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社会与自然科学研究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系统，以便在考量可持续社会经济、环境及水资源利用潜力的前提下，更深入地厘清不同能源与经济发展路径选择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至关重要，但其发展受到环境影响与水资源条件的制约。亟需构建强大的集成化建模工具，以基于水资源、环境及社会经济层面的综合考量，评估能源开发活动与能源资源开发的可行性。