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.
2020
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleSteinberg, D., B.K. Mignone, J. Macknick, Y. Sun, K. Eurek, Badger, A.M., B. Livneh, and K.B. Averyt, (2020). Decomposing supply-side and demand-side impacts of climate change on the U.S. electricity system through 2050. Climatic Change. doi: 10.1007/s10584-019-02506-6
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleSwitanek, M.B., J. Barsugli, M. Scheuerer, T. Hamill (2020). Present and past sea surface temperatures: A recipe for better seasonal climate forecasts. Weather Forecast, 35 (4): 1221–1234. doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-19-0241.1
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleWilliams, A.P., E.R. Cook, J.E. Smerdon, B.I. Cook, R. Seager, J.T. Abatzoglou, K. Bolles, S.H. Baek, A. Badger, and B. Livneh (2020). Large contribution from anthropogenic warming to an emerging North American megadrought. Science, 368(6488), 314-318. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz9600
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Reports, Syntheses, and AssessmentsWoelders, L., J. Lukas, E. Payton, and B. Duncan (2020). Snowpack Monitoring in the Rocky Mountain West: A User Guide. Western Water Assessment. Snowpack_Monitoring_in_the_Rocky_Mountain_West_A_User_Guide.pdf
2019
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleDilling, L., A. Prakash, Z. Zommers, F. Ahmad, N. Singh, S. de Wit, J. Nalau, M. Daly, and K. Bowman (2019). Is Adaptation Success a Flawed Concept? Nature Climate Change, 9 (8): 572–74. doi: 10.1038/s41558-019-0539-0
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Reports, Syntheses, and AssessmentsGrecni, Z., L. Shore, and B. Duncan (2019). Learning from Success in Climate-Informed Decision-Making: Case Studies across Three U.S. Regions. Honolulu, Hawaii: East-West Center. Learning from Success in Climate-Informed Decision-Making Case Studies Across Three U.S. Regions.pdf
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleHoerling, M., J. Barsugli, B. Livneh, J. Eischeid, X. Quan, and A. Badger (2019). Causes for the Century-Long Decline in Colorado River Flow. Journal of Climate, 32 (23): 8181–8203. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0207.1
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleKirchhoff, C.J., J.J. Barsugli, G.L. Galford, A.V. Karmalkar, K. Lombardo, S.R. Stephenson, M. Barlow, A. Seth, G. Wang, and A. Frank (2019). Climate Assessments for Local Action. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100 (11): 2147–52. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0138.1
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleKumar, S., M.N. Newman, Y. Wang Y., and B. Livneh (2019). Potential Reemergence of Seasonal Soil Moisture Anomalies in North America, Journal of Climate, 32(8). doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0540.1
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticlePage, R. and L. Dilling (2019). The Critical Role of Communities of Practice and Peer Learning in Scaling Hydroclimatic Information Adoption. Weather, Climate, and Society, 11, 851-862, September 24. doi: 10.1175/WCAS-D-18-0130.1
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Reports, Syntheses, and AssessmentsRangwala, I. and M. Hobbins (2019). Flash Droughts in the Mountain West: Emerging Risks under a Warmer Climate. Mountain Views: Chronicles of the Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains, May, 34-37.
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleRaseman, W.J., J. Jacobson, and J.R. Kasprzyk (2019). Parasol: An open source, interactive parallel coordinates library for multi-objective decision making. Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol. 116: 153-163. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.03.005
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleSmith, R., J. Kasprzyk, and L. Dilling (2019). Testing the potential of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms (MOEAs) with Colorado water managers. Environmental Modelling & Software, Vol. 117, 149-163. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.03.011
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleSmith, R.M., J.R. Kasprzyk, and R. Balaji (2019). Using multivariate regression trees and multiobjective tradeoff sets to reveal fundamental insights about water resources systems. Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 120: 104498. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.104498
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleWilliams, T.M. and W.R. Travis (2019). Evaluating Alternative Drought Indicators in a Weather Index Insurance Instrument. Weather, Climate, and Society, 11 (3): 629–49. doi: 10.1175/WCAS-D-18-0107.1
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleYocum, H.M. and A.J. Ray (2019). Climate Information to Support Wildlife Management in the North Central United States. Regional Environmental Change, 19 (4): 1187–99. doi: 10.1007/s10113-019-01474-y
2018
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleAveryt, K., J.D. Derner, L. Dilling, R. Guerrero, L. Joyce, S. McNeeley, E. McNie, J. Morisette, D. Ojima, R. O'Malley, D. Peck, A.J. Ray, M. Reeves, and W. Travis (2018). Regional Climate Response Collaboratives: Multi-Institutional Support for Climate Resilience. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 891-898. doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0183.1
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleBadger, A.M., B. Livneh, Hoerling, M.P., and J.K. Eischeid (2018). Understanding the 2011 Upper Missouri River Basin floods in the context of a changing climate. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 19, 110-123. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2018.08.004
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleBarnhart, B.L., H.E. Golden, J.R. Kasprzyk, J.J. Pauer, C.E. Jones, K.A. Sawicz, N. Hoghooghi, M. Simon, R.B. McKane, P.M. Mayer, A.N. Piscopo, D.L. Ficklin, J.J. Halama, P.B. Pettus, and B. Rashleigh (2018). Embedding co-production and addressing uncertainty in watershed modeling decision-support tools: Successes and challenges. Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol. 109: 368-379. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.08.025
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleBerggren, J. (2018). Utilizing sustainability criteria to evaluate river basin decision-making: The case of the Colorado River Basin. Regional Environmental Change, May 23. doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1354-2
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleClifford, K.R. and W.R. Travis (2018). Knowing climate as a social-ecological-atmospheric construct. Global Environmental Change, Volume 49, pp. 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.12.007
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Reports, Syntheses, and AssessmentsDilling, L., K. Clifford, E. McNie, J. Lukas, and U. Rick (2018). Making Research More Usable at CU Boulder. Western Water Assessment Report, February, 26 pp. Making Research More Usable at CU Boulder.pdf
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleDilling, L., M.E. Daly, D.A. Kenney, R. Klein, K. Miller, A.J. Ray, W.R. Travis, and O. Wilhelmi (2018). Drought in urban water systems: Learning lessons for climate adaptive capacity. Climate Risk Management. doi: 10.1016/j.crm.2018.11.001
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleDilling, L., R. Morss, and O. Wilhelmi (2018). Learning to Expect Surprise: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Beyond. Journal of Extreme Events, Vol. 4, No. 3. doi: 10.1142/S2345737617710014
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleFriedrich, K., R. Grossman, J. Huntington, P. Blanken, J. Lenters, K. Holman, D. Gochis, B. Livneh, J. Prairie, E. Skeie, N. Healey, K. Dahm, C. Pearson, T. Finnessey, S. Hook, and T. Kowalski (2018). Reservoir Evaporation in the Western United States: Current Science, Challenges, and Future Needs. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99(1), 167-187. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00224.1
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleHein C.J., S. Gopalakrishnan, J.E. Ten Hoeve, B. Livneh, H.D. Adams, E.L. Marino, and S.C. Weiler (2018). Overcoming Early Career Barriers to Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, 9(5) e530. doi: 10.1002/wcc.530
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleHenderson, J. (2018). Unintended Consequences of Drought Planning Along the Arkansas River in Colorado. Colorado Water, 35 (2) 10-14.
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleJennings, K.S., T. Winchell, B. Livneh, and N.P. Molotch (2018). Spatial variation of the rain-snow temperature threshold across the Northern Hemisphere. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1148. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03629-7
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleKasprzyk, J.R., R.M. Smith, A.S. Stillwell, K. Madani, D. Ford, D. McKinney, and S. Sorooshian (2018). Defining the role of water resources systems analysis in a changing future. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 144(12). doi: 10.3390/rs10121945
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Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticleLukas, J. (2018). A Brief Overview of Drought Monitoring Indicators and Resources for Colorado. Colorado Water, 35 (2) 22-25.