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Short‐term water consumption dynamics in El Paso, Texas
Author(s) -
Fullerton Thomas M.,
Elías Arturo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/2004wr003260
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , benchmark (surveying) , water consumption , work (physics) , consumption (sociology) , term (time) , environmental science , sample (material) , time series , econometrics , geography , water resource management , statistics , mathematics , engineering , cartography , social science , chemistry , physics , archaeology , chromatography , quantum mechanics , sociology , mechanical engineering
Time series analysis of water consumption patterns has been the subject of increasing attention in recent years. For many municipalities such efforts offer a means for developing potentially useful planning tools. Because data requirements are not extensive, model development is feasible for markets where information is limited. The work at hand examines the applicability of such a tool in El Paso, Texas, a growing metropolitan economy located in a semiarid region. Sample data are from January 1994 through December 2002. In addition to estimating a linear transfer function equation of water consumption in this city the model is subjected to a series of simulation benchmark tests.