# Seminar Discussions

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## [About the Seminar Discussions category](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/about-the-seminar-discussions-category/10)

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**Author:** [@pulse-data-admins](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/pulse-data-admins)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/about-the-seminar-discussions-category/10 "2026-01-28T22:03:00Z")

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## [Objective 1: Integration/Monitoring/Prediction](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/objective-1-integration-monitoring-prediction/39)

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**Author:** [@mgoebel](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/mgoebel)\
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**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/objective-1-integration-monitoring-prediction/39 "2026-10-21T00:30:40Z")

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Please use this space to discuss anything related to our October 21st seminar - Objective 1: Integration/Monitoring/Prediction Meredith Goebel discussing data management with Redivis Mandy Liu will discussing interpola…

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## [Water Quantity: Year 1 Updates](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/water-quantity-year-1-updates/34)

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**Author:** [@mgoebel](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/mgoebel)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/water-quantity-year-1-updates/34 "2026-10-07T19:10:53Z")

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Please use this space to discuss anything related to our October 7th seminar Topic: Water Quantity Felix Schwer on the seismometers now deployed in the Kaweah subbasin Ettore Biondo on the DAS installation in the Kawe…

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## [One Bank Account, Two Straws: Navigating Surface-Groundwater Connection (Singha)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/one-bank-account-two-straws-navigating-surface-groundwater-connection-singha/32)

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**Author:** [@ksingha](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/ksingha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/one-bank-account-two-straws-navigating-surface-groundwater-connection-singha/32 "2026-06-03T19:04:29Z")

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via Professor Kamini Singha (Colorado School of Mines): Physical and legal integration of surface water and groundwater, examining how we can manage them as a single resource and the measurements we use to quantify exc…

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## [Using InSAR data to observe confined-aquifer recharge in the San Joaquin Valley (Zhang)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/using-insar-data-to-observe-confined-aquifer-recharge-in-the-san-joaquin-valley-zhang/31)

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**Author:** [@sylviazhang](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/sylviazhang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/using-insar-data-to-observe-confined-aquifer-recharge-in-the-san-joaquin-valley-zhang/31 "2026-05-13T19:18:49Z")

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Wednesday May 13, 2026 Please post any comments and questions here to in advance of/to continue the discussion! Confined aquifers are the most vulnerable to deformation caused by groundwater overdraft, which leads to …

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## [Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing for Interconnected Surface Water Identification under SGMA: A Case Study on the Tuolumne River (Thakur)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/fiber-optic-distributed-temperature-sensing-for-interconnected-surface-water-identification-under-sgma-a-case-study-on-the-tuolumne-river-thakur/30)

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**Author:** [@zchandler](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/zchandler)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/fiber-optic-distributed-temperature-sensing-for-interconnected-surface-water-identification-under-sgma-a-case-study-on-the-tuolumne-river-thakur/30 "2026-05-06T23:05:22Z")

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Rishudh Thakur is delivering a seminar talk today, please add any follow up questions you might have here, thanks! ZC This talk presents a field-scale application of Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing (FO-DTS…

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## [An Introduction to Surface Water/Groundwater Interactions (McLarty)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/an-introduction-to-surface-water-groundwater-interactions-mclarty/26)

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**Author:** [@zchandler](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/zchandler)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/an-introduction-to-surface-water-groundwater-interactions-mclarty/26 "2026-04-17T22:31:17Z")

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Sasha McLarty’s seminar talk from April 8, 2026. Please login and post any questions you have for Sasha here. :television: Seminar Recording (passcode: RJ.9j3E+) :bar\_chart: Slides

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## [Challenges in evaluating groundwater-surface water interactions along the San Joaquin River and Lower Kern River (Vorster)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/challenges-in-evaluating-groundwater-surface-water-interactions-along-the-san-joaquin-river-and-lower-kern-river-vorster/29)

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**Author:** [@zchandler](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/zchandler)\
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**Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/challenges-in-evaluating-groundwater-surface-water-interactions-along-the-san-joaquin-river-and-lower-kern-river-vorster/29 "2026-04-17T22:11:11Z")

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Speaker: Peter Vorster, (Friends of the River) The San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the Merced River and the Lower Kern River through the City of Bakersfield are vital waterways for water supply, fisheries, and the…

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## [The use of the airborne electromagnetic data to assess the connectivity of river water and groundwater in the SJV (Prentice)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/the-use-of-the-airborne-electromagnetic-data-to-assess-the-connectivity-of-river-water-and-groundwater-in-the-sjv-prentice/28)

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**Author:** [@zchandler](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/zchandler)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/the-use-of-the-airborne-electromagnetic-data-to-assess-the-connectivity-of-river-water-and-groundwater-in-the-sjv-prentice/28 "2026-04-15T22:28:30Z")

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Becca Prentice’s seminar talk from April 15, 2026. Please login and post any questions you have for Becca here. :television: Seminar Recording (Passcode: 2Pn%?GGE) :bar\_chart: Slides

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## [Decision support for groundwater sustainability - transferability and lessons (McLarty)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/decision-support-for-groundwater-sustainability-transferability-and-lessons-mclarty/20)

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**Author:** [@SashaMcLarty](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/SashaMcLarty)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/decision-support-for-groundwater-sustainability-transferability-and-lessons-mclarty/20 "2026-03-06T18:31:03Z")

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What is transferrable across groundwater systems in producing research-based information to support sustainable groundwater management? What is unique to each aquifer system? Are there lessons learned from elsewhere to…

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## [C2VSIM input datasets](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/c2vsim-input-datasets/16)

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**Author:** [@rknight](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/rknight)\
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**Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/c2vsim-input-datasets/16 "2026-02-18T21:38:25Z")

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Great seminar today by Craig Altare. I’d like to discuss the input data sets. How much do these vary between models/people?

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## [Water Level Data Seminar (Janssen)](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/water-level-data-seminar-janssen/11)

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**Author:** [@janssenj](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/u/janssenj)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://pulseofthewatershed.discourse.group/t/water-level-data-seminar-janssen/11 "2026-01-28T23:03:12Z")

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First discussion post. This post is for the water level data seminar that we hosted Jan 14&21 2026. The slides are available here: Water level- taking the pulse - Google Slides Reply below if you have any comments/quest…
