US-Pakistani Developing Collaboration on the Current Estimation and Future Prediction of Micro-hydro Power Potential: Response to a Changing Environment

1137272 该项目支持Kendra Sharp博士、俄勒冈州州立大学、Corvallis和Ahmed Sohail博士以及巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡国立科技大学（NUST）其他人的合作研究项目。他们计划研究PI将与合作进行初步研究。 他们计划寻找影响微型水力发电系统成功的参数，特别是在巴基斯坦，由于地形特征，供水网络依赖于积雪融化和快速流动。 他们计划将这些结果发展成一个完整的研究提案，提交给美国国家科学基金会或由国务院资助的美国-巴基斯坦科技计划。 长期研究目标和预期的长期科学贡献是开发科学工具，用于评估特定区域当前和未来的小规模水力发电潜力，重点是应对不断变化的（十年尺度）气候。虽然巴基斯坦是拟议工作的具体地理重点，但本提案也可被视为研究其他地区的模板。知识价值：PI正确地确定了对微型水电潜力进行长期评估的必要性，并提出了为进行此类评估提供技术支持的活动。她具备开展拟议活动所需的背景，而且她最近在巴基斯坦工作的经验，并建立了完成项目所需的联系。Sharp和Sohail的专门知识是互补的，可以对巴基斯坦的微型水力发电潜力进行初步分析和长期评价，寻求关于降水和温度时空变化的充分和高空间分辨率的区域数据。他们希望最终绘制出巴基斯坦所有潜在微型水电站的位置。 在发展中国家，特别是在巴基斯坦北方、尼泊尔和阿富汗等山区，微型水力发电是一项重要技术。该提案是及时的，并指出了确定微型水力发电站的复杂性，包括气候变化对水资源及其分布的影响。 更广泛的影响：该项目将支持研究生和本科生培训，帮助发展俄勒冈州立大学和NUST之间的合作关系，并有可能进行学生和教师的交流。 该项目包括一个讲习班方面的推广，并可以添加到教育材料，用于在俄勒冈州立大学的本科或研究生教育。学生们可以得到一些有趣的经验。它将在教育背景下汇集气候变化影响和可再生能源研究的各个方面。电力供应对受影响人口的影响将很大。

1137272 This project supports a cooperative research project by Dr. Kendra Sharp, Oregon State University, Corvallis and Dr. Ahmed Sohail and others at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad, Pakistan. They plan to study The PI will conduct preliminary research in collaboration with. They plan to work on finding the parameters that influence the success of micro-hydro power systems, especially for Pakistan where water networks depend on snow melting and rapid flow because of topographical features. They plan to develop the results into a full research proposal to be submitted to NSF or to the US-Pakistan S&T program funded by the State Department. The long-term research objective and expected long-term scientific contribution, is to develop scientific tools for the assessment of current and future small-scale hydro power potential in a defined region with an emphasis on the response to changing (decadal scale) climate. While Pakistan is the specific geographic focus of the proposed work, the present proposal could be viewed as a template for the study of other regions as well.Intellectual merit: The PI has correctly identified a need for undertaking long-term assessment of micro-hydroelectric potential, and proposes activities for providing technical support to undertake such an assessment. She has the necessary background to undertake the proposed activities, and she has demonstrated experience working in Pakistan very recently, and has developed contacts that are necessary to completing the project. The expertise of Sharp and Sohail are complementary, to perform preliminary analysis and long-term evaluation of micro-hydroelectric power potential in Pakistan, seeking sufficient and spatially high-resolution regional data regarding spatial and temporal variation in precipitation and temperature. They want to eventually map locations of all potential micro-hydro sites in Pakistan. Micro-hydro is an important technology in the developing world, especially in mountainous regions such as northern Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan. The proposal is timely and points out the complexity of pinpointing micro-hydro sites, including the effect of climate change on water resources and their distribution. Broader impacts: The project would support of graduate and undergraduate training, help develop a collaborative relationship between OSU and NUST with the potential for ongoing exchange of students and faculty. The project includes outreach in terms of a workshop, and can add to educational material for use in undergraduate or graduate education at OSU. The students could get some interesting experience. It will bring together, in an educational context, aspects of the study of climate change effects and renewable energy. The impact of electricity availability would be significant to the affected populations.