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.

2017

  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Wall, T.U., E. McNie, and G.M. Garfin (2017). Use-inspired science: Making science usable by and useful to decision makers. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Special Issue: Translational ecology, Vol. 15, Issue 10, pp. 551-559,   doi: 10.1002/fee.1735

2016

  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Barnhart, T., N. P. Molotch, B. Livneh, A. Harpold, J. Knowles, and D. Schneider (2016). Snowmelt rate dictates streamflow. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(15): 8006-8016   doi: 10.1002/2016GL069690
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Burnham, M., Z. Ma., J. Endter-Wada, and T. Bardsley (2016). Water Management Decision Making in the Face of Multiple Forms of Uncertainty and Risk. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 1366-1384   doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12459
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Cheng L., M.P. Hoerling, A. AghaKouchak, B. Livneh, and X-W. Qian (2016). How Has Human-Induced Climate Change Affected California Drought Risk?, Journal of Climate, 29, 111–120   doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0260.1
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Dilling, L., K. C. Kelsey, D. P. Fernandez, Y. D. Huang, J. B. Milford, and J. C. Neff (2016). Managing Carbon on Federal Public Lands: Opportunities and Challenges in Southwestern Colorado. Environmental Management, Volume 58, Pages 283-296   doi: 10.1007/s00267-016-0714-2
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Finnessey, T., M. Hayes, J, Lukas, and M. Svoboda (2016). Using climate information for drought planning. Climate Research, Vol. 70, Pages 251-263   doi: 10.3354/cr01406
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Gordon, E., L. Dilling, E. McNie, and A. Ray (2016). Navigating scales of knowledge and decision-making in the Intermountain West: Implications for science policy. Climate in Context: Science and Society Partnering for Adaptation, Ed. A. Parris and G. Garfin, 235-254, Wiley and Sons.   http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2016.20.pdf
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Kirchhoff, C. and L. Dilling (2016). The role of U.S. states in facilitating effective water governance under stress and change. Water Resources Research, Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 2951-2964   doi: 10.1002/2015WR018431
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Livneh B. and M.P. Hoerling (2016). The Physics of Drought in the U.S. Central Great Plains. Journal of Climate, Volume 29, Issue 18, Pages 6783-6804   doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0697.1
  • Reports, Syntheses, and Assessments
    Lukas, J., E. McNie, T. Bardsley, J. Deems, and N. Molotch (2016). Snowpack Monitoring for Streamflow Forecasting and Drought Planning. Western Water Assessment report to NIDIS. Snowpack_Monitoring_for_Streamflow_Forecasting_and_Drought_Planning.pdf  
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    McNie, E. C., A. Parris, and D. Sarewitz (2016). Improving the public value of science: A typology to inform discussion, design and implementation of research. Research Policy, Vol. 45, Issue 4, pp. 884-895   doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2016.01.004
  • Reports, Syntheses, and Assessments
    Meadow, A., E. McNie, J. Berggren, R. Norton, B. McMahan, G. Owen, and L. Rae (2016). NOAA Western Region: Climate Service Providers Database Development and Preliminary Analysis. Western Water Assessment, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 18 pages Meadowetal2016.pdf  
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Raleigh, M.S., B. Livneh, K. Lapo, and J.D. Lundquist (2016). How does availability of meteorological forcing data impact physically-based snowpack simulations? Journal of Hydrometeorology, 17, 99-120   doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0235.1
  • Reports, Syntheses, and Assessments
    Rangwala, I., C. Dewes, and J. Barsugli (2016). High Resolution Climate Modeling for Regional Adaptation. EOS, Vol. 97   doi: 10.1029/2016EO048615
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Schneider, D., and N. P. Molotch (2016). Real-time estimation of snow water equivalent in the Upper Colorado River Basin using MODIS-based SWE reconstructions and SNOTEL data. Water Resources Research, 52(10): 7892-7910   doi: 10.1002/2016WR019067 - 9916
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Simpson, C., L. Dilling, K. Dow, K. Lackstrom, M.C. Lemos, and R. Riley (2016). Assessing needs and decision contexts: RISA approaches to engagement research, in: Climate in Context: Science and Society Partnering for Adaptation, Ed. A. Parris and G. Garfin3-26, Wiley and Sons. ISBN: 9781118474792   http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2016.19.pdf
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Woodhouse, C. A., J. J. Lukas, K. Morino, D. M. Meko, and K. K. Hirschboeck (2016). Using the past to plan for the future – The value of paleoclimate reconstructions for water resource planning. In Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate, edited by K. Miller, A. Hamlet, D. Kenney, and K. Redmond. CRC Press, 452 pages   doi.org/10.1201/b19534

2015

  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Buma B. and B. Livneh (2015). Potential effects of forest disturbances and management on water resources in a warmer climate. Forest Science, Volume 61, Issue 5, Pages 895–903   doi: 10.5849/forsci.14-164.
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    DeRose, R., M. Bekker, E. Allen, T. Bardsley, B. Buckley, R. Kjelgren, T. Rittnenour, and S. Wang (2015). A millennium-length reconstruction of the Bear River steamflow. Journal of Hydrology, Volume 529, Part 2, Pages 524-534   doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.014
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Dickerson-Lange, S.E., J. A. Lutz., K. A. Martin, M. S. Raleigh, R. Gersonde, and J.D. Lundquist (2015). Evaluating observational methods to quantify snow duration under diverse forest canopies. Water Resources Research, Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 1203-1224    doi: 10.1002/2014WR01574
  • Book/Book Chapter
    Dilling, L. (2015). Adaptation. Research Handbook on Climate Governance, Ed. K. Bäckstrand and E. Lövbrand, 470-479, Edward Elgar Publishing.   doi: 10.4337/9781783470600
  • Dilling, L. (2015). Community involvement critical to adaptation, managing climate change risks. Daily Camera, May 3   Daily Camera
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Dilling, L., K. Lackstrom, B. Haywood, K. Dow, M. C. Lemos, J. Berggren, and S. Kalafatis (2015). What stakeholder needs tell us about enabling adaptive capacity: The intersection of context and information provision across regions in the United States. Weather, Climate, and Society, 7:(1) 5-17   doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-14-00001.1
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Dilling, L., M. E. Daly, W. R. Travis, O. V. Wilhelmi, and R. A. Klein (2015). The dynamics of vulnerability: Why adapting to climate variability will not always prepare us for climate change. WIREs Climate Change, Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages 413-425   doi: 10.1002/wcc.341
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Goharian, E., S. J. Burian, T. Bardsley, and C. Strong (2015). Incorporating Potential Severity into Vulnerability Assessment of Water Supply Systems under Climate Change Conditions. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Volume 142, Issue 2   doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000579
  • Reports, Syntheses, and Assessments
    Gordon, E., and D. Ojima, eds. (2015). Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study. A report submitted to the Colorado Energy Office. Western Water Assessment and Colorado State University. GordonOjima2015.pdf  
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Huisenga, M. T. and W. R. Travis (2015). Climate variability and the sensitivity of downstream temperature to treated wastewater discharge: A simulation analysis. Environment Systems and Decisions, 35: (1) 11-21   doi.org/10.1007/s10669-014-9532-3
  • WWA Project White Papers
    Klein, R. and L. Dilling (2015). The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center and the Decision Making Process. Western Water Assessment White Paper, October KleinDilling2015.pdf  
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Lapo, K., L. Hinkelman, M. S. Raleigh, and J.D. Lundquist (2015). Impact of errors in the surface radiation balance on simulations of snow water equivalent and snow surface temperature. Water Resources Research, Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 1649-1670   doi: 10.1002/2014WR016259
  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
    Livneh B., R. Kumar, and L. Samaniego (2015). Influence of Soil Textural Properties on Hydrologic Fluxes in the Mississippi River Basin. Hydrological Processes, Volume 29, Issue 21, 4638–4655   doi: 10.1002/hyp.10601

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