Vulnerability of riparian ecosystems to elevated CO2 and climate change in arid and semiarid western North America
Riparian ecosystems, already greatly altered by water management, land development, and
biological invasion, are being further altered by increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations …
biological invasion, are being further altered by increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations …
Enhanced sediment delivery in a changing climate in semi-arid mountain basins: Implications for water resource management and aquatic habitat in the northern …
The delivery and transport of sediment through mountain rivers affects aquatic habitat and
water resource infrastructure. While climate change is widely expected to produce significant …
water resource infrastructure. While climate change is widely expected to produce significant …
The twenty‐first century Colorado River hot drought and implications for the future
B Udall, J Overpeck - Water Resources Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Between 2000 and 2014, annual Colorado River flows averaged 19% below the
1906–1999 average, the worst 15‐year drought on record. At least one‐sixth to one‐half …
1906–1999 average, the worst 15‐year drought on record. At least one‐sixth to one‐half …
Decision scaling: Linking bottom‐up vulnerability analysis with climate projections in the water sector
There are few methodologies for the use of climate change projections in decision making or
risk assessment processes. In this paper we present an approach for climate risk …
risk assessment processes. In this paper we present an approach for climate risk …
Groundwater depletion during drought threatens future water security of the Colorado River Basin
Abstract Streamflow of the Colorado River Basin is the most overallocated in the world.
Recent assessment indicates that demand for this renewable resource will soon outstrip …
Recent assessment indicates that demand for this renewable resource will soon outstrip …
Western water and climate change
M Dettinger, B Udall, A Georgakakos - Ecological Applications, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The western United States is a region long defined by water challenges. Climate
change adds to those historical challenges, but does not, for the most part, introduce entirely …
change adds to those historical challenges, but does not, for the most part, introduce entirely …
Projections of declining surface-water availability for the southwestern United States
Global warming driven by rising greenhouse-gas concentrations is expected to cause wet
regions of the tropics and mid to high latitudes to get wetter and subtropical dry regions to …
regions of the tropics and mid to high latitudes to get wetter and subtropical dry regions to …
Response of Colorado River runoff to dust radiative forcing in snow
TH Painter, JS Deems, J Belnap… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The waters of the Colorado River serve 27 million people in seven states and two countries
but are overallocated by more than 10% of the river's historical mean. Climate models …
but are overallocated by more than 10% of the river's historical mean. Climate models …
A survey of decision-making approaches for climate change adaptation: Are robust methods the way forward?
Applying standard decision-making processes such as cost–benefit analysis in an area of
high uncertainty such as climate change adaptation is challenging. While the costs of …
high uncertainty such as climate change adaptation is challenging. While the costs of …
Lack of uniform trends but increasing spatial variability in observed Indian rainfall extremes
Recent studies disagree on how rainfall extremes over India have changed in space and
time over the past half century,,,, as well as on whether the changes observed are due to …
time over the past half century,,,, as well as on whether the changes observed are due to …