Project involves analyzing datasets using two measures:
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Spatial similarity of the distributed precipitation and temperature fields of the study datasets
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Implications on hydrologic modeling
We will then provide guidance on the choice of datasets for statistical downscaling of GCM outputs used in different types of scale-dependent planning assessments.
We will evaluate these differences from a hydrological standpoint at specific Reclamation basins: Animas at Durango, Colorado; Snake at Heise, Idaho; Sacramento at Redding, California; Salt at Chrysotile, Arizona; Yellowstone River at Billings, Montana; and Colorado River at Lees Ferry Utah and Arizona. The analysis will indicate whether the choice of forcing a dataset makes a difference in the quality of the hydrologic simulations.
