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Outreach to User Groups
Through workshops, conferences, personal interactions, web sites and written documents, the WWA hopes to communicate climate and hydrology information to key water-resource decision makers. The goal being to increase decision makers level of knowledge about climate science so they can become better consumers and demanders of climate products and assessments, and help WWA set its research agenda. The following is a list of recent WWA sponsored or hosted workshops:- Dendrohydrological Workshops. Increasing interest by water managers in tree-ring reconstructions of streamflow has led to demand for a hands-on workshop on how the reconstructions are generated and assessed. The goal of these workshops is to provide managers with the tools to better interpret and apply the reconstructions to planning. Researchers Woodhouse, Lukas, Webb.
- Dendrohydrological Capacity Building. Researchers in Wyoming have expressed interest in learning technical details about streamflow reconstructions. This workshop explores the technical details of streamflow reconstruction; providing researchers with the capacity to begin streamflow reconstructions. Researchers Woodhouse, Lukas.
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Workshops on Climate with Water Resource Managers. WWA has an ongoing effort to host or co-sponsor workshops with water managers to develop and maintain two-way communication on needs for climate information by this sector and climate research and products.
- Forecast Verification Workshop. In order to gage forecast quality, users must know the accuracy and skill of seasonal forecasts. This workshop will introduce water managers to the basics of forecast verification statistics. Invitees will include Colorado and Wyoming managers. Researchers Ray, Webb, Wolter, Hoerling, Hamill, Udall.
- Climate and Tourism Workshop. Tourism and recreation in the West are a large part of the economy and are strongly linked to climate. This workshop will result in an applied research and services agenda. Workshop is scheduled for January 23-24, 2007. Researchers Pulwarty, Kenney, Alvord, Udall.
- Water Availability Task Force. Provide technical support for Governor’s drought task force as needed. Researchers Wolter, Lowrey, Ray.
- Law School Climate Change Workshop. WWA assists as a co-sponsor for the CU Law School Workshop on climate change for attorneys and other decision makers.
*From time to time, the WWA is invited to speak on the interaction of climate and water at public events or to various organizations. For more information on having members of the WWA speak at your event contact Brad Udall.