Vincent Tidwell

Biographic Data

ID4365011
NAMEVincent Tidwell
GIVEN NAMESVincent
FAMILY NAMETidwell
SIGNATURETIDWELL V
AFFILIATIONSSandia National Laboratories
ORCID0000-0002-4954-897X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • A path to intelligent watersheds

    Open AccessVincent Tidwell, Carly HansenARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2026

  • Thermal pollution impacts on rivers and power supply in the Mississippi River watershed

    Open AccessAriel Miara, Charles J Vörösmarty et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2018

    Thermal pollution from power plants degrades riverine ecosystems with ramifications beyond the natural environment as it affects power supply. The transport of thermal effluents along river reaches may lead to plant-to-plant interferences by elevating condenser inlet temperatures at downstream locations, which lower thermal efficiencies and trigger regulatory-forced power curtailments. We evaluate thermal pollution impacts on rivers and power sup…

  • Mapping water availability, cost and projected consumptive use in the eastern United States with comparisons to the west

    Open AccessVincent Tidwell, Barbie Moreland et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2017

    The availability of freshwater supplies to meet future demand is a growing concern. Water availability metrics are needed to inform future water development decisions. With the help of water managers, water availability was mapped for over 1300 watersheds throughout the 31 contiguous states in the eastern US complimenting a prior study of the west. The compiled set of water availability data is unique in that it considers multiple sources of wate…

  • Mapping the energy footprint of produced water management in New Mexico

    Open AccessKatie Zemlick, Elmira Kalhor et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2017

    Hydraulic fracturing (HF) and horizontal drilling have revolutionized the fossil fuel industry by enabling production from unconventional oil and gas (UOG) reserves. However, UOG development requires large volumes of water, and subsequent oil and gas production from both conventional and unconventional wells generate large volumes of produced water (PW). While PW is usually considered a waste product, its reuse may lessen demand for freshwater su…

  • Mapping water consumption for energy production around the Pacific Rim

    Open AccessVincent Tidwell, Barbie MorelandARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2016

    World energy demand is projected to increase by more than a third by 2035 and with it the use of water to extract and process fuels and generate electricity. Management of this energy-water nexus requires a clear understanding of the inter-related demands of these resources as well as their regional distribution. Toward this need the fresh water consumed for energy production was mapped for almost 12 000 watersheds distributed across the 21-econo…

  • Water supply as a constraint on transmission expansion planning in the Western interconnection

    Open AccessVincent Tidwell, Michael Bailey et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2016

    Consideration of water supply in transmission expansion planning (TEP) provides a valuable means of managing impacts of thermoelectric generation on limited water resources. Toward this opportunity, thermoelectric water intensity factors and water supply availability (fresh and non-fresh sources) were incorporated into a recent TEP exercise conducted for the electric interconnection in the Western United States. The goal was to inform the placeme…

  • Mapping water availability, projected use and cost in the western United States

    Open AccessVincent Tidwell, Barbara Denise Moreland et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2014

    New demands for water can be satisfied through a variety of source options. In some basins surface and/or groundwater may be available through permitting with the state water management agency (termed unappropriated water), alternatively water might be purchased and transferred out of its current use to another (termed appropriated water), or non-traditional water sources can be captured and treated (e.g., wastewater). The relative availability a…

  • Collaborative Community Hydrology Research in Northern New Mexico

    Open AccessSteven J Guldan, Alexander G Fernald et al.ARTICLEJournal of Contemporary Water…2013Cited by: 4References: 3

    In New Mexico, increasing demand for water, combined with limited supplies and periodic drought, is placing additional stress on traditional acequia communities. Research on the hydrology of acequia agriculture in northern New Mexico has been carried out in three communities and their associated watersheds and irrigated valleys. Critical to the effort has been the participation of the acequias and individual farmers, ranchers, and other community…

  • Hydrologic Connectivity of Head Waters and Floodplains in a Semi‐Arid Watershed

    Open AccessCarlos G Ochoa, Steven J Guldan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Contemporary Water…2013Cited by: 1References: 1

    Hydrologic connectivity can be important when assessing the role of water availability and distribution in sustaining different natural processes and human activities in a given landscape. We present a study that served as one of five case studies for an interdisciplinary modeling course. The main objectives of the study presented are: 1) to characterize the hydrologic connectivity between the uplands and the irrigated valley and; 2) to set the f…

  • A fresh look at a policy sciences methodology

    Open AccessKristan Cockerill, Lacy Daniel et al.ARTICLEPolicy Sciences2009Cited by: 3References: 17