Water Resources Research Institute Model Data Sources, New Mexico PRISM

The social and natural science team will develop a cutting-edge multidisciplinary model that links natural and human systems to better understand the trade-offs that occur between different energy and economic development choices while considering the potential for sustainable socio-economics, environment, and water use.
New Mexico's energy industries are important to the economy, yet are constrained by environmental impacts and water resources. Powerful, integrative modeling tools are needed to evaluate energy development and source viability in light of water, environment, and socioeconomic considerations

社科与自然科学联合团队将开发一款前沿跨学科模型，用以联结自然系统与人类社会系统，从而在考量社会经济、环境及水资源可持续利用潜力的前提下，更精准地厘清不同能源与经济发展路径间存在的权衡取舍关系。
新墨西哥州的能源产业对该州经济举足轻重，但其发展却受到环境影响与水资源禀赋的双重制约。当前亟需功能强大的集成建模工具，以结合水资源、环境与社会经济因素，评估能源开发的可行性与能源资源的存续潜力。