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Mono Lake in a Changing Climate

Benjamin Bass, Sara Graves, Lei Huang, Eli Dennis, Alex Hall | March 17th, 2026


This summary report provides an accessible overview of the methods and takeaways from using the University of California, Los Angeles Mono Lake Model (UCLA-MLM) to study Mono Lake’s water level for varying export and climate conditions. This is also intended to be a summary of the main report. This summary was created for policy makers, organizers, community advocates and members of the public.

Keywords

climate change, ecosystem management, modeling, public trust doctrine, upper watershed management, water rights