noaa in the colorado river basin
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Robert S. WebbRobert S. Webb
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NOAA in the Colorado River BasinNOAA in the Colorado River Basin
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Hydropower Decision Calendars
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Municipal & Industrial Decision Calendars
Oct
Planning
data
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Aquatic Ecosystems Decision Calendars
Oct
Planning
data
decisions
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Outdoor Recreation Decision Calendars
Oct
Planning
data
decisions
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Agriculture Production Decision Calendars
Oct
Planning
data
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Linking Research and Decision Making
Linking Research and Decision Making
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• Attribution is the scientific process of establishing the physical causes or physical explanation for observed climate conditions.
• Attribution, by scientifically
ascertaining mechanisms responsible for climate conditions, informs predictability and prediction science.
• Explain persistent drought conditions in the West
Climate AttributionClimate Attribution
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ISSUES
• Topography & resolution matter
• Physical processes are not well observed or represented in models
• Communication matters
• Wide range of 2050 projections
• NOAA PSD, WWA, Scripps, U. Arizona, U. Washington, Reclamation, CBRFC, USGS
Reconciling Projections of CO River FlowsReconciling Projections of CO River Flows
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Hydroclimate Testbed Soil Moisture MonitoringHydroclimate Testbed Soil Moisture Monitoring•Five sites have been deployed in the San Pedro Basin in AZ (a sixth later this Spring)
•One site deployed near Granby, CO, and a second later this spring near Gunnison.
•Measurements include soil moisture and temperature at 5 depths, surface air temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation.
•Monitoring supports model verification, surface water and energy balance studies to understand snowpack, runoff and ET processes
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