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Enhancing Water Supply Reliability

Phase I Workshop, September 6, 2006

Presentation
Full Slide
Handout Slide (6/sheet)
Kathy Jacobs - Intro
Laura Lindenmayer - Modeling
David Meko - Tree Rings
Dustin Garrick - Modeling & Stakeholders
Bonnie Colby - Supply reliability strategies
All - Water Briefing Lunch Overview
Peter Troch - Future directions, hydrology

Publications

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Final Report

Phase I Final Report (2004-2006)

Posted: November 14, 2006

Economics

Colby B., K. Pittenger and L. Jones. "Voluntary Irrigation Forbearance to Mitigate Drought Impacts: Economic Considerations." Updated: 3-30-2007

 

Hydrologic Modeling

Lindemayer, L. "Evaluating Experimental Streamflow Forecasts For Use in Reservoir Modeling on the Colorado River Basin." Master's Thesis. Department of Hydrology and Water Resources. 2006

 

 

Water Management and Stakeholder Engagement

Garrick D and K Jacobs. "Water Management on the Colorado River: From Surplus to Shortage in 5 years." Southwest Hydrology." May/June 2006

Garrick D and K Jacobs. "Tree Ring Records Inform Water Management Decisions." Southwest Climate Outlook. Climate Assessment for the Southwest. May 2005

 

 

Paleoclimate Applications

Woodhouse, CA, ST Gray and DM Meko (2006). Updated streamflow reconstructions for the Upper Colorado River Basin. Water Resources Research (42)


Media Coverage

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Poole, B. "Researchers hope history can aid river predictions." Tucson Citizen. Printed November 21, 2006
Boxwell, B. “Severe drought traced along the Colorado River.” Los Angeles Times. Printed May 27, 2006
“River streamflow reconstructed to 1490.” United Press International – USA. Printed May 25, 2006.
“Historic Colorado River Streamflows Reconstructed Back to 1490.” University of Arizona Communications. Published May 25, 2006.

Swedlund, E. “UA tree-ring study could affect use of Colorado river water.” Arizona Daily Star. Published May 29, 2006.


Versions of this article have been reprinted in several newspapers.

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