Addressing Regional Needs: CA Climate Change Research Conference
September 10, 2007
Better understanding of climate change on regional scales is a crucial component in managing related societal impacts. In the western United States there is particular interest in how these impacts affect water resources. Researchers from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory will share their expertise in this area of study at the 4th Annual California Climate Change Research Conference from 10-13 September 2007, in Sacramento, CA. Marty Ralph will give an invited talk entitled, "A 21st Century Observing System for California Weather and Climate: Current Plans and Future Possibilities," at the session on Climate Change and Water Resources in California. Robert Webb will attend as a member of the NOAA West Regional Team and of the NOAA Integrated Water Resources Services Team. While at the conference, they will also participate in a NWS hosted regional NOAA outreach planning meeting to discuss how to effectively deliver common information, data, and services related to Climate Change.
Background:
The goals of this conference are to present the research obtained by the
Energy Commission-sponsored research through its California Climate Change
Center; provide a forum for individuals interested in regional climate
change issues and ongoing research in California; facilitate
cross-disciplinary discussion of key climate change research issues to
target scientifically and economically sustainable solutions; and provide
networking opportunities among institutions to address regional climate
change issues. Presentations are tailored to share technical information in
an easy-to-understand manner with policy makers, managers, climate change
researchers, news media, and the general public.
Significance:
With growing concern on the impact of regional climate change, it is
important for cross-discipline and cross-agency collaborations in order to
assess and better understand the interrelationships of a wide spectrum of
information. By providing climate, weather and water information and
resources, NOAA helps inform decisions-makers and the nation. Development
of the vision for a 21st Century Observing System for California Weather
and Climate has resulted from a decade of research by NOAA PSD and its
partners in other NOAA labs, universities, the NWS, and at Scripps, the
California Department of Water Resources and other agencies and groups.
Contact: Marty Ralph |