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A Measure of Snow: A Report Based on Case Studies of The Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program
A Measure of Snow: A Report Based on Case Studies of The Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service | November 1, 2008...SummarySnow depth and snow water content data have been collected and disseminated throughout the Western United States for over 100 years. Early snow survey and...
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A Measure of Snow: Case Studies of the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program
A Measure of Snow: Case Studies of the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service | September 1, 2010...SummarySnow depth and snow water content data have been collected and disseminated throughout the W estern United States for over 100 years. Early...
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A Perspective on the Drought in California
$0.00A Perspective on the Drought in California
Legislative Analyst's Office | November 21, 1991...SummaryDespite heavy rains in March 1991, California continues to face a serious near-term water problem resulting from five years of drought. In fact,...
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A tale of two California droughts: Lessons amidst record warmth and dryness in a region of complex physical and human geography
A tale of two California droughts: Lessons amidst record warmth and dryness in a region of complex physical and human geography
American Geophysical Union (AGU) | November 19, 2015...SummaryThe state of California has experienced the worst drought in its historical record during 2012–2015. Adverse effects of this multi year event have been...
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Addressing Institutional Vulnerabilities in California’s Drought Water Allocation, Part 1: Water Rights Administration and Oversight During Major Statewide Droughts, 1976–2016
Addressing Institutional Vulnerabilities in California’s Drought Water Allocation, Part 1: Water Rights Administration and Oversight During Major Statewide Droughts, 1976–2016
California Natural Resources Agency | August 30, 2018...SummaryClimate change has already begun to affect California’s hydrology and water resources, and droughts are likely to become more frequent, longer, and more...
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Addressing Institutional Vulnerabilities in California’s Drought Water Allocation, Part 2: Improving Water Rights Administration and Oversight for Future Droughts
Addressing Institutional Vulnerabilities in California’s Drought Water Allocation, Part 2: Improving Water Rights Administration and Oversight for Future Droughts
California Natural Resources Agency | August 30, 2018...SummaryIn California, droughts are likely to become more frequent, longer, and more intense in the future, posing increasing challenges for water management, and...
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Agricultural Irrigation in This Drought: Where is the Water and Where Is It Going?
$0.00Agricultural Irrigation in This Drought: Where is the Water and Where Is It Going?
University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics | May 14, 2015...SummaryIn the midst of its fourth year of drought, California now faces an estimated reduction in surface-water availability of 8.8 million acre-feet (maf)...
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Allocating California’s Water: Directions for Reform
$0.00Allocating California’s Water: Directions for Reform
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) | November 11, 2015...SummaryCalifornia’s water allocation system hampers its ability to meet the state’s needs, especially in times of drought. At its heart is an unusually...
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Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California
Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California
National Academy of Sciences | March 2, 2015...SummaryCalifornia is currently in the midst of a record-setting drought. The drought began in 2012 and now includes the lowest calendar-year and 12-mo...
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Anthropogenic warming impacts on California snowpack during drought
Anthropogenic warming impacts on California snowpack during drought
American Geophysical Union (AGU) | March 15, 2017...SummarySierra Nevada climate and snowpack is simulated during the period of extreme drought from 2011 to 2015 and compared to an identical simulation...
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