GIS Program Geospatial technologies such as geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing can be applied to solve water resources and environmental issues effectively. GIS and related technologies are an efficient tool for watershed management, water distribution, environmental modeling and analysis, modeling and analysis of water quality and quantity, land cover change detection, natural resources management, climate change, hydrological modeling, soil erosion modeling, applications of LiDAR and hyperspectral/high resolution satellite data, etc. For further information on the GIS projects currently underway, please contact Dr. Yuming Wen at ywen@triton.uog.edu or +1 (671) 735-2687.  Digital…

Pollution Monitoring and Assessment Program Although the islands of the western Pacific are relatively isolated from pollutants generated by the industrialized nations of the world, many are experiencing self imposed environmental degradation as a result of increased population growth and commercial development. Past and present military activities have also contributed significantly to disturbances in environmental quality on several islands, particularly Guam and Saipan. While some research has been directed towards evaluating the extent of such disturbance on terrestrial communities, relatively little attention has been directed towards identifying the impact of key contaminants,…

Groundwater ResearchLearn MoreAtoll Hydrologic ModelingInterdisciplinary study of the potential role of subglacial sediment in ice sheet movement.Learn More Previous Next Groundwater Research 15 Years of Interdisciplinary Hydrogeological Work on Island Groundwater Resources Guam, like the other islands in the Western Pacific with significant limestone terrain, relies primarily on groundwater to support its growing population and developing economy. The Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, which is comprised of the limestone bedrock forming the plateau that occupies the northern half of the 214-square-mile island, supplies about 80% of the potable water for Guam. WERI´s groundwater…

Watershed Management ProgramLearn MoreSoil Erosion Monitoring ProgramsLearn MoreRooftop Rain Catchment Sizing Learn More Previous Next Watershed Management Program In his 1998 State of the Union Address, President Clinton announced a major new national Clean Water Initiative, the Clean Water Action Plan (CWAP). This initiative aims to achieve clean waters by encouraging federal and nonfederal agencies, other organizations and interested citizens to work in a collaborative manner to restore our highest priority watersheds. The federal government has committed to contributing its technical and financial resources to the implementation of the plan. Guam responded…

Pacific ENSO Applications Center (PEAC) Click Here Researchers at WERI are involved in a cooperative project with the University of Hawaii and the Pacific Basin Development Council (PBDC) to study the effects of a climatic condition called El Niño on the weather of our part of the Western Pacific. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has provided funding to form an ENSO (El niño Southern Oscillation) applications center to do these studies. Part of the function of the Applications enter is to provide information to island water managers, emergency management specialists…