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The list below includes reports produced or co-produced by WWA on research, scientific syntheses and assessments, and workshops.

Syntheses and Assessments

NOAA Western Region: Climate Service Providers Database Development and Preliminary Analysis

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.
   

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.

   

Lukas, J., Barsugli, J., Doesken, N., Rangwala, I., and K. Wolter (2014). Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation. A Report for the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Western Water Assessment.
   
Evaluation of the NIDIS Upper Colorado River Basin Drought Early Warning System

McNie, E. (2014). Evaluation of the NIDIS Upper Colorado River Basin Drought Early Warning System. Western Water Assessment, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, November.
   
Considerations for Climate Change and Variability Adaptation on the Navajo Nation

Nania, J. and K. Cozzetto, et al. (2014). Considerations for Climate Change and Variability Adaptation on the Navajo Nation. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
 
Colorado Climate Preparedness Project - Final Report

Klein, R., E. S. Gordon, W. R. Travis, J. J. Lukas, B. Udall, K. Averyt, J. Vogel, and J. Smith (2011). Colorado Climate Preparedness Project - Final Report. Prepared by the Western Water Assessment for the State of Colorado.

Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Database described in the report
   
Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation

Ray, A., J. Barsugli, and K. Averyt (2008). Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation. A Report for the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Western Water Assessment.
   
Gunnison Basin: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Gunnison Climate Working Group

Neely, B., R. Rondeau, J. Sanderson, C. Pague, B. Kuhn, J. Siemers, L. Grunau, J. Robertson, P. McCarthy, J. Barsugli, T. Schulz, and C. Knapp, Eds. (2011). Gunnison Basin: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Gunnison Climate Working Group. Prepared by The Nature Conservancy, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Western Water Assessment, and University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Project of the Southwest Climate Change Initiative.


Briefings, Short Assessments, and Fact Sheets

Lukas, J. and K. Wolter (2015). El Niño Impacts for Colorado: Fall, Winter, Spring 2015-16. Western Water Assessment Briefing, Released October 23.
   

Lukas, J., Wolter, K., Mahoney, K., Barsugli, J., Doesken, N., Ryan, W.,
Rangwala, I., Livneh, B., Gordon, E., Hoerling, M., and G. Kiladis (2013). Severe Flooding on the Colorado Front Range, September 2013: A Preliminary Assessment. Western Water Assessment.
   

Rangwala, I., Bardsley, T., Pescinski, M., and J. Miller (2015). SNOTEL sensor upgrade has caused temperature record inhomogeneities for the Intermountain West: Implications for climate change impact assessments. Western Water Assessment Climate Research Briefing.
   

Rangwala, I., M. Hobbins, J. Barsugli, and C. Dewes (2015). EDDI: A Powerful Tool for Early Drought Warning. Western Water Assessment. 2 pp.

 

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.

Kenney, D. and A. Kuranz (2014). Media Treatment of 'Climate Change' in Shaping Colorado River Problems and Solutions. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

McNie, E. (2014). The Utah Model Report. Western Water Assessment Report.

Travis, W. R. and Z. Johnson (2013). Tracking Socioeconomic Impacts of Drought with Rapid Analytics and Dashboards. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Berggren, J. (2012). Analysis of Documented Needs for Climate Information in the Missouri River Basin. Wester Water Assessment Report.

Klein, R. and W. R. Travis (2012). Socioeconomic Impacts and Adaptation Strategies: Assessing Research on Drought, Climate Change and Recreation. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Travis, W. R. and R. Klein (2012). Socioeconomic Impacts and Adaptation Strategies: Assessing Research on Quantification of Drought Impacts. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Travis, W. R., K. Gangwer, and R. Klein (2011). Assessing Measures of Drought Impact and Vulnerability in the Intermountain West. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Klein, R. and D. Kenney (2009). The Land Use Planning, Water Resources and Climate Change Adaptation Connection: Challenges and Opportunities -- A Review. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Kenney, D., R. Klein, C. Goemans, C. Alvord, and J. Shapiro (2008). The Impact of Earlier Spring Snowmelt on Water Rights and Administration: A Preliminary Overview of Issues and Circumstances in the Western States. Boulder, CO, Western Water Assessment.

Shapiro, J., D. Kenney, R. Klein, C. Goemans, and C. Alvord (2008). Climate Change and the Functioning of Water Rights: A Search of the Literature. Western Water Assessment Report.

Goemans, C., A. Strong, D. Kenney, and R. Klein (2007). Quantity Uncertainty and the Role of Information in an Increasing Block Rate Structure: Water Smart Readers. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Kenney, D., R. Klein, C. Goemans, and C. Alvord (2007).The Effect of Changing Hydrographs on Compact Apportionments in the Western United States: A Preliminary Analysis of Potential Trouble-Spots. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Klein, R. and D. Kenney (2006). Use of Climate Information in Municipal Drought Planning in Colorado. Western Water Assessment White Paper.

Workshop reports

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.

Lukas, J. and E. Gordon (2010). Impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation on the Hydrologic Cycle and Water Quality: A Symposium Report and Summary of the Latest Science. Intermountain West Climate Summary 6(3).

Averyt, K., G. Owen, C. Alvord, L. Barros, Z. Guido, E. Gordon, and J. Barsugli (2010). Western Watersheds and Climate Change: Water and Aquatic System Tools Workshop - Evaluation Results. Report prepared by the Western Water Assessment and the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS).

Averyt, K., J. Lukas, C. Alvord, J. Barsugli, and N. Doesken (2009). The 'Dealing with Drought: Adapting to a Changing Climate' Workshops. Report to the Colorado Water Conservation Board.