[Story]: Simple Water Balance - Compare water balance between modeled and personal calculations

[nickrsan]

Description

This is paired with #1 - they have quite a bit of overlap, but in some ways one is the simple version and the other the more complicated. They should be built together if we build them both. Each one involves some basic water balance.

This one is also intended to be field scale, but my recollection is that it starts simple with more config options potentially hidden in the background.

It's still a little challenging to find the user story here. I think I need to get Alfonso and Safeeq to answer some of the questions here.

User Type

Growers, Extension Professionals

Region this supports

Western US

Component this relates to

Simple Water Balance

What are this user's needs? What questions do they come to Water3D to answer?

No response

What does success look like for this user? What tools do they use or what information do they leave the application with

No response

Do we have a sense for how this user/story should display data or information?

No response

What are our unknowns? What additional information do we need before we can consider planning for this story complete?

Need to find out the root of the story right now. Who are the users working with extension professionals here, and what do they need?

Do existing tools provide any of this functionality? What purpose will it serve to include in Water3D?

No response

What existing data sources or models might be useful in building out tools that support this user story?

https://climatetoolbox.org/tool/Subseasonal-Forecasts has potential data sources.

Coarse Time Estimate

Unknown

[nickrsan]

@diviningwater if I have some questions for you about the online water balance model's needs for Water3D, are you OK with me asking you them here, or should I email/Slack you instead?

[diviningwater]

We can try here, Nick! Never used GitHub this way.

[nickrsan]

Great! Sorry for taking this slow. My primary goal is trying to scope the water balance component of Water3D that we talked about at AWRA. I have some notes that you have ideas for what a minimum useful water balance tool would look like for people in Utah. So, I have a few questions for you on that. Basically, I'm looking to identify an audience and their need - for example, growers need to calculate their water balance last month, but what information are they looking to get from it? Just consumptive use, which can be obtained from OpenET, or also some measure of potential recharge/runoff based on their applied water, precipitation, and OpenET data? That's just an example, but I'm trying to figure out what information a grower or canal company might be looking for when using a water balance tool. Do you have a sense for that? Thank you!

[diviningwater]

Thanks, Nick, To have this in the records, I believe we need to define: the period of analysis in the calendar year, the geographical area (a field to a canal company), and irrigation information (this may come in different flavors, and we need to define a format that allows for easy integration. We can start very simple and add complexity. This list must include references to GW, I am not too familiar with. 1. Measurement of “crop water use efficiency”: ET/Irrigation (ET-Precip)/Irrigation Irrigation – ET : water volume not used. Water Balance solving. This one will allow us to narrow down towards deep percolation and other losses in the system (the opportunities for water conservation). 1. Benefiting from OpenET historical data: Net Irrigation water needs =Seasonal ET – up to today ET (this is the water that may be needed to obtain from the market, after adjustments for losses). These are the initial ideas that can be easily implemented. As we understand better the water processes, we will come up with more. [Utah State University] Alfonso Torres-Rua Associate Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Office: (435) 797-0397 | Mobile: (435) 890-0196 1600 Canyon Rd | Utah Water Research Laboratory 234A Logan, UT 84321 United States From: Nick Santos ***@***.***> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2023 11:52 AM To: water3d/w3d-planning ***@***.***> Cc: Alfonso Torres ***@***.***>; Mention ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [water3d/w3d-planning] [Story]: Simple Water Balance - Compare water balance between modeled and personal calculations (Issue #2) Great! Sorry for taking this slow. My primary goal is trying to scope the water balance component of Water3D that we talked about at AWRA. I have some notes that you have ideas for what a minimum useful water balance tool would look like for people in Utah. So, I have a few questions for you on that. Basically, I'm looking to identify an audience and their need - for example, growers need to calculate their water balance last month, but what information are they looking to get from it? Just consumptive use, which can be obtained from OpenET, or also some measure of potential recharge/runoff based on their applied water, precipitation, and OpenET data? That's just an example, but I'm trying to figure out what information a grower or canal company might be looking for when using a water balance tool. Do you have a sense for that? Thank you! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACFTBYMTBJQG3WNZIMSPRGDYAK24HAVCNFSM6AAAAAA5GV5FS2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTONZTGE2TKNJWHA>. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.******@***.***>>