The purpose of this project is to investigate Colorado River basin droughts, and the climatic factors that influence those droughts. The project uses paleoclimatic data to extend instrumental climate and flow records, along with climate change projections to assess the range of possible conditions that may be expected to occur and to determine how warming temperatures may influence river flow and water supply in the future.
Collaborator(s) / Affiliation(s): G. Pederson (U.S. Geological Survey – Bozeman), A. Csank (Desert Research Institute), S. Gray (Alaska Climate Science Center; U.S. Geological Survey), S. McAfee (Univ. of Nevada – Dept. of Geography), G. McCabe (U.S. Geological Survey – Denver)
Project Partners: Alaska Climate Science Center, Denver Water, Desert Research Institute, NOAA – Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, Salt River Project, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Nevada - Department of Geography
Additional Funders: U.S. Dept. of the Interior – Southwest Climate Science Center