The Role of the Colorado Climate Center in a meaningful drought early warning system for the upper Colorado basin
CSU Project #: 5-31112Sponsor: NOAA
Primary Investigator: Nolan Doesken
Start Date: July 1st, 2009
End Date: June 30th, 2011
Objectives:
- To complete a thorough data inventory of all water variables over the Upper Colorado River Basin.
- To obtain a better understanding of the water balance and its seasonal and inter-annual variability for the Upper Colorado River Basin.
- To identify the relationship between the hydroclimate of the Upper Colorado River Basin and large-scale climate variability.
Progress Reports:
CIRA Themes relevant to this project:
- Promoting Education and Outreach on Behalf of NOAA and the University
- Climate-Weather Processes
- Data Distribution
- Assessing the Value of NOAA Research via Societal/Economic Impact Studies
