Publications

At Western Water Assessment, we communicate the results of our research and provide other climate-related information through several types of publications. Peer-reviewed scientific journals are an important outlet for sharing our new work with our research colleagues and with stakeholders. We have also produced a number of WWA reports and white papers that describe individual projects or synthesize broader sets of research findings. In addition to these avenues, our research has been published in book chapters, special reports released by other organizations, and in conference proceedings. As part of our Intermountain West Climate Summary climate digest, since 2005 we have published several dozen short articles on WWA research, relevant research projects led by others, and climate information resources.

2005

  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Gangopadhyay, S., M. Clark, and B. Rajagopalan (2005). Statistical Downscaling Using K-Nearest Neighbors. Water Resources Research, 41(2): W02024.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Kenney, D. (2005). The Greenhouse Effect. American Nurseryman, 12(201): 36-39.   
  • Kenney, D. (2005). The Watershed Management Movement in the United States. Paper presented at International Watershed Management Seminar, Seoul, South Korea.   
  • Reports, Syntheses, and Assessments
    Kenney, D. S. (2005). Prior Appropriation and Water Rights Reform in the Western United States. In Water Rights Reform: Lessons for Institutional Design. Washington, D.C., International Food Policy Research Institute: 167-182.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Kenney, D., Ed. (2005). In Search of Sustainable Water Management: International Lessons for the American West and Beyond. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    McCabe, G., and M. Clark (2005). Trends and Variability in Snowmelt Runoff in the Western United States. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 6(4): 476-482.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Mote, P., A. Hamlet, M. Clark, and D. Lettenmaier (2005). Declining Mountain Snowpack in Western North America. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86 (1).   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Pielke, R. A., N. Doesken, O. Bliss, T. Green, C. Chaffin, J.D. Salas, C.A. Woodhouse, J.J. Lukas, and K. Wolter (2005). Drought in 2002 in Colorado: An Unprecedented Drought or a Routine Drought? Pure and Applied Geophysics, 162: 1455-1479.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Rajagopalan, B., K. Grantz, S. Regonda, M. Clark, and E. Zagona (2005). Ensemble Streamflow Forecasting. In Methods and Applications: Advances in Water Science Methodologies. U. Aswathanarayana, ed. Netherlands, Taylor and Francis.   
  • Reports, Syntheses, and Assessments
    Udall, B., and D. Kenney (2005). Drought, the Colorado River Compact and Your Water. Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance (DARCA) Report.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Werner, K., D. Brandon, M. Clark, and S. Gangopadhyay (2005). An Evaluation of Approaches for Using Climate Indices for Seasonal Volume Forecasting with the Ensemble Streamflow Prediction System of the NWS. Journal of Hydrometeorology.   

2004

  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Clark, M., and L. Hay (2004). Use of Medium-range Weather Forecasts to Produce Predictions of Streamflow. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 5: 15-32.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Clark, M., S. Gangopadhyay, D. Brandon, K. Werner, L. Hay, B. Rajagopalan, and D. Yates (2004). A Resampling Procedure for Generating Conditioned Daily Weather Sequences. Water Resources Research, 40(4): W04304.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Clark, M., S. Gangopadhyay, L. Hay, B. Rajagopalan, and R. Wilby (2004). The Schaake Shuffle: A Method to Reconstruct the Space-time Variability of Forecasted Precipitation and Temperature Fields. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 5: 243-262.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Gangopadhyay, S., M. Clark, B. Rajagopalan, K. Werner, and D. Brandon (2004). Effects of Spatial and Temporal Aggregation on the Accuracy of Statistically Downscaled Precipitation Estimates in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 5: 1192-1206.   
  • Kenney, D. S. (2004). Water, Growth, and the Future of Agriculture in the American West. Prairie Peaks News, October.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Kenney, D. S., R. A. Klein, and M. P. Clark (2004). Use and Effectiveness of Municipal Water Restrictions During Drought in Colorado. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 40(1): 77-87.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Klein, R. and B. Udall (2004). Colorado Drought Impact Report: A Report to the Governor. Natural Hazards Observer, 28(6): 5-6.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Saunders, J., M. Murphy, M. Clark, and W. Lewis (2004). The Influence of Climate Variation on the Estimation of Low Flows Used to Protect Water Quality: A Nationwide Assessment. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 40: 1339-1349.   
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Werner, K., D. Brandon, M. Clark, and S. Gangopadhyay (2004). Incorporating Medium-Range Numerical Weather Prediction Model Output into the Ensemble Streamflow Prediction System of the National Weather Service. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 5: 1076-1090.   

2003

  • Book/Book Chapter
    Clark, M., L. Hay, G. McCabe, G. Leavesley, M. Serreze, and R. Wilby (2003). Use of Weather and Climate Information in Forecasting Water Supply in the Western United States. In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed., Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Dole, R. (2003). Predicting Climate Variations in the Interior West: What are our Prospects? In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed. Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Fulp, T. (2003). Management of Colorado River Resources. In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed. Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   
  • Kenney, D. S. (2003). Climate Information and Western Water Institutions: Round Pegs in Square Holes? Paper presented at the Insights and Tools for Adaptation: Learning from Climate Variability conference, Washington D.C.   
  • Klein, R. (2003). Someone to Blame: Legal Liability for Weather Forecasts. Weatherwise Magazine, September/October.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Labadie, J., and L. Garcia (2003). Has Modeling of Water Resources on the Basis of Climate and Hydrology Reached its Full Potential? In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed. Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Lettenmaier, D., and A. Hamlet (2003). Improving Water Resource System Performance through Long-Range Climate Forecasts: The Pacific Northwest Experience. In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed. Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Loomis, J., J. Koteen, and B. Hurd (2003). Economic and Institutional Strategies for Adapting to Water Resource Effects of Climate Change. In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed. Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Matthews, D., and C. Wallentine (2003). Can Climate Predictions be of Practical Use in Western Water Management? In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed. Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Miller, K., and S. Gloss (2003). Climate Variability: Social, Policy, and Institutional Issues. In Water and Climate in the Western United States, W. J. Lewis, ed. Boulder, CO, University Press of Colorado.   

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