California’ s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is widely perceived to be in crisis today: its
levee system is fragile, many of its native species are declining rapidly, and it lacks strong …

While only about 30% of California's usable water storage capacity lies at higher elevations,
high-elevation (above 300 m) hydropower units generate, on average, 74% of California's in …

In the next few decades, it is likely that California must face the challenge of coping with
increased impacts from extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires, droughts, and floods …

ABSTRACT Bootstrapped correlation statistics of seasonally averaged monthly rainfall
anomalies for the period 1950-2012 were evaluated between a comprehensive set of …

Social, economic, and environmental systems can be vulnerable to disruptions in water
supplies that are likely to accompany future climate changes. Coupled with the challenges of …

For the past 160 years, the prior appropriation system of the Western United States has
adapted to changing water uses and shifting societal priorities. This paper argues that prior …

California's water system will change as the result of the physical impacts of climate change.
The demand and supply of water in California are separated by a large distance, posing a …

In California, as many other snowmelt dominated regions in the world, increases in the
temperature levels caused by climate change will modify the current hydrologic conditions …

The old and useful paradigm used by water resource engineers that hydrology in a given
place is stationary, and hence it is sufficient to look into the past to plan for the future, doesn't …

Recent climate change forecasts have aroused growing interest in the influence of water
scarcity and climate on agricultural production and irrigation practice. However, it is common …