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

社会科学与自然科学联合研究团队将开发一款前沿多学科模型，耦合自然系统与人类系统，以期在考量社会经济、环境与用水可持续发展潜力的前提下，更清晰地辨析不同能源与经济发展方案间的权衡关系。
新墨西哥州的能源产业对本州经济发展至关重要，但其发展却受到环境影响与水资源的双重制约。当前亟需研发强大的集成建模工具，以结合水资源、环境与社会经济因素，对能源开发与资源供给可行性进行评估。