BERKELEY LAB: Understanding effects of climate change on California watersheds Berkeley Lab Climate changeScience March 21, 2018By Julie Chao, Berkeley Lab California relies on the Sierra Nevada snowpack for a significant portion of its water needs,...
DWR: Where have all the rainstorms gone? Department of Water Resources (DWR) HydrologyPlanning and management February 20, 2018by Jeanine Jones, DWR We’re hearing this question frequently, and it’s not surprising given California’s dry winter to date. We’d...
NASA: Dust on snow controls springtime river rise in West NASA/JPL Colorado RiverHydrology January 23, 2018By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new study has found that dust, not spring warmth, controls the...
PNNL: Consider the probabilities Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Climate changeHydrologyScience December 14, 2016Future climate change projections often focus on the average impacts over time or space, or target changes in extreme climate...
Integrated ecosystem modeling for adaptive management: Lessons from 40 years of decision support in the Great Lakes Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience March 31, 2016Limnotech’s Dr. John Wolfe presents two case studies from the Great Lakes which utilized integrated modeling and adaptive management to...
Modeling as a Tool for Water Resources Planning and Decision Making Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management March 10, 2016Presentation at the California Water Commission looks at how models would be used in evaluating water storage projects for possible...
New report synthesizes what is known – and not known – about the life of a Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features February 5, 2015The Interagency Ecological Program releases the peer-reviewed report, An updated conceptual model of Delta smelt biology: our evolving understanding of...
Ecosystem Modeling to Support Adaptive Management – Lessons from 40 years of Decision Support for the Great Lakes Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science November 25, 2014Managing large interconnected systems of water bodies presents complex challenges, and model simulations are an essential tool. For many years,...
This just in … DWR experimental winter outlook for Water Year 2014 sees mostly dry conditions for California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions November 27, 2013From the Department of Water Resources, this press release: As part of ongoing work to develop seasonal water supply forecasting...
