By collaborating with water managers and combining climate modeling and paleoclimate methods, the project team will incorporate prediction tools to assess risk of extreme wet/dry climate conditions for the next 10-15 years (i.e. decadal prediction). Our target area is the Wasatch Range Metropolitan Area that includes Salt Lake City one of the largest population centers within the Southern Rockies LCC. We will focus on projecting future water availability and quality with a specific goal for decadal prediction. The project team has partnered with numerous water agencies in the Wasatch Range who have made in-kind contributions towards this project. This partnership guarantees that the results will be disseminated, transferred, and communicated directly with water agencies and be applied to enhance management of natural resources within the Southern Rockies LCC.
This research will use tree-ring data collected within major watersheds of the Intermountain West in conjunction with instrumented, paleoclimate, and modeling data to analyze and predict the potential future water scarcity. This will help water agencies manage future risk of climate extremes and adapt to anticipated climate changes.
FY2014By collaborating with water managers and combining climate modeling and paleoclimate methods, the project team will incorporate prediction tools to assess risk of extreme wet/dry climate conditions for the next 10-15 years (i.e. decadal prediction). Our target area is the Wasatch Range Metropolitan Area that includes Salt Lake City one of the largest population centers within the Southern Rockies LCC. We will focus on projecting future water availability and quality with a specific goal for decadal prediction. The project team has partnered with numerous water agencies in the Wasatch Range who have made in-kind contributions towards this project. This partnership guarantees that the results will be disseminated, transferred, and communicated directly with water agencies and be applied to enhance management of natural resources within the Southern Rockies LCC.
This research will use tree-ring data collected within major watersheds of the Intermountain West in conjunction with instrumented, paleoclimate, and modeling data to analyze and predict the potential future water scarcity. This will help water agencies manage future risk of climate extremes and adapt to anticipated climate changes.
