Conference, Research, Extension and Education for Water Quality and Quantity,
San Antonio, TX, February 5-9.
Matter, M.A., Garcia L.A., Fontane, D.G., (2005) “Coupled Teleconnections
and River Dynamics for Enhanced Hydrologic Forecasting in the Upper Colorado River Basin USA”. Presented at the American Geophysical
Union, Fall 2005 Meeting, San
Francisco, CA, December 5-9.
Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Salinity in Colorado – Lessons from the Arkansas
River Basin”, Lower South
Platte Watershed Meeting, Sterling,
CO, October 19, 2005.
Matter, M.A., Garcia L.A., Fontane, D.G., (2005) “Influence of Hydroclimate on Seasonal and Diel
Hydrograph Evolution in Snowmelt-Dominated
River Systems.”
Open Science Conference on Global Change in Mountain Regions in Perth, Scotland,
Oct 2-6, 2005.
Elhaddad, A. and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Detecting Soil Salinity
Levels in Agricultural Lands Using Satellite Imagery”, Presented at the
2005 GIS of the Rockies, Denver, CO, September 22.
Garcia, L. A. and Elhaddad, A. (2005)
“Detecting ET Using Landsat Imagery:
Applications in Colorado”,
Presented at the 2005 GIS of the Rockies, Denver, CO, September 22.
Garcia, L.A.,
Elhaddad, A., Elgaali, E.
and Eldeiry, A. (2005) “Generating Land Cover
Maps for Urban Areas Using Aerial Photography”, Presented at the 2005
GIS of the Rockies, Denver, CO, September 22.
Elhaddad, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Detecting Soil Salinity
Levels in Agricultural Lands Using Satellite Imagery.” Accepted for
presentation at the Twenty-Fifth Annual ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA,
July 25-29.
Gates, T. and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Salinity and Selenium”,
Presented at the 2005 Arkansas River Basin Water Forum, Trinidad, CO, April
7-8th.
Garcia, L.A. and Elhaddad,
A. (2005) “Calculating ET Using Satellite Imagery in the Arkansas
Valley of Colorado”, Presented at the 25th
Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
Garcia, L.A.,
Elhaddad, A., Elgaali, E.
and Eldeiry, A. (2005) “Generating Land Cover Maps for Urban Areas
Using Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photography”, Presented at
the 25th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
Eldeiry, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Evaluation of
Application Efficiency of Furrow Irrigation Systems in Clay Soils”, Presented at the 25th
Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
Matter, M, and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Hydrograph Evolution In Snowmelt-Dominated River
Systems.” Poster presented at the MTNCLIM 2005, Chico Hot Springs, MO, March
1-4.
Garcia, L.A. (2005) “CSU South Platte
Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP) Experiences with Technology
Transfer” Presented at the Reclamation ET Workshop: State of the Art
Review of ET Remote Sensing Science and Technology”, Fort Collins, CO,
February 8-10.
Garcia, L.A. and Saunde,
P. (2005) “ET Work in the Great Plains
Region of the USBR.” Presented at the Reclamation ET Workshop: State of
the Art Review of ET Remote Sensing Science and Technology”, Fort Collins, CO,
Feb. 8-10.
Garcia, L.A.
(2005). “Overview of Modeling and Monitoring Salinity and Waterlogging in the Arkansas
River Basin” Presented at the Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch Symposium & Trade
Show, Rocky Ford, CO, January 6.
Garcia, L.A.
(2004). “Finding Ways
to Reduce Salinity on the Farmland in the Arkansas
River Basin” ½ day workshop, Lamar, CO,
November 10.
Elgaali, E. and
Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Quantification
of Climate Change Impacts on Irrigation Water Demand in the Arkansas River Basin-
Spatial Approach.” Presented at the 24th Annual Hydrology
Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
Garcia, L.A.
(2004). “New Capabilities of the South Platte Mapping and Analysis
Program—Estimating Consumptive Use of Groundwater and Depletions to the
South Platte in Colorado.”
Presented at the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO,
March 10-12.
David, O., Viger, R. and Garcia, L.A. (2004).
“Geospatial Interoperability in Modeling Frameworks—The ‘GEOLEM’
Approach.” Presented at the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort
Collins, CO, March 10-12.
Matter, M.A., Garcia, L.A.,
and Fontane, D. (2004). “Requirements of
Endangered Fishes and Water Supply Forecasting: Use of Physical
Characteristics of Streamflows in
Snowmelt-Dominated Rivers.” Presented at the 24th Annual
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
Garcia, L.A.
(2004). “Update on South Platte Map
and its Use in Implementing Senate Bill 73.” Presented at the Colorado
Water Congress, Denver, CO, January 29.
Garcia, L.A.
(2003). “User Centered Decision Support Tools for Computing
Augmentation Requirements in the South Platte River.”
Presented at the Groundwater Workshop sponsored by the Colorado Water
Congress, Denver, CO, November 14th.
Garcia, L.A.
(2003). "Pumping and Augmentation in the South
Platte: Impacts and Opportunities." Assessing the Impacts
of Prolonged Severe Drought on Aquatic Ecosystems and Water Quality of the South Platte
River Basin, Colorado,
Fort Collins,
April 3-4.
Elhaddad, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2003). "Soil Salinity Mapping
Using Satellite Images." Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Hydrology
Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 31-April 2.
Garcia, L.A.,
and Patterson, D. (2003). “South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program
(SPMAP) Water Management Tools for the Lower South
Platte Basin.”
Poster presented at the In Service Training, Colorado Cooperative Extension,
Fort Collins, CO, Feb. 26th.
Hanna, B. Garcia, L.A.,
and Loftis, J. (2003). “Modeling Selinium Loading Throughout the Uncomphagre Basin.” Poster presented at the
In Service Training, Colorado Cooperative Extension, Fort Collins, CO, Feb.
26th.
Garcia, L.A.
(2003). “Improving Estimates of Augmentation Flow Needs through
Information Technology.” Presented at the Colorado Water Congress,
Denver, CO, January 23.
Garcia, L.A.,
Hanna, B. and Loftis, J. (2003). “Managing Selinium in the Upper Colorado
River Basin.” Poster
presented at the USDA-CSREES National Water Quality Coordinators Conference
Tucson, Arizona, January 12-15.
Hanna, B., Garcia, L.A. and Loftis, J. (2002) "Modeling Selenium Loading
Throughout the Uncompahgre Basin", poster presented at the Mancos
Landscapes: Science and Management Workshop, June 10-13, Grand Junction, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (2002) "Field Scale
Salinity Effects in the Arkansas River Basin", presented as part of the Water
Resources, Hydrology and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Seminar Series,
Colorado State
University, April 18, 2002, Fort Collins, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (2002) "Spatial and temporal properties of environmental
exposure assessements related to ground water
contamination", presented as part of the Environmental Health Department
Seminar Series, Colorado State University, April 8, 2002, Fort Collins, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (2001) "Arkansas River
Drainage Basin: Providing a Better Understanding of Field Scale Processes in
the Presence of Saline, Shallow Watertables",
presented at Searching for Solutions "A Colorado Salinity/Selenium
Symposium and Workshop", October 4-5, Colorado Springs, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (2001) "South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program,
presented at the 2001 GIS of the Rockies Conference, September 20th, Denver,
CO.
Garcia, L.A. (2001) "Salinity Study in
the Lower Arkansas
River Basin", presented at the
2001 Arkansas River Basin Water Forum, March 23rd, Lamar, CO.
Garcia, L.A., Elhaddad A., Foged,
N., Eldeiry, A., and Lange R. (2001),
"Monitoring and Modeling Salinity and its Impacts on Irrigated Fields in
Colorado's Lower Arkansas River Basin", published in Colorado Water,
February 2001, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Fort Collins, CO.
Khosla, R. and Garcia, L. (2001), "Using
GIS Technologies to Monitor the Ogallala Aquifer", published in Colorado
Water, February 2001, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Fort Collins,
CO.
Garcia, L.A., and Lange B. (2000),
"SPMAP Provides Comprehensive Tool for Mapping and Analysis of South
Platte", published in Colorado Water, December 2000, Colorado Water
Resources Research Institute, Fort Collins, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (2000) "Field Scale
Monitoring of Salinity in the Arkansas
River Basin", presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section of the Society for Engineering
in Agriculture, Food, and Biological Systems (ASAE), November 3, Lamar, CO.
Garcia, L.A. and Lange, B. (2000) "South Platte Mapping and Analysis
Program", poster presented at the 2000 South Platte Forum, October 24,
Longmont, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (1999) "Agricultural
Drainage Planning Program (ADPP)", presented as part of the US Bureau of
Reclamation Biennial Groundwater-Drainage Workshop, April 20, Denver, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (1999) "Field Scale
Monitoring of Salinity in the Arkansas
River Basin", presented as part
of a state wide salinity meeting, December 7, Denver, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (1999) "Field Scale
Monitoring of Salinity in the Arkansas
River Basin", presented at the
South East Water Conservancy District, December 10, Pueblo, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (1998) "Geographic
Information Systems for Groundwater Agencies", presented at the
Groundwater Management Districts Association Summer Meeting, June 1, Colorado Springs, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (1998) "South Platte
Mapping and Analysis Program", presented at the 1998 South Platte Forum,
October 18, Longmont, CO.
Garcia, L.A. (1998) "Consumptive Use
Model", presented at the Colorado Water Officials Association, October
1, Steamboat Springs, CO.
Garcia, L.A. and Wind, B. (1997),
"South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program", computer demonstration
at ESRI/GIS Users Group Meeting, June 19, Fort Collins, CO.
Mejia-Navarro, M. and Garcia, L.A. (1996),
"Integrated Planning Decision Support System (IPDS) Application: Glenwood Springs, Colorado".
Poster presented at the ASCE Natural Disaster Reduction international
conference and exposition, December 3-5, Washington, DC.
Mejia-Navarro, M. and Garcia, L.A.
(1996), "Integrated Planning Decision Support System (IPDS)". Paper
presented at the ASCE Natural Disaster Reduction international conference and
exposition, December 3-5, Washington,
DC.
Manguerra, H.B. and Garcia, L.A. (1996). "A Management System for
Sustainable Crop Production Under Reduced Drainage Conditions", Paper
presented in the 1996 ASAE Annual International Meeting in July 14-18, 1996, Phoenix, AZ.
Garcia, L.A, panel member of "Constructed Wetlands: Panel
Discussion" at consev"96, sponsored by ASCE, AWRA, and AWWWA, 4-8
January, 1996, Orlando, Florida.
Meyer, S., Stiles, E., and Garcia, L.A.,"DEMONSTRATION OF WETSCAPE: A
Terrain-Based Decision Support Modeling for Planning Wetland Restoration and
Management", computer demonstration at consev"96, sponsored by
ASCE, AWRA, and AWWWA, 4-8 January, 1996, Orlando, Florida.
Garcia, L.A., Manguerra, H.,"Colorado
River Decision Support System - Consumptive Use Model", presented at
Evaporation and Irrigation Efficiency Seminar, sponsored by the American
Consulting Engineers Council of Colorado and the Colorado Division of Water
Resources, October 10-11, 1995, Arvada, CO.
Meyer, S., Garcia, L.A. and Stiles, E.,"Decision
Support Modeling for Wetlands", presented at the Western Wetlands and
Water Quality Workshop, sponsored the US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps
of Engineers, and Eastern Municipal Water District, 11-14 September, 1995,
Ontario, California.
Manguerra, H.B., Garcia, L.A.,
and Quinn, N., "A Model for Evaluating Irrigation Induced Water Quality
Problems in Irrigation and Drainage Systems", presented at the 1994
International Summer Meeting, June 19-22, 1994, Kansas City, Missouri.
Mejia-Navarro, M. and Garcia, L.A.,
"Model for Integrated Planning Decision Support (IPDS in land-use
incorporating geological hazards, vulnerability, and risk assessment". Conferencia Interamericana sobre Reducciœn de los Desastres Naturales, Cartagena de
Indias, Colombia. March 21- 24, 1994, section A-07, 22 p.
Garcia, L.A., Vadas, R., Meyer, S., Ternlund, J., and Cunningham, J., "The use of
Decision Support Systems in Wetland Development at a Landscape Level",
presented at the 21th Annual Conference of the
Water Resources Planning and Management Division, May 23-26, 1994, Denver,
CO.
Meyer, S., Vadas, R., Ternlund,
J., and Garcia, L.A.,"A Decision Support
System for Wetland Development at a Landscape Level", presented at the
American Geophysical Union Thirteenth Annual "Hydrology Days",
March 30-April 2, 1993, Fort Collins,
CO.
Garcia, L.A., "Decision Support System - A Planning Tool",
presented to Easter Municipal Water District, San Jacinto, CA, January 1993.
Garcia L.A., Valdes J.B. and Strzepek K.M,
"Impact of Changes in Weather Patterns on Irrigation and Drainage
Systems", American Geophysical Union Tenth Annual "Hydrology
Days", Colorado State University, Fort Collins, April 1990.
Strzepek, K.M. and Garcia, L.A.,
"An Intelligent Planning Tool for Emergency Operation of Multipurpose
Reservoir Systems" Computerized Decision Support Systems for Water
Managers ASCE 3rd Water Resources Operations and Management Workshop: Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, June
1989.
Garcia L.A., Strzepek
K.M., and Podmore T.H, "Design of Conjunctive
Irrigation and Drainage Systems", ASAE International Winter Meeting, New Orleans, December
1989.
Garcia L.A., Strzepek
K.M., and Podmore T.H, "Robustness: A
Criterion for Drainage Design", ASAE International Winter Meeting, New Orleans, December
1989.
Garcia, L.A. and Strzepek, K.M.,
"CURVENUMBER: An Expert System for Parameter Identification in
Rainfall-Runoff Models" Special Session on Expert Systems in Water
Resources, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 9 December
1988.
Mahmoud, M., and Garcia, L.A., "Multi-criteria Decision Support
System Implementation and Application", to be presented at the First
International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision Support System for
Land Water and Environmental Management: Concepts, Approaches, and
Applications. July 23-29, 1995, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
